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Ten elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesTen members of the Northwestern faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the oldest learned society in academia.
Northwestern professor selected for NASA programRobert L. Satcher, M.D. — assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, a researcher at The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital — has been named an astronaut candidate by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Schofer to be interim dean of McCormickJoseph Schofer, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been appointed interim dean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, it was announced by Provost Lawrence B. Dumas.
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Biden will give law convocation addressU.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), one of the most prominent Democratic voices on foreign policy issues and a leader on anti-crime and drug policy, will deliver the main address at the School of Law graduation convocation Sunday (May 16) at the Arie Crown Theater. Crowe Hall dedication is May 18A dedication celebration of Crowe Hall will be held Tuesday (May 18). Green sentenced to nine years in prisonDoris Green, former associate director of administration for the Buehler Center on Aging at Northwestern University who was charged with the theft of more than $930,000, was sentenced last week to nine years in prison. Guinier will give Crain lecture; Van Zelst lecture features Pulitzer Prize winnerCivil rights attorney Lani Guinier — the first black woman appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School — will discuss issues of race in America at 4 p.m. Monday, May 17. Space planning discussion is May 17A meeting open to all members of the Northwestern community will be held at noon Monday (May 17) to discuss a set of “principles” that calls for Northwestern to take measures to maintain and aesthetically improve the physical environment of both campuses. Goldenberg appointed to res life postMary Grace Goldenberg has been appointed director of University Residential Life, it was announced by William Banis, vice president for student affairs. Ford Engineering Week includes robot competitionA free public lecture on Ford Motor Company’s 2005 GT sports car, vehicles and student research projects on display and robots going head-to-head are all part of the fourth annual Ford Engineering Week May 18 to 22 on the Evanston campus. Link-Up! program puts on classical concert for Chicago Public SchoolsMany of the more than 1,000 participating Link-Up! Chicago Public School fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders coming to Northwestern for a special performance of Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall will experience their first live classical concert. Dunbar Festival starts todayThe School of Music will present the 2004 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival from today (May 13) to May 16. |
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2004 Northwestern Alumni Association AwardsNorthwestern officials, alumni and their guests gathered last month at the InterContinental Chicago to celebrate the 72nd alumni awards presentation. |
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