The Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising Welcomes New and Returning Students
Visit us at the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising. College Advisers, who are faculty from various academic areas, can assist with academic options and with professional and career planning. Advisers are available throughout the week for appointments at 1908 Sheridan Road by calling 491 8916, on a drop in basis, or by e-mail at wcas-adviser@northwestern.edu.

Teri Odom Named Dow Chemical Research Professor
Teri W. Odom, associate professor of chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and of materials science and engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, has been named the Dow Chemical Company Research Professor. Odom's research focuses on controlling materials at the 100-nanometer scale and investigating their size and shape-dependent properties.

Karl Scheidt Named Klotz Research Professor In Chemistry
Karl A. Scheidt, associate professor of chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, has been named the Irving M. Klotz Research Professor in Chemistry. Scheidt's research focuses on the development of new chemical reactions and the synthesis of molecules with important biological and structural attributes. His recent discoveries using carbene catalysis have made him a leader of this new field that aims to use small organic molecules as catalysts.

Study Shows How Daughter Is Different From Mother
The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens. In yeast cells, that is.

New Faculty Orientation to the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising
Friday, September 12, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm,
Kresge Hall, Room 2-415

New Graduate Student Orientation
September 15, 2008

New Undergraduate Student Orientation
Begins September 16, 2008

Weinberg Dean's Convocation
Wednesday, September 17, 9:00 am and 10:30 am, Cahn Auditorium

2008 One Book/One Northwestern
This year's book is The Reluctant Mr. Darwin by David Quammen. Visit the One Book, One Northwestern calendar for event details.

An Evening with Weinberg for New Undergraduate Students
"Determining the Next Four Years: What Presidential Candidates and Northwestern Students Have in Common"
Professor Jamie Druckman
Monday, September 22, 6:00 pm, Harris 107

19th Annual Richard W. Leopold Lecturer
SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:30 pm, Cahn Auditorium
Free and Open to the Public

Seymour Hersh is one of America's premier investigative reporters. He has uncovered some of the most important news stories of our times, and in the process shown America that power, and the exercising of that power on the international stage, comes with a price. Hersh has published eight books, most recently Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib.

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Message from the Dean
Weinberg Calendar of Events