2022-07-19
- NASA stunned the world when it shared the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data. From the star-forming regions of the Carina Nebula to never-before-seen details in the Stephen’s Quintet galaxy group, observers witnessed the universe as they never had before.
With the James Webb Space Telescope (...
2022-07-18 - A new analysis of reports from more than 35,000 people offers the most comprehensive assessment so far of menstrual changes experienced by pre- and post-menopausal individuals in the first two weeks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study adds to the evidence that significant numbers of people experience this unexpected side effect. “...
2022-07-14 - When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell’s protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike protein that render it more flexible and mobile, which could increase its ability to infect other cells and to evade antibodies, a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found. The researchers created an atomic-level computational model of the...
2022-07-08 - The word “champ” is such an easy one to toss out there. For Eric Ahasic on the set of “Jeopardy!”, however, during a recent six-game winning streak, it was the sound of a dream coming true. “You walk off the stage, the microphone guy takes the mic off, ‘Way to go, champ. Great game.’ The contestant coordinators, ‘Alright champ, follow me,’” recalled Ahasic (BS, ’12,...
2022-06-23 - They come from a pre-digital era: a way to help students understand geometry and algebra by literally grasping the concepts in their hands. Their time has passed, but the future of more than 360 math models in Altgeld Hall wasn’t ever really in doubt until recently when campus announced that Altgeld Hall would be renovated. What...
2022-06-20 - From academia to public service, Russell Wigginton (PhD; ’01; history) has led a career driven with a passion to assist others and build relationships – traits he’s carried since he was a student at Illinois.
2022-06-15 - A new study finds that the more a person stares at themself while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation. Alcohol use appears to worsen the problem, the researchers found. Reported in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, the findings point to a potentially problematic role of online meeting platforms in exacerbating...
2022-06-13 - Ten students and young alumni from the College of LAS were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. They were among 16 total students and alumni from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign offered grants through the program. The ...
2022-06-10 - Ralph Nuzzo, G.L. Clark Professor Emeritus of Analytical Chemistry at Illinois and professor emeritus of chemistry, is one of four recipients of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. Professor Nuzzo shares the Kavli Prize in Nanosicence with David L. Allara (USA), Jacob Sagiv (Israel), and George Whitesides (USA). The Norwegian Academy of...
2022-06-06 - Several professors in the College of LAS have recently received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research at the University of Illinois. The named positions include the Helen Corley Petit Scholars, the I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, and LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars. They will receive financial support for their work. The awardees are as follows:...
2022-06-06 - Laura Shackelford and her colleagues were digging for fossils in northern Laos in 2018 when children from a nearby village told them about a cave that was full of bones. The catch? It was known as a hangout den for cobras. After someone scouted it out, however, the professor of anthropology investigated the children’s claim—and made a huge discovery....
2022-06-03 - You can’t quite say that Stephen (Steve) Douglas did it all, but he came closer than a lot of people. His accomplishments include: NCAA basketball player in the Final Four, coach of the Malaysian national women’s basketball team, professor of political science at U of I, and first women’s basketball coach at U of I. Most recently, Douglas served as a valued member of the...
2022-05-26 - Cannabis has long been used to alleviate pain, reduce anxiety, and treat inflammation, with the earliest records dating back to 2737 B.C. in China. Today, many cancer patients use cannabis to treat pain and chemotherapy-related symptoms such as nausea, but researchers and clinicians still don’t fully understand the mechanisms behind cannabis and its molecular components. Aditi Das,...
2022-05-25 - Ellen Lindsey is the office manager and graduate contact for the Department of Plant Biology within the School of Integrative Biology in Morrill Hall. In all, she has spent 24 years working for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in a variety of capacities, but she has been a visitor to campus...
2022-05-20 - A leaked U.S. Supreme court draft opinion suggests that the court is on the verge of overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade case and allowing states to more heavily regulate abortion. Cynthia Buckley, a demographer and professor of sociology at U of I who has studied and written about abortion, recently answered questions from the College of LAS....
2022-05-20 - Several teams of faculty and staff will advance ideas to enhance student experiences through a new program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The teams will receive funding for a variety of initiatives, from improving e-textbooks in linguistics to enhancing operations at a walk-in tutoring center for mathematics and statistics. The college issued a call for LAS Student Success...
2022-05-13 - Eight students from the College of LAS will graduate with the Class of 2022 as Lincoln Scholars. Since 2012, the initiative has supported promising LAS students from the state of Illinois by providing significant, renewable scholarships. The average unmet need to attend Illinois is around $6,000 per year, and the Lincoln Scholars...
2022-05-12 - Not many professors have been described as “scholar,” “punk,” and “zine author” in the same sentence, but not many have pursued ideas the same way as Mimi Thi Nguyen, either. Now a professor of gender and women’s studies, she became well-known for her work before the U of I, which included her compilation zine “Evolution of a Race Riot” in which she...
2022-05-12 - A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers led by physics and astronomy professor Charles Gammie is part of a large international collaboration that unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center...
2022-05-11 - Russia, under President Vladimir Putin’s administration, is perhaps the most dangerous country for racial violence in the world, according to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Eugene Avrutin. That wasn’t always the case. In his new book, “Racism in...
2022-05-10 - Love for language and family have been the driving forces behind Dalya Qualls White’s (BA, ’00, English) career moves from human resources to communications. As senior vice president and chief communications officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Qualls White leans on her roots at Illinois where she discovered words connect people. ...
2022-05-10 - Known for ground-breaking research blending chemical and biological approaches to address antibiotic resistance, professor Douglas Mitchell was celebrated as the John and Margaret Witt Professor of Chemistry during an Investiture ceremony on the Illinois campus. During their individual remarks, Mitchell and alumnus John Witt (PhD, ’61) both...
2022-05-05 - Brendan A. C. Harley—a leader in the fields of biomaterials, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine—has been named the Robert W. Schaefer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The awarded position is named after an Illinois alumnus who graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 1956 and was a great supporter of the...
2022-05-05 - Graduating from U of I with three degrees, Grace Maloney (BS, ’21, molecular and cellular biology and chemistry; BA, ’21, Spanish) had a lot of options. She decided against going to medical school for a...
2022-05-04 - College of LAS students Caleb Apperson and Dahlia Davis have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages this summer. Apperson, of Champaign, a graduate of Centennial High School, was offered a Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese. Apperson is a junior majoring in...