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May 2004

May 31, 2004
Paul Sereno uncovers new dinosaur, evidence of African continental drift
May 20, 2004
University of Chicago President and incoming Humanities Dean discuss future of Community Development in Chicago

April 2004

Apr 23, 2004
University of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel transformed as 500 guests celebrate first $1 billion of "Chicago Initiative"

December 2003

Dec 29, 2003
University of Chicago instruments to reach comet, Mars in same busy week
Dec 11, 2003
Chicago instrument will advance study of high-energy cosmic rays
Phenomenon found in droplets may lead to microscopic uses

November 2003

Nov 20, 2003
Recent graduate wins 2003 Marshall Scholarship
Rosenbaum leads team measuring quantum effects in real-world objects
Nov 17, 2003
Dinosaur Expedition 2003 brings scientific discovery onto the Web, into the classroom
Nov 06, 2003
Alumnus John Grunsfeld is 'natural selection' to be NASA chief scientist
Nine on faculty elected 2003 AAAS fellows

October 2003

Oct 24, 2003
The University of Chicago hosts gala to honor and celebrate loyal supporters and notable faculty at Alder Planetarium
Oct 13, 2003
The University of Chicago's Brightest Stars Shine at Alder Planetarium
Oct 12, 2003
'30s player helps keep alma mater in the game
Oct 09, 2003
Art of architecture expressed in new Ratner Center
Coetzee wins Nobel Prize
Nobel in Physics goes to Argonne scientist

September 2003

Sept 25, 2003
No ordinary athletes here: Chicago created the scholar-athlete
University to lead major study on breast cancer in African-American women
Sept 25, 2003
University selected lead institution for RCE for bioscience research

August 2003

Aug 14, 2003
Dam played key role in disrupting terrorist financing
Scientists identify defects in protein hydrogen bonds

July 2003

July 17, 2003
Parker awarded prestigious Kyoto Prize for elucidating solar wind, other phenomena
University teams with Monster to sponsor Diversity Leadership Program next month

June 2003

June 12, 2003
University students again lead nation in Fulbright fellowships
June 05, 2003
University of Chicago scientist participates in three Mars missions being launched this month

May 2003

May 29, 2003
Long receives nearly $2 million in grant funding from NSF, NIH
National academies elect 10 on faculty
MacLane, Sinaiko awarded for outstanding contributions to students' lives on campus
Students awarded for leadership skills, social responsibility
May 15, 2003
Quiz teams win big in academic 'Triple Crown'
Five University scholars named Guggenheim fellows for 2003
University's South Asia language center will serve as home base for collaborative pedagogical efforts
Chemistry professor receives three-year Beckman grant
May 01, 2003
Students take initiative, get involved in campaign
I-House renovation gets Board approval for $21 million in funding

April 2003

Apr 17, 2003
Davison Rowley receives honors for cancer research
University's traditions replicated in Paris
Apr 15, 2003
Oriental Institute provides images of items stolen from Baghdad Museum
Apr 07, 2003
Rising numbers reflect surging interest in mathematics at University of Chicago
Apr 02, 2003
Mellon Foundation to establish the Hanna Holborn Gray Advanced Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences

March 2003

Mar 26, 2003
University of Chicago to receive, hear newly discovered Billy Strayhorn works
Mar 20, 2003
Bryk wins inaugural Fordham Prize for advancing school reform
Trustees energizing Chicago Initiative
Mar 17, 2003
Argonne to become country's leading producer of research proteins
Mar 15, 2003
University of Chicago Creates Scholarship, Enrichment Programs for Chicago Public School Students
Mar 08, 2003
Professor David Grier leads research on new laser tools

February 2003

Feb 18, 2003
The University of Chicago joins amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 06, 2003
Argonne, University scientists reveal insect respiratory function with X-rays
Discovery of iron-acquisition pathway suggests new treatments for drug-resistant Staph. infections

January 2003

Jan 28, 2003
Satellite photographs reveal ancient road system
Jan 08, 2003
Ian Foster's grid research recognized in special issue of Technology Review

December 2002

Dec 14, 2002
Rhodes Scholarship awarded to University of Chicago graduate
Dec 04, 2002
Law School Clinic assists entrepreneurs

November 2002

Nov 27, 2002
University of Chicago professor receives $1.5 million academic prize
Nov 25, 2002
Materials Research Center meshes wide-ranging fields with $14.4 million grant
Nov 22, 2002
University of Chicago breaks ground for $200 million science building
Nov 09, 2002
Economically speaking, Friedman No. 1

October 2002

Oct 21, 2002
Ian Foster, a professor of computer science, is to receive the Lovelace Medal from the British Computer Society
Oct 02, 2002
University of Chicago Chemists sythesize key component in the drive toward molecular electronic devices
Oct 01, 2002
University of Chicago announces $10 million gift from Neubauer Family Foundation

August 2002

Aug 29, 2002
New South Pole telescope to help explain why universe is accelerating
Aug 05, 2002
Alumnus Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada elected President of Bolivia

July 2002

July 22, 2002
President Bush tours University of Chicago's Argonne National Laboratory
July 11, 2002
New University statistical center will assess environmental impact on health
National Institutes of Health awards Center for Early Childhood Research grant that supports exploration of language development
July 02, 2002
Richard Baron appointed chairman of radiology at University of Chicago

June 2002

June 06, 2002
Pritzker family donates $30 million to U of C

May 2002

May 16, 2002
U of C breaks ground on $125 million business school complex (photos of the groundbreaking ceremony)

April 2002

Apr 24, 2002
U of C nets $10 million grant
Apr 13, 2002
U of C sets $2 billion goal
Apr 12, 2002
U of C launches $2 billion capital campaign
Apr 05, 2002
University of Chicago hires star scholar on race issues
Apr 01, 2002
Scientists to discuss future of astronomy from space at University of Chicago

March 2002

Mar 26, 2002
Toyota Technological Institute, University of Chicago forge partnership in computer science
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