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Princeton Review releases the 2006 listing of the best undergraduate university experience--voted by students from over 350 institutions. Who is tops? The University of Chicago. University of...
The new Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago houses cutting-edge facilities for preservation and digitization of physical books, as well as a high-density underground storage system with the capacity to hold 3.5 million volume equivalents. With its soaring elliptical dome and prime location on campus, the Mansueto Library's Grand Reading Room, which opens May 16, 2011, provides an inviting space for rigorous scholarship in an array of fields. The Joe and Rika...
Students share their impressions of Mansueto Library at Sept. 26 open house. UChicago Students...
Romney's appearance is part of a series of forums hosted at Chicago Harris, titled Presidency 2012: The Purposes of Government. The non-partisan series provides an equal opportunity to all presidential candidates who wish to present their views on major policy issues and the purposes of government in the United States. The University of Chicago neither supports nor opposes this or any other candidate for public office. Mitt Romney at...
In its 25th year, the University of Chicago's annual Scavenger (Scav) Hunt set the Guinness World Record for the largest scavenger hunt. During Scav, students are given four days to complete a list of about 300 items and events, the Scav Olympics, and a road trip. In previous years, students have brought an elephant to campus and built a breeder reactor in a shed on the campus's main quadrangles. Join us May 9-12, 2012 for this year's Scav Hunt! For more information, visit scavhunt.uchicago.edu. UChicago...
The music video for the track Resistance (Muse)...
The University of Chicago is forming a new Institute of Politics aimed at helping students develop a spirit of public service, and inspiring them to pursue interests in politics and policymaking. The new, non-partisan institute will offer politically engaged students more opportunities to study and participate in civic life in Chicago and around the nation. Three programs will form the core of the initiative: A new program of visiting fellows and policy practitioners, an expanded set of policy internships based on UChicago's innovative Jeff Metcalf Fellows Program, and a series of public lectures about policy and political life. Programming through the institute officially will begin in early 2013. Its inaugural director will be College alumnus David Axelrod, AB'76, an accomplished political journalist, strategist, and policy adviser. Axelrod will begin leading the institute after the 2012 presidential campaign. UChicago creates...
For the first time in his role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates is taking a three-day tour of universities across the country. At each campus, he'll give a short talk as a beginning to a larger conversation. Bill has a question and he's looking for the answer: How do we get the world's brightest people focused on its biggest problems? We know there are huge issues of inequity in the world. Not only are these problems incredibly interesting and incredibly challenging, but working toward solving them has the potential to make a huge, positive impact on the world. www.uchicago.edu Bill Gates speaks...
An Evening with Kimberly Peirce October 19th 2011 Acclaimed filmmaker Kimberly Peirce, AB'90, says teachers like Prof. Lauren Berlant shaped her sense of artistic adventure. www.uchicago.edu Kimberly Peirce...
Through Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS), University of Chicago students network with successful alumni and gain access to hundreds of coveted internships. Regardless of major, students join advising programs in areas as diverse as Arts, Business, Health Professions, Higher Education, Journalism, Law, Public & Social Service, and Science & Technology. For more information, check out our brochure (PDF): collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu or visit caps.uchicago.edu. For general information about UChicago College Admissions, visit collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu University of...
UChicago MLK Celebration 2012 Kick off the University of Chicago's Black Heritage Celebration with MLK Celebration 2012. Thursday, January 12, 2012, 6 pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 Keynote speaker: Geoffrey Canada President and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone Check back here during the event for a live webcast of the MLK Celebration, accessible to the UChicago community with a CNetID. UChicago is holding its annual MLK Celebration at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel—where Martin Luther King gave his first speech to the city of Chicago. Keynote speaker Geoffrey Canada will give a presentation on education. As a schoolteacher, Geoffrey Canada dreamt of more opportunities for the children of Harlem, New York. Then he shared that dream with the world and conceived the Harlem Children's Zone, which today serves more than 10000 children and 7400 adults to strengthen the community and give kids a brighter future. Inspired by the Harlem Children's Zone, Chicago built its own Woodlawn Children's Promise Community to support families and education on the South Side Video Created by Jonathan Lykes (BA UChicago 2012) University of...
Paul Durica, a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago, leads a series of immersive tours throughout the city. In his Hidden History of...
