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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...
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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Radio host Ira Glass assures Goucher grads, 'It's normal to feel lost'
The program at Goucher College's 121st commencement ceremony Friday listed speaker Ira Glass' main connection to the Towson college: His grandmother was a member of its Class of 1931. In the public radio host's remarks, he added that college President...Tags: Adolf Hitler, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Radio
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Bits & Pieces: Vitagliano and Qui win Davidson scholarships
Adriana Vitagliano of Atholton High School and River Hill's Eric Qui have been declared the winners of the 2012 Robert Davidson Scholar/Athlete Awards. Hammond's Nicole Dawson and Mt. Hebron's Andrew Risinger were the runners-up. Once again the...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Space Programs, Awards and Prizes, NASA, Cancer
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Barack Obama: America's liar in chief
President Obama has the talent to say things that are demonstrably false and make them sound not only plausible but inspiring. When asked a couple of weeks ago whether he thought the Supreme Court would uphold ObamaCare as constitutional or strike it down...Tags: John Marshall, Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, Richard Nixon, Elections
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Medical students find out residencies at Match Day
Twins William and Raphael "Rafi" Karkowsky have always shared life's best moments.
That was true again Friday when the brothers and best friends learned where they would begin their careers as doctors.
They were among nearly 16,000 medical students...Tags: Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, George Washington University
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When well-educated politicians cry 'snob'
With the Republican presidential nomination contest in high gear, Marylanders might be forgiven for smiling. The word "snob" has returned with full force to presidential politics after a four-decade hiatus. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Penn State University...Tags: Columbia University, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Adlai Stevenson, ESPN (tv network)
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Catonsville High student sees politics from ground floor
About eight years ago, Reiter Boldt made a current events presentation to his Hillcrest Elementary School classmates. When he came home, he was more shocked that his peers knew nothing about the topic than pleased with his talk, which was likely about an...
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Table Talk: Goodbye, barbecue and hello, pizza at Riverside restaurant
Rub, Michael Marx's barbecue restaurant in Riverside, closed in July after a four-year run. Now its successor, Hersh's Pizza and Drinks, has opened.
Owings Mills natives Josh and Stephanie Hershkovitz, brother and sister, are the new owners. Josh,...Tags: Federal Hill, Glen Burnie, Bars and Clubs, Charleston, Dining and Drinking
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Hopkins to study genetics of asthma in African-Americans
Johns Hopkins researchers, in the largest study to date, will map the genetic code for asthma in people of African descent in hopes of better understanding why the disease and other allergy-related ailments disproportionately afflict that population....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Asthma, Medical Specialization
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Dr. Constance A. "Connie" Griffin
Dr. Constance A. "Connie" Griffin, an internationally known pancreatic cancer researcher who led the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Cytogenetics Core and was director of the Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, died Jan. 8 of pancreatic...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pancreatic Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research, Teaching and Learning
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Cult vs. religion: what's the difference?
A pastor supporting Rick Perry calls Mormonism a "cult." Is that untrue?
Well, what's the difference between a "cult" and a "religion"? Not easy to say. Many people think they know the difference when they see it. Scientology and the Rev. Sun Myung Moon'...Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Buddhism, Religious Conflicts, Hinduism, Sun Myung Moon
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No complaints from Catonsville group after trip to wine country of northern California
Welcome home, Dave Carney, as the Old Catonsville resident and owner of the Wine Bin, in Ellicott City, returned from Sonoma, Calif., trip with five other Catonsville wine enthusiasts. Their trip included work in the fields of the Moshin Vineyard in...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Schools, Catonsville, Trips and Vacations, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Where you live can help determine your health, studies say
Sabrina Oliver looked forward to good schools and safer streets when she moved her family from her crime-ridden and trash-strewn West Baltimore neighborhood to the suburbs, but was surprised to discover another benefit as well — a dramatic...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Stress, Medical Research, Diabetes, Asthma
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