University of Chicago News: Press Releases 2004

University of Chicago News:
Press Releases 2004

Alumna Susan Sontag, author, activist, and social critic, 1933-2004
Dec. 28, 2004

U.S. Art Critics Association awards Smart Museum of Art "Best Exhibition"
Dec. 20, 2004

University of Chicago opera expert wins $1.5 million award
Dec. 17, 2004

Study resolves doubt about origin of Earth's oldest rocks, possibility of finding traces of ancient life
Dec. 16, 2004

Howard Moltz, 77
Dec. 2, 2004

Professors with University of Chicago ties win “Nobel Prize for the humanities”
Nov. 30, 2004

N.E.H. project connects Chicago and Baghdad museum collections
Nov. 29, 2004

Two University of Chicago students win Rhodes Scholarships
Nov. 21, 2004

Langdon Gilkey, 1919-2004
Nov. 21, 2004

Thanksgiving Media Advisory: Foreign Students Experience American Tradition
Nov. 19, 2004

Sweet and savory debate continues
Nov. 18, 2004

Chemist breaks 50-year-old barrier to better electron representation in molecular computations
Nov. 17, 2004

Melba Phillips, physicist, 1907-2004
Nov. 16, 2004

Renaissance Society presents: A Perfect Union...more or less, Nov. 14 - Dec. 19, 2004
Nov. 11, 2004

Geoffrey R. Stone leads discussion on civil liberties after the election, Nov. 24
Nov. 10, 2004

Center for Latin American Studies Academic Conference: Civil War and Peacemaking in Colombia
Nov. 9, 2004

Center for Latin American Studies presents Venezuela and the Social Charter of the Americas
Nov. 9, 2004

Air bubbles in breakfast syrup illustrate potential pathway to new technology
Nov. 4, 2004

Paleontologist snares research prize with new approach to evolutionary theory
Nov. 4, 2004

Law School Senior Lecturer Barack Obama wins U.S. Senate seat
Nov. 3, 2004

Eleven days of special events celebrating world-changing ideas
Oct. 28, 2004

Chicago GSB faculty debate the economic consequences of Bush vs. Kerry
Oct. 28, 2004

Scientists zero in on why time flows in one direction
Oct. 27, 2004

Nov. 10 panel discussion to focus on public health, security
Oct. 27, 2004

Garden honors memory of the late Dr. Allison Davis, University of Chicago professor and noted social anthropologist and educator
Oct. 20, 2004

University of Chicago Law School launches major initiative to develop guidelines on animal treatment for producers and consumers
Oct. 20, 2004

Renowned forensic psychiatrist Lawrence Z. Freedman, 1919-2004
Oct. 19, 2004

German ambassador Hans Arnold to discuss U.S-Europe relations
Oct. 19, 2004

Henry Cisneros, former HUD secretary and San Antonio mayor, to discuss Latinos in U.S. political landscape
Oct. 13, 2004

Poet Mark Strand receives 2004 Wallace Stevens Award
Oct. 6, 2004

University of Chicago researchers find chemosignal that encourages women’s sexual desire
Oct. 6, 2004

Alumnus Irwin Rose receives 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Oct. 6, 2004

Alumnus Frank Wilczek receives 2004 Nobel Prize in physics
Oct. 5, 2004

Prof. Charles Lipson publishes first student guide to doing honest academic work
Sept. 29, 2004

Leading figure in black theology speaks at the University of Chicago
Sept. 29, 2004

Irving B. Harris, Philanthropist
Sept. 27, 2004

University of Chicago’s Idaho laboratory director candidate nominated for White House appointment
Sept. 27, 2004

Jensen, Meselson win coveted Lasker awards
Sept. 26, 2004

Elwood Jensen, University of Chicago professor emeritus, receives Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Sept. 26, 2004

Elwood V. Jensen, Ph.D. discusses “Discovery of the Estrogen Receptor,” Monday, Sept. 27
Sept. 21, 2004

Helen Harris Perlman, 98
Sept. 21, 2004

Technology Review magazine names Rustem Ismagilov one of world's top young innovators, his third recognition in one month
Sept. 20, 2004

Lecture Series to highlight ‘The Origin of Mass in Particle Physics’
Sept. 16, 2004

