2023-06-29
- Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working with Native American tribes across the country to digitize oral histories and ethnographic materials collected from tribal members and to make them accessible online.
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2023-06-28 - Wildfires emit large amounts of smoke containing harmful pollutants that can drift for hundreds or thousands of miles away from their source, as shown by this summer’s Canadian wildfires, which created air quality problems as far afield as New York City. A new paper co-written by a team of...
2023-06-28 - “I truly feel like what I am doing is making a difference,” said Olivia Ross, a psychology major, in the midst of a bicycle ride across the country. “Even though I may not be able to cure cancer myself, knowing we are funding scientists who might be...
2023-06-13 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has awarded funding to six teams of faculty and staff to advance innovative ideas that aim to improve student experiences, from incorporating one-on-one mentorship with teaching to offering Illinois undergrads and incarcerated individuals the opportunity...
2023-06-09 - Five University of Illinois professors at the Urbana-Champaign campus, including two from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence...
2023-06-08 - Before it was home to Spain and Portugal, much of the Iberian Peninsula was ruled by a succession of Islamic dynasties for almost 800 years during the Middle Ages. Known as al-Andalus, its influence is still reflected in art and politics today – not only in Spain and North Africa, but also in...
2023-06-08 - Asian colobines, also known as leaf-eating monkeys, have been on the planet for about 10 million years. Their ancestors crossed land bridges, dispersed across continents, survived the expansion and contraction of ice sheets and learned to live in tropical, temperate and colder climes. A new...
2023-06-08 - Martin D. Burke, a professor of chemistry and of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, has been named the May and Ving Lee Professor for Chemical Innovation. Known for his contributions to pioneering lego-...
2023-06-08 - Outstanding individual and group outreach efforts were recently recognized with the 2023 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement. The awards honor faculty and...
2023-06-02 - The College of LAS has awarded more than 25 professors with named scholar positions for their contributions to education and research at the University of Illinois. The named positions include the Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars, the Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholars...
2023-05-31 - Meet Natasha Samreny (MA, ’10, Middle Eastern Studies & Arabic). She is the director of marketing and communications for Trinity Repertory Company, a theater within the League of Resident Theatres. As a storyteller, Samreny taps into her global...
2023-05-31 - Kelvin Droegemeier, a research meteorologist who previously held several national science and policy leadership roles, is joining the faculty of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Aug. 16. He also will hold a special advisory position in the...
2023-05-30 - Thirteen University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates, including 10 from the College of LAS, were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another six Illinois students were named...
2023-05-30 - Maybe it’s because Runhuan Feng works so much in analyzing risk and uncertainty—in finance, insurance, retirement planning, healthcare, and otherwise—that soon after joining the University of Illinois as a professor in mathematics he began to wonder: “How...
2023-05-23 - Economics professor Marcelo Cunha Medeiros was named the Jorge Paulo Lemann Chair in Brazilian Economy in a recent ceremony. While he joined the faculty of the University of Illinois less than a year ago, Medeiros brings a history of research, scholarship, and teaching. He was previously with the...
2023-05-19 - Early on a sunny Sunday morning, the chimes tower in Altgeld Hall is filling up with people. Students climb the steep staircase to the tower, several of them carrying snacks. They are all chimes players who will perform for a recording of chimes music. Chimesmaster Michael Broussard, a doctoral...
2023-05-19 - Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons or appendages, soft-bodied invertebrates like sea slugs ruled the seas. A new study finds parallels between the brain architecture that drives locomotion in sea slugs and that of more complex...
2023-05-12 - When you come to a new country to attend college, sometimes the problems you face can be the most basic kind—such as housing. Yuyan Liu, a psychology major, recalled how her friends encountered a problem that many international students have dealt with...
2023-05-12 - A team of scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rice University, and Danville Area Community College has created an affordable laboratory curriculum for teaching advanced data analysis techniques and instrument building to first-year general chemistry students. Students in the...
2023-05-08 - Chemistry professor Nancy Makri has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest professional honors a scientist can receive. She is among 120 members and 23 international members elected this year to...
2023-05-04 - Anyone near campus with a green thumb—or at least an appreciation for it—has likely heard of the Plant Biology Greenhouse, including its popular 2,000 square-foot conservatory. As noteworthy as the local attraction has become in the past 30-plus years, efforts are underway to make the space even...
2023-05-02 - In the post-World War II period, Hong Kong became a battleground for the competing ideologies of China, Taiwan, and the U.S. in a cultural cold war. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Po-Shek...
2023-04-27 - Two College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students have received prestigious Boren Awards for study abroad during the 2023-24 academic year. David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are funded by the National Security...
2023-04-26 - A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in Florida reveals a steady decline in native ants and simultaneous increase in nonnative ants – even in protected natural areas of the state, researchers report. The study tracked leaf-litter ant abundance...
2023-04-25 - Researchers at the University of Illinois have partnered with Immerse, a virtual reality language learning platform, and Meta—formerly Facebook, Inc.—to provide underserved high school students with headsets to participate in virtual reality language learning courses. Randall Sadler, professor of...