• DePaul’s purchase of the 18-story building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. was detailed in a front-page story in the Chicago Tribune’s business section on June 9. Fox News Chicago reported on the acquisition on its midday newscast that day. Mentions of the purchase also were made in Tribune real estate columns appearing June 11 and 16. The move also was lauded by Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin’s blog. The Sun-Times business section on June 10 and 18 also reported on the purchase.

• Chicago Library Commissioner and College of Law alumna Mary Dempsey’s election to become the first woman chair of DePaul’s board of trustees was the subject of an in-depth profile story in the June 16 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, a Crain’s Chicago Business online story June 2 and a Michael Sneed Sun-Times column item June 3.

• The Chicago Tribune ran a June 13 feature story on College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) student Karen Alkoby, who became the first deaf woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in American history at DePaul’s recent commencement. The article discussed Alkoby’s research into standardizing American Sign Language and was accompanied by a feature photo of Alkoby trying on her cap and gown.

• DePaul’s efforts to assist students in locating off-campus housing were featured in a June 15 Chicago Tribune article. Student Percy Hatcherson was interviewed after attending one of DePaul’s rental workshops offered to educate students on the subject.

• Psychology Professor Lenny Jason was interviewed on the issue of chronic fatigue in a lengthy Q&A on the New York Times web site May 30.

• Joe Schwieterman, executive director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute and a professor of public service, was featured in the lead story on ABC’s “World News Tonight” program on June 17 discussing the Midwest flooding’s impact on railroad commerce. He also was quoted in a June 10 New York Times story about the impact that airline flight schedule cutbacks would have on traffic delays at the nation’s major airports and CNN.com reports on airline traveler woes.

• The Chaddick Institute’s study on the rebounding U.S. intercity bus industry, first released in December 2007, continued to attract attention in a June 3 story on Time Magazine’s Web site.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman discussed the bumper sticker marketing strategies of the two presidential candidates in a three-minute interview with host Scott Simon of NPR’s “Morning Edition” June 14.

• The Chicago Tribune’s “The Watcher” television blog ran an article June 13 about David Simon speaking at the College of Computing and Digital Media’s commencement in honor of the late CDM Associate Professor Ashley Morris. Simon, creator of the popular HBO show “The Wire,” noted how his on-line friendship with Morris evolved through Morris’ insightful critiques of the show on the Web. DePaul’s obituary for Morris was included in its entirety along with the article.

• Psychology Professor Joe Ferrari was featured in an-depth column on procrastination on the Washington Post’s Web site on June 15. Ferrari was also featured in a similar story on the popular Web site Slate.com posted on May 13.

• Wicklander Ethics Chair Patricia Werhane was quoted in a June 15 Daily Herald story about microloans as a method to fight poverty. The story mentioned the Institute for Business and Professional Ethic’s poverty reduction lecture series.

• Emily Rosenberg, director of the School for Near Learning’s Labor Education Center, was quoted in a May 29 Northwest Herald story about possibly banning teachers’ strikes at Huntley School District 159.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was quoted in a May 31 Daily Herald story on presidential candidates keeping followers on a short leash. He also penned a May 8 article analyzing the American presidential election for Business Management Review, China’s version of the Harvard Business Review.

• Economics Professor Mike Miller was quoted in a front-page Daily Herald story June 7 about the slowdown in the manufacturing sector, particularly among automakers.

• Political Science Associate Professor Wayne Steger talked about how voters get most of their information about the presidential election through the Internet for a story on how presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign is fighting off rumors and smears on WMAQ-TV’s 5 p.m. newscast June 12. Steger also was quoted in a May 19 Daily Herald story on local Republicans fearing a ticket let by presidential candidate Barack Obama.

• Lawndale News ran a May 15 story on the School of Education’s LINK-INitiative art exhibit featuring the works of students from area elementary and high schools.

• A management department-sponsored author talk at DePaul about balancing work and home life by writer/blogger Stephanie Klein was featured June 4 in Crain’s Chicago Business’ “10 Things To Do This Weekend,” a weekly e-column of recommended events.

• Students from Communication Associate Professor Lisa Pecot-Hebert’s graduate class were featured on WMAQ-TV 6 p.m. weather segment on June 5, smiling and waving at the beginning and end of Brant Miller’s piece. After the newscast, anchor Warner Saunders spoke with them for an hour.

•The Digital Cinema Premiere Film Festival, sponsored by CDM’s School of Cinema and Interactive Media, was featured June 4 in the Chicago Reader and on Metromix.com.

• Law Professor Len Cavise was quoted in a June 13 New York Times story about the R. Kelly trial. Cavise was skeptical of the prosecutors’ case saying, it never overcame the jury’s reasonable doubt.