CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the 2nd Annual “Get EMPOWERED!” event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2016, in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The theme this year is “Your[Read More…]
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William H. McNeill, World Historian and Distinguished Scholar, 1917-2016
Courtesy of Special Collections Research Center CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2016 By William Harms and Mark Peters Prof. William H. McNeill, a pioneer in the field of world history and author of the seminal work The Rise of the West, died July 8. He was 98. McNeill, AB’38, AM’39, was a teacher[Read More…]
UChicago Leads Simons Foundation Collaboration to Study the Physics of Glass
$10 million grant supports international team’s efforts Prof. Sidney Nagel leads an international collaboration with the Simons Foundation to better understand the qualities of glassy states. Copyright Getty Images CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2016 By Carla Reiter Sometimes in science, the most mundane phenomena embody the deepest mysteries. For example, glass is[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce New Initiatives To Help Seniors Transition To and Through College
With more students graduating college-bound than ever before, CPS is implementing new programming to prepare them for the next phase of their education CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. With more CPS students graduating high school and attending college than ever before, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Education Officer[Read More…]
UChicago to Support NIH Million-person Precision Medicine Study
Consortium to enroll 150,000 Illinois participants Photo by: Tom Rossiter CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 By John Easton The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in[Read More…]
Anne Walters Robertson Named Interim Dean of Humanities at the University of Chicago
Prof. Anne Robertson CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Anne Walters Robertson, chair of the Department of Music and the Claire Dux Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Music and the Humanities in the College, has been named to serve as the interim dean of the Division of the Humanities until the next dean is[Read More…]
From the Plate to the Planet: University of Chicago Speaker Series Addresses Food and Science (Video)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 By Greg Borzo The adage “you are what you eat” is true on societal, cultural and global levels, as well as the individual level. Our diets may be contributing to the rapid rise of food allergies in America. Meanwhile, worldwide farming and dietary trends alter the landscape,[Read More…]
Hillary for America Unveils Further Measures to Make Debt-Free College Available to All
As President, Clinton Would Take Executive Action to Offer Three-Month Loan Payment Moratorium, Eliminate College Tuition for Working Families NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. Today, Hillary for America is announcing additional measures to her New College Compact to make debt-free college available to all American families. In addition to existing provisions[Read More…]
Abner Mikva, Public Servant and University of Chicago Law School Faculty Member, 1926-2016
Abner Mikva, JD’51, speaks during the Benton Medalist Lecture in 2014. Photo by: Andrew Nelles CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. Abner Mikva, one of the few Americans to serve in senior positions in all three branches of the federal government, passed away on July 4. He was 90. Mikva, JD’51, taught at[Read More…]
On Anniversary of Violence Against Women Act Reforms, Senators Call on Administration to Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus
New campus safety data suggests substantial underreporting of sexual violence by schools: out of 11,600 measured in 2014, 91% reported having no incidents Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2016. Today, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 30 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to the Departments of Education and Justice urging the[Read More…]
