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President considers campus developmentPresident Henry S. Bienen responded to the Advisory Committee on University Space Planning. President Bienen established the committee in October 2002 to advise him on key issues related to future development on both campuses. The twenty-two-person committee, comprised of students, faculty and staff, was asked to "articulate a vision and set of values to guide future development at Northwestern." |
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Searle grant spurs proteomics researchThe successful sequencing of the human genome has spawned an even more challenging area of large-scale scientific study: proteomics — the study of all proteins encoded by the approximately 20,000 to 25,000 genes found in humans. Northwestern honors legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through song, dance, debate and discussion
Northwestern celebrated and remembered Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17 through several events on both campuses. In her Evanston keynote address, Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Dr. King, said that it was a day of deeds. Ottino named McCormick deanJulio Ottino, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been appointed dean of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, effective March 28, it was announced Tuesday by Provost Lawrence B. Dumas. Degree trains next generation of plant scientistsNorthwestern and the Chicago Botanic Garden are joining forces to offer the nation’s first master of science degree in plant biology and conservation — a unique interdisciplinary program designed to educate the next generation of plant scientists. It's play time
Liam Giles and a friend play at the Chicago campus KinderCare, which opened earlier this month. The center provides priority enrollment to the children of Northwestern and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation students, faculty and staff. It is located at 446-448 E. Ontario St., two blocks south of Abbott Hall. KinderCare serves children from six weeks to five years old. The center’s design was customized to meet the needs of the Northwestern community with the majority of its 112 spaces designated for infants and toddlers. Contact the center director for specific enrollment and program information at (312) 867-7056. With Mellon grant, humanities center will host conferencesThe Alice Berline Kaplan Center for the Humanities has been awarded a $300,000 renewal grant from The Andrew Mellon Foundation. Center on Wrongful Convictions: Three receive pardonsGov. Rod R. Blagojevich pardoned Michael Evans, Paul Terry and Dana Holland — clients of the School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions — based on innocence, following the men’s earlier release from long prison sentences for crimes they did not commit. Time sheets are now online |
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Jide NzelibeObserver Q & A / Assistant professor of law discusses what happens when public opinion turns against a military action. |
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It’s time for Supreme Court term limitsSteven Calabresi, professor of law and co-founder of the Federalist Society, is among a group of noted professors from leading law schools who are questioning life tenure for U.S. Supreme Court justices. Opinion: A liberal case for Chief Justice ScaliaServices honor Conquergood, PaschkeMedin honored for psychology researchDouglas Medin, professor of psychology, has been named a 2005 winner of the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by the American Psychological Association. The award honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic psychology research. Research: Immigrants beware: Living in the U.S. is fatteningImmigrants who have lived in the United States for at least 15 years are nearly as obese as U.S.-born adults, according to an article in the Dec. 15 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. Toxic proteins affect memoryResearchers at Northwestern have discovered a molecular mechanism — a tiny protein attacking nerve cells — that could explain why the brain damage in early Alzheimer’s disease results in memory loss and not other symptoms such as loss of balance or tremors. Honors |
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Theatre: JuveniliaThe digestNorthwestern people, events and things Channel 1 is on the airPop quiz: Andrew BlousteinRadio/TV/Film major serves as station manager of Northwestern’s television station Channel 1 EOY deadline is Feb. 7Profile: Wendy MetterAssociate director of student affairs, Kellogg School of Management |
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