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Two UChicago students named 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholars
College fourth–years Greg Nance and Ann Robbins are among the 30 United States students named 2011 Gates Cambridge scholars.“This has been an extraordinary year for University of Chicago students...
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Alumnus Reece Trevor selected as Carnegie Junior Fellow
Reece Trevor, AB’11, has been named as one of nine Junior Fellows by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. The Junior Fellowship Program is a prestigious one-year...
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Leon Botstein to receive Alumni Medal from University of Chicago
The University of Chicago Alumni Association and the Alumni Board of Governors announce Leon Botstein, AB’67, president of Bard College and music director and principal conductor of the American...
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UChicago to honor historian Black, theater director Bogart at Convocation
The University will award the Benton Medal for Distinguished Public Service to historian and activist Timuel Black and the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and...
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University invites nominations for Diversity Leadership Awards
Members of the UChicago community can now submit nominations for the University's 2013 Diversity Leadership Awards, given each year since 2009 to alumni and staff members who have made fostering...
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Paleontologist chalks up another Schuchert Award for UChicago
Shortly after Gene Hunt, PhD’03, arrived on the UChicago campus in the mid-1990s, he gave what paleontologist David Jablonski remembers as an “almost frighteningly precocious brown bag talk” about his...
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Michael Bennett and Kim Ransom to receive 2013 Diversity Leadership Awards
For most of his life, sociologist and UChicago alumnus Michael Bennett, AM’72, PhD’88 (SSA), has been working to remove roadblocks that thwart fair access to education and economic opportunity.“At the...
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Alumni Award winners include Nobelist James Cronin
Nobel laureate James Cronin, SM’53, PhD’55, will receive the Alumni Medal, the highest honor for a UChicago alumnus, while 13 others will be recognized for their career accomplishments during Alumni...
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Economics Nobel awarded to Eugene F. Fama and Lars Peter Hansen
University of Chicago professors Eugene F. Fama and Lars Peter Hansen have been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013.The Royal Swedish Academy of...
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UChicago fourth-year Samuel Greene wins Rhodes Scholarship
Samuel Greene, a fourth-year chemistry student in the College, has won a Rhodes Scholarship to continue his studies at the University of Oxford next fall. Greene is one of 32 American students to win...
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Diversity Leadership Council selects three recipients of 2014 diversity awards
Aida Giachello, AM’71, PhD’88, obtained skills at the University of Chicago that she uses to contribute to the field of public health research and ensure its relevance to populations studied. UChicago...
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Diversity Leadership Council adds faculty category to Diversity Leadership...
The University of Chicago’s Diversity Leadership Council is seeking nominations for the Diversity Leadership Awards it presents during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in January. Since...
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Three UChicago alumni to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Three UChicago alumni—a physicist called the “queen of carbon science,” a former congresswoman who championed Title IX, and a former congressman and jurist—are among the 19 people named Nov. 10 as...
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Former director of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to receive Alumni Medal...
The University of Chicago Alumni Association and the Alumni Board of Governors announce that leading physicist, Edward C. Stone, SM’59, PhD’64, will be awarded the Alumni Medal at the 74th Annual...
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University of Chicago Medal honors commitment of Dennis and Connie Keller
Over the decades, Dennis and Connie Keller’s generosity has touched many areas of the University, from the College to the Harris School of Public Policy and the Chicago Booth School of Business, to...
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UChicago awards recognize professional achievements of five notable alumni
The University of Chicago Alumni Board has selected recipients for its 2016 Professional Achievement Awards, which honor alumni whose achievements have brought distinction to themselves, credit to the...
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Marshall scholar to explore technology’s civic potential
Erin Simpson, AB’15, has won a Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford next fall. The highly competitive scholarships, which were announced Nov. 28, annually enable...
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Rhodes scholar to examine higher education policy in southern Africa
Lilian Dube, AB’15, has won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next fall. A native of Zimbabwe, Dube is the 51st student from the University of Chicago to receive the award and...
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Prof. Thomas Gajewski honored for pioneering cancer research
The National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded an Outstanding Investigator Award to Prof. Thomas Gajewski. The award supports scientists who demonstrate...
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Tyehimba Jess, AB’91, wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
downloadTyehimba Jess, AB’91, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Olio, his collection of original verse.Jess’ poems examine the lives of African-American performers from the Civil War up to...
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Alumni and faculty recognized for distinguished service to the University
The alumni awards, presented by the University of Chicago Alumni Association and the Alumni Board, honor those who have shaped the world and strengthened UChicago’s global community.The Norman Maclean...
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Alumnus and activist Rami Nashashibi wins MacArthur grant
Chicago social justice activist Rami Nashashibi, AM’98, PhD’11, was announced on Oct. 11 as one of the 24 winners of a prestigious MacArthur Foundation grant.In its citation, the foundation honored...
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University honors alumni for exceptional professional achievements
The University of Chicago Alumni Association has announced honors for six distinguished alumni who have influenced both the University of Chicago and the global community.The Alumni Medal recognizes...
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UChicago names recipients of Diversity Leadership Awards
Advocating for the concerns of those whose voices aren't heard is a hallmark of diversity leadership. The University of Chicago’s 2018 Diversity Leadership Award recipients have dedicated their lives...
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Playwright Martyna Majok, AB’07, wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Editor’s note: Playwright Martyna Majok, AB’07, was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, Cost of Living. In the award, the play is described as “an honest, original work that invites...
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