December 2, 2004

Northwestern donates $2M to city, schools after building purchase

The eight-story office building at 1800 Sherman Ave. is located across the street from the Music Administration Building.

photo by Stephen Anzaldi

Northwestern will donate more than $2 million to the City of Evanston and two Evanston school districts over the next three years.

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News

Science of complexity has broad appeal

The evolution of languages. The Internet. Human consciousness. The spread of disease such as HIV and smallpox. The U.S. power grid. The transfer of knowledge within organizations. Even a termite colony. These disparate systems all share one important characteristic: they are complex systems.

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Medill grad named Marshall Scholar

Northwestern double graduate Ankur Bahl has been named a 2005 Marshall Scholar. Bahl earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism in 2003 in an accelerated program.

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Other News

'Chicago's Most Important Artist' Dies

Ed Paschke, 65, one of the most important Chicago painters and the Mary Jane Crowe Professor of Art and Art History in the department of art theory and practice, died in his sleep at his home Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 25).

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Ask Krugman

Paul Krugman, award-winning economist and columnist for The New York Times, delivered a critical review last month of Bush administration policy.

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CPS moves to Continuing Studies

Northwestern’s Center for Public Safety (CPS) will become part of the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) effective Jan. 1, 2005.

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Briefs

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