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SPOTLIGHT ON: Lorraine Hansberry
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Los Angeles Sentinel
02-05-2003
Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry broke social conventions by depicting black
experiences of white prejudice. She also broke Broadway records by being
both the youngest person and the first African American to win the Best
Play award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Before that moment,
black playwrights had tried in vain to find a mainstream audience. "A
Raisin in the Sun" (1959), Hansberry's masterpiece, chronicles the personal
and social problems faced by a black family in Chicago who attempt to move
into a white neighborhood. By skillfully rendering the ...
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New focus for Yerkes; Century-old observatory for sale as role in astrophysical research changes
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...century of service to science, Yerkes Observatory, home to the world's largest...organizations about the future of Yerkes Observatory and its adjacent property...treasures Kyle Cudworth, the observatory director at Yerkes, brings a visitor to a climate...
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Yerkes Observatory to Highlight Active Astronomy for Illinois Schools at March 29 Capitol Showcase in Springfield.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service
; ...the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory will share some of their best...may contact Vivian Hoette at Yerkes Observatory, (262) 245-5555. The educators...schools participating in the Yerkes program are as follows: Coulterville...
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YERKES OBSERVATORY TO HIGHLIGHT ACTIVE ASTRONOMY FOR ILLINOIS SCHOOLS AT MARCH 29 CAPITOL SHOWCASE IN SPRINGFIELD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory will share some of their best...may contact Vivian Hoette at Yerkes Observatory, (262) 245-5555. The educators...schools participating in the Yerkes program are as follows: * Coulterville...
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YERKES STUDY GROUP FORMED TO CONSIDER OBSERVATORY'S FUTURE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Astrophysics has formed the Yerkes Study Group to explore the best use of Yerkes Observatory as a site for a regional...consider the impact on the observatory's proposed future educational...Web site, http://yerkes.uchicago.edu/ysg...
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Yerkes Study Group Formed to Consider Observatory's Future.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service
; ...Astrophysics has formed the Yerkes Study Group to explore the best use of Yerkes Observatory as a site for a regional...consider the impact on the observatory's proposed future educational...Web site, http://yerkes.uchicago.edu/ysg...
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YERKES OBSERVATORY INITIATES ASTROPHYSICS ACADEMY FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...in the newly created Yerkes Observatory Astrophysics Academy for Young Scientists. Yerkes will formally launch...SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy...has been a hallmark of Yerkes education outreach has...
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Yerkes Observatory Initiates Astrophysics Academy for Young Scientists.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service
; ...in the newly created Yerkes Observatory Astrophysics Academy for Young Scientists. Yerkes will formally launch...SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy...has been a hallmark of Yerkes education outreach has...
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Agreement Provides for Preservation of Historic Yerkes Observatory; Proceeds From Sale of 45 Adjoining Acres to Support Research, Yerkes Outreach Program.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service
; ...the 109-year-old Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisc...research program." Yerkes observatory contains what was one...southern Wisconsin, the Yerkes observatory has for...research. And because Yerkes is a large and valuable...
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Yerkes Observatory flips its lids
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Yerkes Observatory flips its lids Two century...Wednesday, July 31, 2002 Yerkes Observatory just got a...being developed at the observatory. "We have a team of engineers...below the main entrance, Yerkes engineers are building...
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Aurora University Submits Proposal for Yerkes Observatory.
PR Newswire
; ...proposal on Friday to purchase Yerkes Observatory and the surrounding acreage and...pride that local residents take in Yerkes and the lake community's dedication...parcel of land, including the Yerkes Observatory and telescope, as...
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