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Transforming music education
What started as a simple plan to move a laboratory from the School of Music to University Library is transforming the way that Northwestern students study music. |
Nelson named American Bar Foundation directorRobert L. Nelson, professor of sociology, who has done extensive research on the changing legal profession and award-winning work on discrimination and the law, has been named the director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), effective Sept. 1. New program leads to Ph.D., M.P.H. degreesThe Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (IGP) and the Master of Public Health program of the department of preventive medicine have created a new program leading to both Ph.D. and M.P.H. degrees. Senior named to USA TODAY academic teamCristina Bejan, a Weinberg College senior from Durham, N.C., has been named to USA TODAY’s All-USA College Academic First Team. ‘Little Women’ wraps opera seasonThe School of Music’s 2003-04 Opera and Vocal Master Class Season will conclude this spring with composer Mark Adamo’s first opera “Little Women” (May 21 and 22) and an opera master class (May 4) presented by Julius Rudel, one of America’s most celebrated conductors and opera administrators. Dance program for kids is March 6The Dance Program has scheduled a special dance event designed for families. Get banking, mortgage help now from First Bank & TrustFor more than seven years, First Bank & Trust, Evanston’s only locally owned and managed bank, has been providing banking and mortgage assistance to Northwestern faculty and staff, including preferred mortgage interest rates, no application fee, guaranteed second mortgages, and bridge loans for those who qualify. |
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Faculty honorsPeter Carroll, Joel I. Shalowitz and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale Newsfeed: Laurie ZolothLaurie Zoloth discusses the ethics of stem cell research Researchers link protein to memory lossResearchers at Northwestern have discovered for the first time in humans the presence of a toxic protein that they believe to be responsible for the devastating memory loss found in individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Ultra-sensitive technology may aid cancer detectionScientists at Northwestern have developed an ultra-sensitive technology based on gold nanoparticles and DNA that can detect prostate specific antigen when present at extremely low levels in a blood sample. This promising new protein-detection method could be used to monitor prostate cancer patients following surgery and to detect the early signs of breast cancer.
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A celebration of the pianoThe School of Music will present the piano festival “From Vienna to Harlem” April 3 to 10 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall and Lutkin Hall. |
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Profile: Shericka Pringle
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