The Chicago area, despite its urban character, is home to significant biodiversity. Situated at the intersection of the northern boreal forest, prairie, savanna, and dune environments, Chicago is a crossroads for more than just our own species. Here the great eastern tallgrass prairies met oak-hickory woodlands as well as wetlands, savannas, swamps, and other associations, forming a complex mosaic of environments. The long history of human habitation in this region has significantly transformed local environments, but not all pre-contact environments have vanished and local efforts at restoration and conservation have begun to make a significant difference in the extent and health of indigenous plants and animals. Our logo is derived from the Hickory (Carya); local oak-hickory forests are dominated by Shagbark Hickory (C. ovata) and Bitternut Hickory (C. cordiformis).Collaborative research in a variety of areas of environmental science is conducted between the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. Topics include climate modeling using advanced computational methods, measurements of atmospheric trace gases relevant to urban air quality, and analyses of geophysical materials using the Advanced Photon Source.
For more information on the Argonne/University of Chicago Shuttle service, please go to: http://www.anl.gov/OPA/shuttle.htm.
If you have any questions or comments about the expanded schedule,
please contact Diana Jergovic at jergovic@uchicago.edu.
The Graham School of the University of Chicago
The Graham School of the University of Chicago has been increasing the representation of science in our curriculum and we are seeking to hire scientists with excellent teaching skills.
The Graham School offers non-credit courses during the academic year for the personal and professional development of adults, including many alumni.
Courses typically are given one night a week for either 4 or 8 weeks. They have no grades or homework. Most are held downtown at the University's Gleacher Center. We are scheduling courses for the fall term NOW.
An area of interest for which we have as yet been unable to get any instructors is the interaction of science and society, including such topics as genetic engineering, environmental questions, bioethics and legal questions (e.g., who owns a genome), etc. Because these are interdisciplinary questions it is more difficult to identify appropriate teachers.
Prospective teachers should contact me by phone or email.
Dr. Douglas Duncan
Assistant Director
Division of Humanities, Arts, & Sciences
The Graham School
University of Chicago
773-702-0460
dduncan@uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago Press
For Earth Day 2003, the University of Chicago Press published an online catalog of its books in Environmental Studies.
The Press also publishes a number of other books on natural history and related topics.
The Program on the Global Environment has a number of opportunities for advanced graduate students specializing in environmental topics, regardless of discipline.
