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Volume 8, Number 8
April 14, 2007
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THIS MONTH'S TOP HEADLINES
• Crate and Barrel Co-founders Endow Design Institute
• Grant to Modernize Health Service Honors John G. Searle
• Renowned Philosopher Charles Taylor Awarded Templeton Prize
• School of Music Launches Full Tuition Plan
• Northwestern Takes Steps for Children's Memorial Move
• School of Education Climbs in Rankings
• Wildcats Win National Titles in Wrestling, Swimming
• Spring Brings Campus Building Boom
• Sam Zell Receives Kellogg Leadership Award
• Waa-Mu Show Goes Contemporary; Tickets On Sale
• Kellogg-Johns Hopkins Partnership Blends Business, Science
Plus Research, Alumni News, Club Events and Sports
TOP NEWS
CRATE
AND BARREL CO-FOUNDERS ENDOW DESIGN INSTITUTE
Gordon and Carole Browe Segal, co-founders of Crate and Barrel,
have made a significant donation to establish the Segal Design
Institute. It will expand the University's existing undergraduate
design curriculum in the McCormick School of Engineering
and Applied Science, support the development of new master's
degree programs and fund research on design.
GRANT
TO MODERNIZE HEALTH SERVICE HONORS JOHN G. SEARLE
The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust has made
a $1 million grant for the renovation and expansion of
Searle Hall, home of University Health Service. The gift
is in honor of John G. Searle, whose $800,000 gift made
possible construction of the original health center.
The improvement project will modernize existing facilities
and add approximately 18,000 gross square feet to the
building.
RENOWNED
PHILOSOPHER CHARLES TAYLOR AWARDED TEMPLETON PRIZE
Professor Charles Taylor, an internationally renowned
political philosopher, has won the 2007 Templeton Prize
for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual
Realities. At $1.5 million, the prize is the world's
largest annual monetary award. Taylor has argued for
more than half a century that both secular and spiritual
dimensions must be considered to solve problems such
as violence and bigotry.
SCHOOL
OF MUSIC LAUNCHES FULL TUITION PLAN
The School of Music has announced that beginning in fall
2007 it will provide full tuition for all entering doctor
of music students (17 new students per year) and the
same for 15 entering master of music students.
NORTHWESTERN
TAKES STEPS FOR CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL MOVE
Northwestern has filed an amendment with the City of
Chicago to the University's planned development of the
Chicago campus to facilitate the move of Children's Memorial
Hospital. Officials hope to break ground on the project
next year and open the new Children's Memorial, to be
located on Chicago Avenue west of Fairbanks Court, in
2012.
SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION CLIMBS IN RANKINGS
The School of Education and Social Policy has jumped
to No. 7 in the nation, according to the new ranking
of graduate schools of education by U.S. News & World
Report. The school ranked No. 10 last year.
WILDCATS
EARN NATIONAL TITLES IN WRESTLING, SWIMMING
Junior wrestler Jake Herbert won the national title at 184
pounds, powering the Wildcats to a fourth place finish at
the NCAA Championships. In men's swimming, senior Matt Grevers
won the 200 backstroke by over two seconds at the NCAA Championships.
Senior Mike Alexandrov won the title in the 100 breaststroke.
Get complete sports news at http://nusports.cstv.com/index.html.
SPRING
BRINGS CAMPUS BUILDING BOOM
Major construction projects that are under way or will start
this spring on both campuses will greatly expand facilities
for academic and research programs, student services and
infrastructure needs.
SAM ZELL RECEIVES KELLOGG LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Kellogg School of Management and its student-run Business
Leadership Club honored real estate entrepreneur Sam Zell
with the Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership. Zell,
whose most recent accomplishment is his winning bid in
the Tribune Co. auction, was recognized during a ceremony
this week on the Evanston campus.
WAA-MU SHOW GOES CONTEMPORARY; TICKETS ON SALE
The 2007 Waa-Mu Show, "The Club," is a high-energy
contemporary production with a varied musical score that
emphasizes song and dance. Tickets are on sale now for performances
beginning April 27.
KELLOGG-JOHNS HOPKINS PARTNERSHIP BLENDS BUSINESS, SCIENCE
The gap between business and science is closing, which is
why the Kellogg School of Management and Johns Hopkins
Medicine are joining forces to offer a series of programs
on the business of life science. Topics to be covered include
accounting, strategy, finance, marketing and management
and their relevance to the biomedical sector.
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RESEARCH
STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RESETS IMMUNE SYSTEM IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
PATIENTS
Associate Professor Richard Burt has used adult stem cell
injections to repair the immune systems of patients with
early-onset Type 1 diabetes. After the therapy, patients
no longer needed to take insulin for up to 35 months.
CHEMISTS DEVELOP NEW METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING ANTI-CANCER
FLAVONOID
Flavonoids are the good-for-your-health compounds found in
plants that we enjoy in red wine, dark chocolate, green tea
and citrus fruits. Mother Nature is an ace at making them,
but no chemist had figured out a good way to synthesize a
special class of these chemicals in the lab before Assistant
Professor Karl Scheidt.
DISABLED HIT HUGE ROADBLOCKS WHEN SEEKING HEALTH CARE
People with physical disabilities endure substandard health
care and a pervasive sense that they are a burden to doctors
and medical centers, according to Associate Professor Kristi
Kirschner. These patients often ram into roadblocks when
they try to obtain basic care and lifesaving diagnostic
tests.
