Summary
Founded by Baptists in 1890, along with oil baron John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago occupies 211 acres in the Hyde Park neighborhood south of downtown Chicago. It has 4,400 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate, professional and other students. Its athletic teams are called the Maroons. Although the university was founded by Baptists, it was nondenominational from the start and enrolled women and minorities at a time when many universities did not. The College, for undergraduates, has five divisions: Biological Sciences Collegiate Division; Humanities Collegiate Division; New Collegiate Division; Physical Sciences Collegiate Division; and Social Sciences Collegiate Division. Its six professional s...
Founded by Baptists in 1890, along with oil baron John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago occupies 211 acres in the Hyde Park neighborhood south of downtown Chicago. It has 4,400 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate, professional and other students. Its athletic teams are called the Maroons. Although the university was founded by Baptists, it was nondenominational from the start and enrolled women and minorities at a time when many universities did not. The College, for undergraduates, has five divisions: Biological Sciences Collegiate Division; Humanities Collegiate Division; New Collegiate Division; Physical Sciences Collegiate Division; and Social Sciences Collegiate Division. Its six professional schools are: Divinity School; Graduate School of Business; Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies; Law School; Pritzker School of Medicine; and School of Social Service Administration. The four graduate divisions are: Division of the Biological Sciences; Division of the Humanities; Division of the Physical Sciences; and Division of the Social Sciences. Also connected with the university are the Adler Planetarium, the Argonne National Laboratory; the Chapin Hall Center for Children; the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Field Museum; the Toyota Technological Institute; the Yerkes Observatory; and the Oriental Institute. More than 70 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university as faculty members, students or researchers.
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New Orleans dig yields finds from 1700s
Associated PressThe first archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of new finds in the heart of the French Quarter. Discoveries behind St. Louis Cathedral include a small silver crucifix from the 1770s or 1780s and traces of...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Discipline
Tribune staff reporterLike everything else, it begins in the cradle. "Babies quickly learn how much they have to cry to get their parents to pick them up," says Melissa Webster, a clinical social worker at the University of Michigan's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health Organizations, Baby Products, Punishment, University of Michigan
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We vote that this face looks very familiar
When it comes time to film "Young Barack Obama," we've got the guy for the lead. Meet Reggie Brown, a 27-year-old Chicagoan who works as a server at Ajasteak in Chicago and is a member of the WMAQ-Ch. 5 Street Team (nbc5.com/streetteam/index.html)....Tags: Reggie Brown, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Meet the real White House hopefuls: Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain
By Robert Watson You probably heard about Cindy McCain's addiction to painkillers and Michelle Obama's remarks that she has never been proud of her country. And by now you probably received the e-mail about the "white-hating" paper Michelle wrote in...Tags: Martha Washington, Anheuser-Busch, Colleges and Universities, People, Lynn University
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Change: A matter of convenience
I know, because admirers of Barack Obama tell me, that this year's election poses a choice between a candidate who represents a fresh approach to problems and one who offers a dreary continuation of the status quo. That much I understand. What I sometimes...Tags: Political Candidates, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, NAACP, Cato Corporation
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Barely Loafing in Las Vegas, Part 2
O, by the WayStill hanging out in the desert with a Horse with No Name. Actually, it???s a rented Kia Sportage. It has been almost two weeks here in Las Vegas on vacation (shattering my own personal record) observing the World Series of......Tags: Casino and Gambling, ESPN, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Intensive NU summer classes 'more than a full-time job'
Chicago Tribune reporterAt Northwestern University this summer, one course description comes with a warning: "It is recommended that students not register concurrently for other courses." Not that there would be time to anyway. About 50 students are spending 207 hours over...Tags: Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Chemistry
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Is Iran Bush's answer?
History can be very harsh and subjective. It seems that the significant accomplishments of President Bill Clinton will be unfortunately overshadowed by his personal indiscretions while in office. Historians will never shy from emphasizing that he was...Tags: Lower House, Disasters, History, Parliament, Bill Clinton
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Doctors warned about strokes in babies and children
For the first time, the American Heart Association has issued guidelines to physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of stroke in infants and children. In releasing its first scientific statement on the subject Thursday, the group noted that strokes are...Tags: Death and Dying, People, Adults, Loyola University Chicago, Christmas
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U. of C. gets $20 million gift for scientific research
Chicago futures trader William Eckhardt has donated $20 million to boost scientific research at the University of Chicago, school officials announced Monday. The donation will go toward several ongoing efforts, particularly those focused on the...
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