The Renaissance Society and Poem Present co-presented this reading by Alice Notley on November 17, 2011. Notley has published over 25 books of poetry, including Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems 1970-2005 (2006), awarded the Lenore Marhsall Poetry Prize; Disobedience (2001), awarded the Griffin International Poetry Prize; Mysteries of a Small House (1998); The Descent of Alette (1996); Close to me & Closer . . . (The Language of Heaven) and Désamère (1995); To Say You (1994); The Scarlet Cabinet (with Douglas Oliver, 1992); Homer's Art (1990); At Night the States (1988); Parts of a Wedding (1986); Margaret and Dusty (1985); and Sorrento (1984). Notley has received the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Poetry, an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. She has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Alice Notley -...
Currently part of the Northwestern Faculty, Robert Wolcott is the Executive Director of the Northwestern Innovation Network. Wolcott also co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of Clareo Partners LLC, a corporate strategy and innovation management consultancy specializing in new business creation and growth. Through teaching corporate innovation and entrepreneurship he has inspired countless entrepreneurs to think outside the box and develop winning strategies to shake up the world's status quo. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) TEDxUChicago 2011...
Through Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS), University of Chicago students network with successful alumni and gain access to hundreds of coveted internships. Regardless of major, students join advising programs in areas as diverse as Arts, Business, Health Professions, Higher Education, Journalism, Law, Public & Social Service, and Science & Technology. For more information, check out our brochure (PDF): collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu or visit caps.uchicago.edu. Engage your...
The 2011 Match Day Ceremony for fourth-year Pritzker School of Medicine students at University of Chicago Medical Center. Names are called, prizes are won, envelopes are opened, and celebrations begin. For more information about 2011 Match Day, visit: pritzker.uchicago.edu Match Day 2011 at...
It's all about you, helping you understand and helping you heal. If you've been told you need surgery, the physicians at the University of Chicago Medical Center can help. Our teams of expert surgeons have access to the latest research and most advanced technology. From complex brain or open-heart operations to simple outpatient procedures, our surgeons offer the latest advances in care for adults and children. Let your healing begin with understanding. For more information, please visit: www.uchospitals.edu The University of...
Dr. Roberto Lang, professor of medicine and director of the Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Lab at the University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses 3D echocardiography, the latest technology for observing the heart in motion. Lang discusses how 3D Echo is used to diagnose heart disease, prepare for heart surgery and to guide surgeons during some procedures. Look over Dr. Lang's shoulder as he uses 3D Echo to examine the structure and function of a patient's heart. For more information, visit: sciencelife.uchospitals.edu 3D...
The University of Chicago Motet Choir sings Morten Lauridsen's UChicago Motet...
CARA 2011 Winner: Best Scholastic Original Song Recorded in 2010 for our upcoming album. voicesinyourhead.org Music and Arrangement by: Chris Rishel (chrisrishel.com Lyrics and Solo by: Elspeth Michaels As featured on Sing 7: Lucky Boomerang [An A...
A movement of Thomas Tallis' Missa Puer Natus Est Nobis From our forthcoming holiday CD! Recorded December 15th, 2011 at Chirst Church, New Haven by David Groener University of...
www.uchicagokidshospital.org Learn about the world-class care available at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, meet physicians and families, and tour our kid-friendly facility. We have an outstanding facility here at the Comer Children's Hospital. It is state-of-the-art and allows us to care for children with complex diseases. Our hospital has three goals: to provide outstanding clinical care, to provide physicians who are leaders in the nation in the care of complex diseases, and to provide a family-centered environment. We provide care not only for the child, but also for the family. Baylie's story: Baylie was told her brain disease was untreatable, then she came to us. Several people recommended that Baylie's mother see Dr. Frim who diagnosed her with Chiari Malformation and established a bond with Baylie right from the beginning. The twins' story: Madison and Mason were born prematurely at 7 1/2 months. Comer physicians have pioneered treatment that reduces chronic lung disease and other complications of prematurity. Now they are 5 months old and are doing extremely well because of the excellent start they received at Comer Children's hospital. Jack's story: Jack was diagnosed with leukemia. Our world-renowned oncologists make breakthrough drugs and therapies available years before they are available at most institutions. Comer's private rooms are specially designed to meet both the medical and psychological needs of your child. We bring state-of-the <b>...</b> University of...
www.uchospitals.edu In this video, our cardiac surgeons share their approach to care and describe the wide range of heart surgery services available at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Our surgeons offer advanced procedures, including minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery, valve repair and replacement, heart transplantation, surgery to treat atrial fibrillation, and much more. Meet Our Cardiac...

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