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Chickens on a farm
How concerned should we be about H5N1 bird flu?
Microbiologist Chris Brooke describes the risks posed by a sustained strain of virus
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Maggie Su
"Blob" and a coming of age
Alumna's pivot to creative writing in college leads to a life of writing - and her first novel
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Aja Martinez and book cover
Book recounts history of critical race theory
Controversial topic is often misunderstood by both proponents and opponents, professor says
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Adham Sahloul stands in front of a bust of Abraham Lincoln
Public service is an act of faith
Alumnus shares experience as national security expert
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Book cover and Mary Frances Phillips
Book examines spiritual wellness work of political activist Ericka Huggins
Professor Mary Frances Phillips writes the first scholarly biography of a female Black Panther
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Robert Dale Parker and book image
New book shows how literature of extreme poverty provides stirring view of the Great Depression
Professor emeritus focuses on lesser-known and forgotten writing of that period
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Annareli Morales
‘My major built a solid foundation of scientific expertise, research’
Alumna: having Illinois professors in her network is ‘incredibly valuable’
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Angad Mehta and Lisa Olshansky
Two LAS professors named Sloan Research Fellows
Grants are devoted to research that improves the general welfare of society
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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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