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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. Amir Sufi awarded Fischer Black Prize honoring top finance scholar...
Amir Sufi, the Bruce Lindsay Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has been awarded the 2017 Fischer Black Prize by the American Finance...
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Prof. Martha Nussbaum to deliver Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
World-renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, will deliver the 2017 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on May 1 at the John F....
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National Academy of Sciences honors Prof. Sian Beilock for psychology research
Sian Beilock, the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology, has been awarded the 2017 Troland Research Award for her pioneering work on anxiety and performance in high-stress situations.The National...
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Fourth-year to study applied mathematics with Churchill Scholarship
Fourth-year Seth Musser has won a Churchill Scholarship, the most prestigious foreign fellowship for students in the sciences. The scholarship offers Musser full funding to pursue a master’s degree in...
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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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National Academy of Sciences honors Prof. Bernard Roizman for microbiology...
Bernard Roizman, the Joseph Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Virology, has been awarded the 2017 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology for his pivotal research on how herpes viruses...
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Prof. David Awschalom awarded defense department grant for high-risk,...
David Awschalom, the Liew Family Professor in Spintronics and Quantum Information, has been selected as a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, which supports bold and ambitious research that can have...
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Two College students earn Goldwater Scholarships
Two third-years in the College have earned Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which honor undergraduates in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering.The Goldwater Foundation...
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Truman scholar seeks career advocating for criminal justice reform
Third-year Soreti Teshome has been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a nationally competitive award that supports exceptional students pursuing careers in public service.Teshome was one of 62...
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Alexander Beilinson, Douglas Diamond elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two University of Chicago faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences: Alexander Beilinson, the David and Mary Winton Green University Professor of Mathematics; and Douglas W....
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Three faculty members elected to American Philosophical Society
Three UChicago faculty members have been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States.They are Lorraine Daston, visiting professor in the John U. Nef...
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Prof. David Nirenberg awarded Laing Prize from UChicago Press
The University of Chicago Press has awarded the Gordon J. Laing Prize to Prof. David Nirenberg for Neighboring Faiths, his examination of the interactions of Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Middle...
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Musician and educator Steve Coleman to receive Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal
The University of Chicago will award the 2017 Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal to Steve Coleman, a composer, saxophonist, educator and native of the city’s South Side.Coleman, who will receive the award at...
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University to bestow three honorary degrees at Convocation
The University of Chicago will present honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars during Convocation on June 10.The honorary degree recipients are Robert MacPherson, the Herman Weyl Professor of...
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Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize 'for his contributions to behavioural economics'
University of Chicago Prof. Richard H. Thaler has been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored Thaler, the...
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Marshall Chin elected to National Academy of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine physician Marshall Chin has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine.Chin was one of 80 new members elected to the Academy, it was announced Oct. 16....
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Japanese government honors Prof. Raaj Sah for analysis of economic and...
Prof. Raaj Sah has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon from the government of Japan.Conferred on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the award honors Sah’s...
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Fourth-year student named Rhodes scholar
Lucas Tse, a fourth-year student in the College, has earned a Rhodes Scholarship for Hong Kong to study at the University of Oxford next fall. He hopes to pursue an MPhil in economic and social...
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Prof. Richard Thaler delivers Nobel Prize lecture
Until Prof. Richard H. Thaler came along, economists resisted the idea of basing their models on how real people behave. The reality is people don’t always know what they want, much less what’s best...
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Two UChicago faculty members win Sloan research fellowships
University of Chicago chemist Timothy Berkelbach and neurobiologist Mark Sheffield have been awarded Sloan research fellowships.The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gives the awards annually to early-career...
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Chicago Booth’s Douglas Diamond wins Onassis Prize in Finance
Prof. Douglas W. Diamond, one of the world's leading authorities on bank runs and liquidity crises who is considered the father of modern banking theory, has been awarded the 2018 Onassis Prize in...
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Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, to receive Benton Medal
The University will award the Benton Medal for Distinguished Public Service to Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post. Baron will receive his honor at the University of Chicago’s 531st...
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University to bestow five honorary degrees at Convocation
The University of Chicago will present honorary degrees to five distinguished scholars during the 531st Convocation on June 9.The honorary degree recipients are Fabiola Gianotti, the director-general...
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