Aaron Director, Founder of the field of Law and Economics
Sept. 13, 2004

$18 million bioinformatics center to become weapon against deadly diseases
Sept. 3, 2004

Video News Release: Paleontologists Neil Shubin and Michael Coates use 365-million-year-old fossil to show how fins evolve into feet
Sept. 1, 2004

Quark study breaks logjam between theory, experiment
Aug. 27, 2004

Sandroff’s Tephilla has German premiere at Berlin Academy of Art’s “m-cluster” electro-acoustic festival
Aug. 26, 2004

Harry V. Roberts, Professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business for 46 years
Aug. 19, 2004

New book documents the wide-ranging science of Enrico Fermi
Aug. 18, 2004

University of Chicago to open $125 million Graduate School of Business Hyde Park Center
Aug. 18, 2004

Physicists to mark 20th anniversary of first string theory revolution
Aug. 10, 2004

Graduate School of Business prepares to move
Aug. 10, 2004

Albert M. Hayes
Aug. 1, 2004

America’s Protestant majority is fading, University of Chicago research shows
July 20, 2004

Mystery of nanoparticles concealed in the blink of an eye
July 15, 2004

"Why do Universities Have Museums?" Smart Museum celebrates 30th anniversary with Smart Collecting series
July 6, 2004

University of Chicago instrument ready to begin four-year study of Saturn’s rings
June 17, 2004

University of Chicago names Mexican Studies Center to honor scholar Friedrich Katz

en Español: La Universidad de Chicago nombra su programa de estudios mexicanos en honor al Profesor Friedrich Katz
June 15, 2004

Key theory of galaxy formation no longer conflicts with observations
June 9, 2004

Alumnus elected President of major Israeli university
June 8, 2004

University of Chicago grants degrees in traditional colorful ceremonies
June 8, 2004

Court Theatre’s celebrates silver anniversary with classics
June 3, 2004

Seymour Hersh to deliver postponed address Tuesday, June 8
June 3, 2004

New theory finds middle ground between conflicting evidence for first stars
June 3, 2004

Renaissance Society presents: Through the Lens of Joan Jonas, lecture and screening, June 9 & 10
June 3, 2004

Redmoon Theater and Court Theatre present “We’re Talkin’ Classics” symposium series
June 3, 2004

Court Theatre and Redmoon Theater co-produce world premiere adaptation of Cyrano, May 29 - June 27, 2004
June 3, 2004

W.J.T. Mitchell to discuss violent images of war in Iraq at teach-in
June 1, 2004

Alumnus Thomas Frank to discuss What's the Matter with Kansas
June 1, 2004

Paul Sereno uncovers new dinosaur, evidence of African continental drift
May 31, 2004

Two documentaries on the history of the Oriental Institute to air May 27 & 28
May 24, 2004

Symphony Director Barenboim, University President Randel to meet on musical grounds
May 20, 2004

Video: President Randel and incoming Humanities Dean Allen discuss future of Community Development in Chicago
May 20, 2004

Gary S. Becker, Luigi Zingales moderate conference on Challenges & Opportunities for Latin America, May 22
May 18, 2004

Alan Gewirth, 1912-2004, rational ethicist who challenged Golden Rule
May 17, 2004

New screening method turns up potential compound for treating anthrax
May 16, 2004

Mystery plays of fifth century revived for special University production, May 14–15
May 13, 2004

It's the Media, Stupid! Nichols to replace Hersh, address the crisis in journalism and politics
May 12, 2004

“Arts of Transmission” conference examines relationships among ideas and cultures of communication
May 12, 2004

University of Chicago opens center in Paris to promote scholarly exchanges between French and American students and researchers
May 11, 2004

Joan Jonas: Lines in the Sand May 2 - June 13 at Renaissance Society
May 7, 2004

The Film Studies Center and the Race/Film Study Group present the 2004 Oscar Micheaux Lectures on Race and Media
May 7, 2004

Video News Release: Simulation may reveal the detailed mechanics of exploding stars
April 29, 2004

Astronomer prepares for two comets streaking toward Earth’s neighborhood
April 28, 2004

University of Chicago returns ancient Persian tablets loaned by Iran
April 28, 2004

