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LaTasha Holden
The social side of intelligence
LaTasha Holden expands definitions of cognitive ability
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Group photo at investiture ceremony
Ruby Mendenhall named Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences
Faculty member is known for her research on racial segregation and violence
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Bison on the prairie
History professor featured in a new Ken Burns documentary
Rosalyn LaPier discusses bison and their connections to Indigenous people
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Alumnus Joe Bonomo
Creative problem solving and statistics
Alumnus credits LAS degree with foundation for career
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Alma Mater at night
College of LAS announces named professorship positions
Six faculty members are named Marjorie Roberts and Robert W. Schaefer Professors in Liberal Arts & Sciences
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Christiana Lewis
College of LAS student receives Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
Christiana Lewis will use funding to assist children in underserved communities
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New students forming the Block I
University of Illinois welcomes largest ever incoming class
College of LAS enrolls nearly 2,500 new freshmen and new transfer students
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Bobby J. Smith II
Food for thought
Bobby J. Smith II explores the politics of one of life's necessities—and how it fueled the Civil Rights Movement
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Former President Barack Obama looks at May Berenbaum as a woman in a military uniform holds the National Medal of Science
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