University of Chicago Chronicle: June 11, 2009

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As the University prepares a new generation of electronic publications for faculty, staff, students and friends, the University of Chicago Chronicle is publishing its final issue. The University News Office launched the Chronicle 28 years ago as a way to speak directly to the University community, at a time when newspapers were a firmly established habit and print provided one of the most economical ways to reach a large number of people. Letter from the editor: Chronicling newsprint s finale and a new beginning Living UChicago s history PDF of final newspaper E-mail your feedback to the ChronicleSummer project aimed at making Main Quadrangles more pedestrian-friendlyThe heart of campus will be friendlier to pedestrians and more accessible to everyone next fall, after a three-month project on the University s Main Quadrangles.Classical archaeologist to receive honorary degreeThe University will confer an honorary degree on Anthony Snodgrass, in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of classical archaeology, at Session II of the University s Friday, June 12 Convocation.PSD graduate students honored for teaching skillsThe winners of the 2009 Physical Sciences Teaching Prize are Justin Caram, Chemistry; Christopher Meyer, Physics; and Vipul Naik, Mathematics.Adams, former Oriental Institute director and anthropology professor, honored with Alumni Medal The Alumni Association has bestowed this year its highest honor, the Alumni Medal, on Robert McCormick Adams, a former Chicago faculty member and administrator (Ph.B., 47, A.M., 52, Ph.D., 56), who is retired from the anthropology department of the University of California, San Diego.Chicago in the NewsOlopade, Rajan to speak at ConvocationThe University will confer about 3,000 degrees on students from the College, graduate divisions and professional schools at its 498th Convocation ceremonies.Sugarmans honor graduate students researchThe 2009 Sugarman Awards for Excellence in Graduate Student Research in the physical sciences have been presented to physics students Jock McOrist and Ibrahim Sulai.Ashenhurst, Yu receive Maclean Faculty awards Two emeritus professors at the University received the Norman Maclean Faculty Award, given by the Alumni Association, at the annual Alumni Convocation on Saturday, June 6 during Alumni Weekend. Robert Ashenhurst, Professor Emeritus at Chicago Booth, and Anthony Yu (Ph.D., 69), the Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, were this year s recipients.

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