North by Northwestern
Although it could be argued that the most controversial summer signing is that of a certain Argentine footballer - who moved north from a smallish team in east London to the greatest football club on the planet – it may not be the most significant.
Northwestern University, recently dubbed ‘Nano U’, has also been dabbling in the transfer market this summer (not for footballers, however) and has recruited Fraser Stoddart, currently a professor of chemistry at UCLA and the director of the California NanoSystems Institute.
Obviously, Chicago is his kind of town...
Stuart
Stuart Cantrill (Associate Editor, Nature Nanotechnology)
Comments
There are also a couple of pieces in the Chicago Sun-Times, here and here.
Posted by: Stu | August 16, 2007 06:27 AM
Wait, so Northwestern is stealing Stoddart from us/UCLA? THIEVES!!
Posted by: Chilan Ngo | August 16, 2007 06:41 PM
Interesting that you combined 'Northwestern' and 'football' in one post, a duet that traditionally inspires heartbreak in thousands of alumni!
Posted by: Debra Speert | August 17, 2007 10:50 AM
Am I correct in recalling that when NU do actually get to a bowl game, it's traditional for them to lose by 50+ points...?
Posted by: Stu | August 17, 2007 11:33 AM
Thanks for rubbing it in, Stu!
Posted by: Debra Speert | August 17, 2007 12:28 PM