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Phillip B. Williams
The short story behind a novel career
A new book by Phillip B. Williams has its roots in his days as a student at Illinois
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LAS Staff Spotlight Kristen Sackley
Creating pathways
LAS Staff Spotlight: Kristen Sackley
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Investiture ceremony photo
Two English professors receive named positions
Tim Dean and Robert Dale Parker honored for outstanding work in their fields
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Worker inputs data for SPOTLITE
Database expands to document police uses of lethal force across U.S.
Cline Center for Advanced Social Research identifies 23,000 incidents of police using lethal force
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Stephen Long holds a plant
In TED Talk, plant biologist discusses increasing crop yields
Stephen Long's presentation on photosynthesis describes untapped potential in plants
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Workers renovate the roof of Altgeld Hall
A closer look at the Altgeld Hall exterior renovation
Special care taken to preserve historic features while making improvements
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Optical micagraph
Researchers identify unexpected twist while developing new polymer-based semiconductors
Finding has implications for solar cells, faster computers, and better imaging
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Group at Rao investiture ceremony
Christopher V. Rao invested as the Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor
Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor honored for groundbreaking research
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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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