LAS News

Elephants wading in mud
Study tracks elephant tusks from 16th century shipwreck
DNA helps scientists understand history and modern conservation
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Bee on a flower on U of I campus
Not enough buzz for the bees
Researchers: Threat to pollinators and food supplies receives insufficient coverage by news media
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The White House
A tense time for transition
History and the uncertainty of current events will set the tone on Inauguration Day
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Bobby Smith II (left) and Eduardo Ledesma
LAS professors awarded NEH Fellowships
National fellowship program supports advanced research in humanities
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Bill and Linda Perry
Remembering a strong community - and a rigorous mathematician
Alumni Bill and Linda Perry honor a former professor and Altgeld Hall
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Reading a book by the fire
What's on your winter break reading list? (Part Two)
Faculty and staff in LAS share the books they plan to read this winter
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Reading a book by the fire
What's on your winter break reading list? (Part One)
Faculty and staff in LAS share the books they plan to read this winter
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Ying Diao
Cultivating astronomical plant growth
Professor receives NASA Early Career award to help astronauts grow vegetables
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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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