TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: "[It is with the deepest regret that we announce the sudden death, on 28 May 1996, of our friend Professor Greenbaum, while on a speaking engagement in Moscow.]"

SOLUTION: "We deeply regret that on May 28,1996, while on a speaking engagement in Moscow, Professor Greenbaum died suddenly."

PROBLEM: The circuits etched into the chips are less than one thousandth the width of a human hair.

SOLUTION: Circuits etched into chips are less than 1/1000th the width of hair.

PROBLEM: Today we have accomplished all this and much more. Currently, the university lists more than 50 courses in philanthropic studies that touch on a wide range of disciplines including the law, sociology, and the humanities.

SOLUTION:
We have accomplished all this and more. The university lists more than 50 courses in studies with a range of disciplines including law, sociology, and humanities.