NEW INSIGHTS COULD LEAD TO BETTER -- AND GREENER -- CONCRETE
Using some of the most modern tools of materials research,
a team from Northwestern and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology has shed new light on one of the
world's most familiar construction materials -- Portland
concrete. The researchers' insights into cement's nanostructure
and how the material actually works could lead to greener,
more economical and more durable concrete.
$15M GRANT FUNDS STUDY OF PACEMAKER/BETA BLOCKER EFFECT
The Feinberg School of Medicine has received a $15 million
grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
to conduct a national study investigating whether implanting
a pacemaker in low-heart rate, heart attack patients --
which will enable them to take beta-blockers -- will also
improve survival.
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ALUMNI NEWS
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI HONORED AT AWARDS CELEBRATION; PHOTOS ONLINE
More than 400 alumni and guests gathered March 31 at Chicago's Palmer House
Hilton to honor 21 distinguished alumni at the 2007 Northwestern Alumni
Awards Celebration. Raymond Farley (EB51), retired president and CEO of
SC Johnson, life trustee and member of the Campaign Northwestern leadership
committee, received the Alumni Medal. Larry Marshall (L85), co-founder
and former director of Northwestern's Center on Wrongful Convictions, received
the Service to Society Award.
CAREER COLUMN DEBUTS ON ALUMNI WEB SITE
Visit the NAA's online career pages and learn about successful
career strategies from Professor and former CEO Bill White.
Professor White's monthly column, "Your Extraordinary
Career," draws from his experience as a corporate
executive and his book, "From Day One: CEO Advice
to Launch an Extraordinary Career."
REGISTER TODAY FOR YOUNG ALUMNI SALARY NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP
Don't miss "Negotiation - Earning What You Are Worth," a
workshop presented May 16 by career coach and author Rob
Sullivan (GJ90) at Chicago's Cubby Bear Bar, located at 1059
W. Addison St. Part of the NAA's Young Professional Series
Chicago, the workshop includes appetizers and an open bar.
CLUB EVENTS
April
17 - Rockford: Club Planning at Kiki B's
April
18-19 - Evanston: Council of One Hundred Spring Meeting
April
19 - Atlanta: Economic Perspectives on Crime, Family,
and Sexuality lecture
April
21 - Austin: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center tour
April
21 - Portland: Oregon Food Bank Community Service
April
21 - Los Angeles: Professor Michele Weldon on Everyman
News
April
21 - Orange County: Second Annual Spring Social
April
26 - Boston: Professor Bill White on A New Day One/Careers
April
26 - Chicago: A Night with the Dog & Pony Theatre
Company
April
26 - Evanston: NUMBALUMS Waa-Mu Show Event
April
27-29 - Colorado: Thirteenth Annual Dude Ranch Weekend
April
28 - Evanston: John Evans Club Dinner and Waa-Mu Show
April
28 - Boston: French Cooking Class at Helen's Kitchen
April
30 - Colorado: Professor S. Hollis Clayson on Paris
by Night
May
3 - Atlanta: Professor Will Reno on The Evolution of
War in Africa
May
3 - Indianapolis: Evening with President Bienen
May
4 - Chicago: GlobeMed Benefit Dinner at Evanston's Hilton
Garden Inn
May
5 - Evanston: NUBAA 5K Run/Walk along campus lakefront
May
8 - Portland: Spring Speaker - Portland Monthly Editor
May
10 - Dallas/Fort Worth: An evening with Wildcat Football
Coach Pat Fitzgerald
May
12 - Philadelphia: Cubs at Phillies
May
12 - Chicago: Greater Chicago Food Depository Volunteer
Event
May
20 - Central Florida: "The Why Cafe" Comes
to WineStyles
May
23 - Twin Cities: Professor Kimberly Gray on Environmental
Issues
SPORTS HEADLINES
CRITICAL WEEKEND ON TAP FOR TOP-RANKED WILDCAT LACROSSE
TEAM
Tournament seedings, conference standings and bragging rights
will be on the line this weekend for all teams involved as
No. 1 Northwestern (9-1, 1-0 ALC) takes on two top 10 opponents
in three days. The first game is at noon Saturday against
ALC foe and eighth-ranked Penn State (8-4, 0-1 ALC) before
turning around to face No. 2 Maryland (12-1) on Monday. Behind
six goals from senior Alys Josephs and a swarming defensive
effort, top-ranked Northwestern (8-1) put on a clinic April
7 in a 17-5 win over its nemesis, No. 4 Duke (10-2) on a
chilly day in Evanston.
NO. 11 WOMEN'S TENNIS BEATS INDIANA
Northwestern surrendered its first doubles point of Big Ten
play, but the 11th-ranked Wildcats won 5-of-6 singles matches
to top the 34th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers April 8, 5-2.
DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP TAKES SOFTBALL TO 31-7
No. 7 Northwestern clubbed a pair of home runs and scored
in each of the first five innings April 8 in the second
game of a doubleheader at Indiana, sweeping the day from
the Hoosiers with a 5-1 win. The win pushed Northwestern's
overall record on the season to 31-7, 6-1 in the Big Ten,
going into this weekend's games.
WOMEN'S GOLF TAKES SIXTH
AT INDIANA INVITE
Northwestern moved up one spot in the team standings and
finished sixth at the Indiana Invitational, which was held
just outside Indianapolis, earlier this week. The Wildcats
closed with a 38-over 614.
For complete sports news and schedules, go to http://nusports.collegesports.com/index-main.html.
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KEY LINKS
Home page: http://www.northwestern.edu/
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Athletics: http://www.nusports.com/
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