Peer Review | The Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago

SUMMER 2007 | VOLUME 5 | No. 2
SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Organizational changes underway
To further enhance focus on academic programs, the dean’s office of the Biological Sciences Division is making some organizational changes.

Neuroscience update
A new Neurosciences Institute, created to increase cooperation and to improve strategic planning across the campus in basic, translational and clinical research, is now an official legal entity at the university.

More tenure opportunities for BSD faculty
Ten Biological Sciences Division professors recently received tenure, becoming the first faculty members to be recognized under new criteria in the division.

Nurses achieve magnet status
The American Nurses Credentialing Center has awarded Magnet Recognition status to the University of Chicago Medical Center, making it one of only 235 hospitals nationwide—less than five percent of all U.S. hospitals—that have been designated Magnet facilities. The award is the highest level of recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). It is valid for four years.