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NEWS FROM CHICAGO * Two professors tapped for policy posts * College applications keep going up RESEARCH AT CHICAGO * Proteins and the sticky force that binds * What good is keeping research in a tome? SEE THE U OF C * Web site geared to corporate needs NEWS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION * Alumni Weekend images online * Hot days bring cool sites for kids * The Apology revisited YOUR CHICAGO CONNECTIONS ABOUT CHICAGO.EDU SUBSCRIPTION TO THE eBULLETIN

NEWS FROM CHICAGO

* TWO PROFESSORS TAPPED FOR POLICY POSTS

Astrophysicist Michael Turner starts a two-year term at the National Science Foundation October 1. As assistant director for mathematical and physical sciences Turner, who has chaired Chicago's astronomy & astrophysics department since 1997, will oversee an annual research budget of more than $1 billion.
http:/www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/030626.turner.shtml

Graduate School of Business professor Raghuram Rajan joins the International Monetary Fund this fall as chief economist.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/citations/03/030703.rajan.html

* COLLEGE APPLICATIONS KEEP GOING UP
Applications to the College rose 12 percent this year. The increase--one of the largest in the nation--was fueled in part by online applications (50 percent of this year's students applied online). Meanwhile, selectivity is also on the upswing: http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/030612/admissions.shtml

RESEARCH AT CHICAGO

* PROTEINS AND THE STICKY FORCE THAT BINDS
Chicago scientists--in a study that combines a computational approach with physical chemistry--have discovered a new sticky force that binds together proteins. The discovery of what appears to be a new force in nature may lead to a more effective design of drugs that prevent harmful proteins from attaching to one another.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/030702.dehydron.shtml

* WHAT GOOD IS KEEPING RESEARCH IN A TOME?
Author of 17 books on ethnomusicology, Chicago professor Philip Bohlman is also artistic director and emcee for the New Budapest Orpheum Society, a revival of the longest-running Jewish cabaret in Vienna, which existed from the 1880s through the end of World War I.
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/030612/bohlman.shtml

SEE THE U OF C

* WEB SITE GEARED TO CORPORATE NEEDS
Are you an executive in a hurry? A new site lets you jump directly to University resources and programs--including recruiting, research, licensing and technology transfer, consulting and problem solving, and executive and professional education--of special interest to corporate visitors.
http://corporate.uchicago.edu/

NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

* ALUMNI WEEKEND IMAGES ONLINE
The annual Alumni Weekend is over but the memories are fresh. More than 2,200 alumni and friends returned to campus for the June 5-8 weekend, coming from the U.S., Japan, Australia, England, France, India, and Switzerland. To relive events--or see what you missed--go to the Weekend Photo Album at https://alumniservices.uchicago.edu/photoalbums/index.asp?COLLID=20

* HOT DAYS BRING COOL SITES FOR KIDS
Two of the University's cultural institutions have created interactive sites to engage and educate children:

The David and Alfred Smart Museum's SmART Kids help kids see art in new ways--learn the language, visit an artist's studio, and unravel the history of selected works.
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/index.html

The Oriental Institute's Kids' Corner offers interactive games that let kids decipher inscriptions, prepare a mummy for burial, and learn about an ancient Egyptian artwork.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/kids.html

* THE APOLOGY REVISITED

If you missed this spring's online alumni discussion group exploring Plato's Apology of Socrates, or if you weren't one of the 100-plus people who showed up on campus in early June for a live discussion of the text led by Professors Herman Sinaiko, Danielle Allen, Christopher Faraone, and Philip Hamburger, you can review the postings (and add your own comments) and watch a video of the faculty panel.
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/apology.html

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