Robert Pippin 2004 Ryerson Lecture audio now available
April 26, 2004

Karl Joachim Weintraub 1984 Ryerson Lecture audio now available
April 26, 2004

University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel transformed as 500 guests celebrate first $1 billion of “Chicago Initiative”
April 22, 2004

Conference asks what the humanities can learn from the open-source computing world, April 26
April 20, 2004

Court Theatre presents a Midwest premiere: An acclaimed new adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's novella, Fräulein Else
April 19, 2004

Art Ensemble of Chicago’s “Great Black Music: Ancient To The Future” returns to Mandel Hall on Friday, April 30
April 14, 2004

Scientists size-up, classify meteorite that nearly landed in their backyards
April 14, 2004

Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense, to speak on Wednesday, April 14
April 9, 2004

Smaller classes may offer a solution to academic achievement gap between white and black students
April 8, 2004

Oriental Institute continues to support search for missing Iraqi artifacts a year after looting
April 8, 2004

Retention policy fails to improve low-performing students’ achievement and increases dropout rates
April 7, 2004

Experts debate prescription drug policy at University of Chicago Health Forum
April 7, 2004

Ana Castillo to give keynote speech for Third Annual César Chávez Commemoration
April 6, 2004

Scientists seek cause for what makes good cell go bad
March 31, 2004

365-million-year-old fossil reveals how animals evolved to walk on land
April 2, 2004

Solargenix Energy sees bright future in Windy City for University of Chicago solar technology
March 30, 2004

Philosopher Pippin to ask: Has modern life made us free?
March 30, 2004

Karl Joachim Weintraub, 79
March 26, 2004

Forum investigates “Incarceration and Detention: Race and Human Rights,” April 2
March 26, 2004

Robert Creeley to read in Poem Present Series, April 1
March 26, 2004

Chicago activists, University of Chicago President and incoming Humanities Dean to discuss future of Community Development in Chicago
March 22, 2004

Alfred L. Putnam, Mathematician, 1916-2004
March 16, 2004

Compton Lectures on determining The Age of Things begin March 27
March 12, 2004

University approves tuition increase for 2004-2005
March 12, 2004

Fred Kavli, Kavli Foundation donate $7.5 million to University of Chicago for cosmological physics institute
March 10, 2004

Robert L. Graves, Deputy Dean of the Graduate School of Business, 1926-2004
March 8, 2004

MacArthur fellow, classicist and political theorist Allen appointed Dean of Humanities
March 5, 2004

Geoffrey C.M. Plampin, 1923-2004
March 5, 2004

Fred Anderson, Jazz X-tet take Steps Toward a New Direction
March 4, 2004

Bank One donates $1 million to SSA for community schools program
March 4, 2004

Experts discuss future of area studies programs, March 5 at International House
March 2, 2004

Renaissance Society presents Laura Letinsky, Hardly More Than Ever, March 7
March 1, 2004

Norval Morris, Professor of Law, noted criminologist and advocate for criminal justice reform, 1923-2004
Feb. 24, 2004

Toshiko K. Mayeda, Chemist, 1923-2004
Feb. 18, 2004

Adults and children develop gestures that mimic language
Feb. 15, 2004

Babies tune into others’ intentions early in the first year, University research shows
Feb. 13, 2004

University of Chicago Jazz X-tet takes “Steps Toward a New Direction”
Feb. 5, 2004

Generations of writers, scholars and activists discuss the past and future of feminism, Feb. 28
Feb. 11, 2004

Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell shows barbershops provide productive venues for scholarship on African-American opinion
Feb. 5, 2004

Kabbalah, Poetry and Imagination: Conference on the poetry and scholarship of Gershom Scholem
Jan. 28, 2004

Court Theatre re-imagines one of Broadway's greatest classic musicals, Guys and Dolls
Jan. 28, 2004

Renowned New York Times editorial writer to lecture at Chicago
Jan. 23, 2004

Memorial service for pioneering cell biologist Hewson Swift, Ph.D., Jan. 31
Jan. 22, 2004

Polar Bear Run and Salute to the Sun — Friday, January 23
Jan. 22, 2004

Urban areas organized in well developed partnering “markets,” University of Chicago research shows
Jan. 9, 2004

Scientists find new way to store most abundant fuel in the universe: hydrogen
Jan. 7, 2004

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s structure, to deliver lecture before opening of exhibit on his writings
Jan. 5, 2004

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