Vicky Kalogera Named 'Rising Star of Astronomy'
Vicky Kalogera, associate professor of physics and astronomy in Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a “rising star of astronomy” by the magazine Astronomy. Kalogera is being recognized as one of the country’s 10 “up-and-coming astronomers likely to blaze new trails in coming decades.”

W.M. Keck Foundation Grant Funds Reproductive Science Research
Northwestern University has received a three-year, $1.6 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to support reproductive science research focused on understanding the chemical and biological signaling events surrounding fertilization and early embryonic development. The project is being led by Thomas O’Halloran, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and Teresa K. Woodruff, Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine

2008-09 One Book One Northwestern Programs Start in September
The One Book One Northwestern project will welcome all incoming students on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at the President's Convocation. The faculty keynote address will be presented by Teresa H. Horton, Ph.D., chair of the 2008-09 One Book One Northwestern initiative. The first public lecture by Professor Sean B. Carroll of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be on October 7, 2008.

Sarah Mangelsdorf Named Dean at Weinberg College
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, the Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been appointed dean of the Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, effective Aug. 16, 2008.

The Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising Welcomes New and Returning Students
Visit us at the Office of Undergraduate Studies and Advising. College Advisers, who are faculty from various academic areas, can assist with academic options and with professional and career planning. Advisers are available throughout the week for appointments at 1908 Sheridan Road by calling 491 8916, on a drop in basis, or by e-mail at wcas-adviser@northwestern.edu.

New Undergraduate Student Orientation Begins
September 16, 2008

New Graduate Student Orientation
September 15, 2008

Coming this fall
19th Annual Richard W. Leopold Lecturer
SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Thursday, October 23, 2008 in Cahn Auditorium at 7:30 pm
Free and Open to the Public

Seymour Hersh is one of America's premier investigative reporters. He has uncovered some of the most important news stories of our times, and in the process shown America that power, and the exercising of that power on the international stage, comes with a price. Hersh has published eight books, most recently Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib. His book prizes include the 1983 National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times award for biography, and a second Sidney Hillman award, for The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House. Hersh has also won two Investigative Reporters & Editors prizes, for the Kissinger book, in 1983, and in 1992 for a study of American foreign policy and the Israeli nuclear bomb program, "The Samson Option." In 2004, Hersh won a National Magazine Award for public interest for his three pieces, "Lunch with the Chairman," "Selective Intelligence," and "The Stovepipe."