LAS News

Zishen (Norman) Ye
Climbing the internship ladder to success
Zishen (Norman) Ye supports out-of-classroom experiences at U of I
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Bruce Dalgaard and Carol Korda
A career for his students
Bruce Dalgaard's connection to U of I is rooted in a lifelong pursuit of teaching
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Ralph Nuzzo and Wilfred van der Donk
Two LAS professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
Chemists Ralph Nuzzo and Wilfred van der Donk receive one of the highest honors in science
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Pamela Martinez
Studying the geographies of death from COVID-19
Pamela Martinez examines health disparities during the pandemic in Chile
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Retika Adhikari Desai, Juliet Larkin-Gilmore, and Bobby Smith II
Three scholars in LAS awarded fellowships for research in humanities
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships are given to early career scholars
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Crop forecasting images
Bringing more data to crop forecasting
Professors receive grant to enhance satellite imagery and better understand crop growth
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Nancy Makri and Kenneth Schweizer
Professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Makri and Kenneth Schweizer join one of nation's oldest honor societies
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Fracas at the nest by Nick Atonson
Award-winning images of research
LAS graduate students honored for artistic portrayals of their work
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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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