<p>What’s the difference between biological science and biology major? I want to research neurology and i think that is a subdivision of the bio sci department. Also I want to do research in the future so I want to know which one is which before i get myself into trouble</p>
<p>??? Chicago has a Biological Sciences Division, and it offers a Biological Sciences undergraduate major. There’s no difference between that and “Biology”. Within the “Biology” major, there is a possible specialization in neuroscience, among many other specializations offered. which generally correspond to specific departments or committees within the Biological Sciences Division. There is also a Biological Chemistry (“Biochemistry”) major offered jointly by the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (the latter within the Biological Sciences Division). That is a B.S. program; the “Biology” major only offers B.A. programs.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are fascinating reasons for this somewhat unique structure, that hardly anyone remembers. But, bottom line, there’s only one “Biology”.</p>
<p>You should also remember that a lot of the neurology research may be happening in the Medical School, which isn’t the Biological Sciences Division. </p>
<p>This is the kind of stuff you talk to your advisor about, and then your advisor tells you to go talk to someone in the department, and they help you.</p>
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<p>Ah, um, JHS, the Med School at U. Chicago is a subdivision of BSD. Check the website. </p>
<p>U Chicago’s structure in this regard is rather unique, and offers tremendous opportunity for undergrads to partake in leading edge biomedical research.</p>
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For a fascinating account of the evolution of the University’s unique structure see Powers of the Mind by Donald Levine. Chicago is truly unique and has been perhaps the greatest innovator in higher education.</p>
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<p>Of course, newmassdad is right. That IS pretty unique.</p>
<p>From the perspective of a student who wants to do biological science research, Chicago offers a wonderful situation. For instance, the hospital/biomedical reseach complex is roughly a 5 minute walk from Max-P. I do not know of any other university (although I suspect there may be one or two) where the med school, hospitals and research labs are in such close proximity to the main campus. </p>
<p>What this means is that there are a lot of lab jobs (i.e. bottle washing for pay) and a lot of undergrad research opportunities (there is even a web site listing some of them) a short walk from dorms. No bus or train ride.</p>
<p>This proximity made it easy for my D to start an experiment, go to class, go back to the lab for the next step, etc. etc.</p>
<p>A bit of an aside. The Univ of Washington is similar in proximity and has a very active undergrad research program. It may very well be the best for that in the country, so Chicago has many opportunities, but others do as well.</p>
<p>Shands Medical Center is a short walk down a big hill from the bell tower at the University of Florida (I’ll take the bike ride up the hill over the walk from Max P in mid-winter any time). :)</p>
<p>Quote from their website: “Congratulations to Shands at the University of Florida for earning top-50 rankings in 11 specialties in the 2008 edition of America’s Best Hospitals, published by U.S.News & World Report.”</p>
<p>(by the way, S plans to major in Physics and the walk from Max P to the Physics building, except from crossing the street, can be done indoors).</p>
<p>j’adoube,</p>
<p>And I’ll take the two block walk from Max P any other time, especially those 90+ temp and humidity days florida is famous for…</p>
<p>How easy to forget that Chicago is not all winter. Not even mostly winter.</p>
<p>I’ve always figured that you can always not get out of your dorm for those “3 days” of -15 degree weather. However, it gets kind of expensive to sit around when you figure it costs about $250/day to go to school.</p>
<p>You won’t be sitting around, you might not be painting the town red, but there will be things to do, and classes will be canceled due to weather only in the event of temperatures below zero kelvin. </p>
<p>Also - it <em>is</em> cold, but I think -15 degree days are very unlikely. At least last year, it never got within ten degrees of that, even at night.</p>
<p>Absolut3: could you please figure out what is causing autism while you’re at it?</p>
<p>The weather here today is wonderful, BTW.</p>
<p>j’adoube,</p>
<p>Your post shows your age. Chicago just does not get cold weather like that anymore. For one datapoint, the lowest temperature in 2006 was -7 on February 18.</p>
<p>I guess we can thank (or blame) global warming for that.</p>
<p>I left Chicago because of the cold, -7 for the young ones isn’t too bad for short durations (don’t, however, forget that -20 windchill), but I shudder to think of anything much below 40. :)</p>
<p>Assuming the stuff you ship is there by 9/20, where and when do you pick it up?</p>
<p>It will probably be in your dorm’s storage room. You can probably pick it up by tracking down a building person during business hours, though there will probably be someone there during move-in hours. If it arrives around or after 9/20, than you can claim it at any time of day (this might work differently in Max) at your front desk.</p>
<p>Last September, we picked up shipped stuff in the basement of Max on the day we moved S in. The package room was manned (or womanned) by a staff member who complimented “us” on “our” meticulous taping job – the box had arrived all in one piece with no rents in its cellophane shrouding.</p>
<p>Pesto, let me guess: <em>you</em> are the excellent packer, not your student! ;)</p>
<p>Thanks. Their surprised look will be more for the amount of tape on the box than for its neatness. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the vacuum packed stuff didn’t depressurize in transit and blow the box up. The horror.</p>