2022-02-28
- For more than 150 years Chinese students have traveled to the U.S. seeking higher education. The Seetoo family has followed that tradition for nearly as long.
The first Seetoo in America—the grandfather of U of I graduate Amy Seetoo (司徒達森)(MA, ’70,...
LAS News Archive
2022-02-24 - As a human resource associate for the Department of Mathematics, Emily Lange handles countless situations with empathy and knowledge that allow others to settle into new roles. From hiring activities to assisting with immigration roadblocks...
2022-02-23 - Atmospheric scientists from around the country will collaborate this spring to study the formation of particularly dangerous and little understood squall line tornadoes in the Southeast United States. Scientists from the University of Illinois will help lead the multi-institutional project, called...
2022-02-22 - As is typical with state and university building projects, funding sources can appear a bit confusing to casual—or even not-so-casual—observers. With designs and approvals moving forward, here’s a brief explainer of how the Altgeld and Illini...
2022-02-22 - What’s the scoop on the Altgeld Hall Dairy Queen? For the past few years, word of a Dairy Queen in Altgeld Hall has left many students scratching their heads over offerings of “Illini Blizzards” and other frozen treats supposedly offered inside one of U of I’s most iconic buildings. When they look...
2022-02-18 - The College of LAS has selected winners of this year’s teaching and advising awards. Professors, graduate students, lecturers, and an advisor have been honored for their service. "The College of LAS is enormously proud of the recipients of this year's teaching and advising awards," said Venetria K...
2022-02-18 - Buildings can’t grow the way people and programs do, which is why, after 115 years of service to the campus, Illini Hall now stands empty. The last faculty and staff members recently moved out to make way for the construction of a new building on the same site. Emptiness is an unusual state for...
2022-02-17 - Balloon launches are typically the stuff of birthday parties and photo opps unless you’re an atmospheric scientist trying to gather storm data in tandem with NASA research planes navigating their way through giant blizzards. Then they require a bit of creativity and determination. That was a job...
2022-02-11 - “Becky was really like a second mom, not only to me, but to many others.” Those are the words Dan Hanus uses when reflecting on his relationship with the late Rebecca J. (Becky) Simon, his advisor in the School of Chemical Sciences at Illinois when he was a...
2022-02-10 - A faculty member, two alumni, and a former long-time faculty member from the College of LAS have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors in the field. William Hammack, the William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor in ...
2022-02-07 - Editor's note: The following is a column written by Brett Ashley Kaplan for the Feb. 3, 2022, News-Gazette, reprinted with...
2022-02-02 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political science professor Nicholas Grossman is the author of “Drones and Terrorism: Asymmetric Warfare and the Threat to Global Security” and specializes in international relations. Grossman spoke with News Bureau...
2022-01-31 - Six staff members and academic professionals are being recognized for their particularly noteworthy efforts in advancing the mission of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2021-22. Jeeyoung Ha, Melissa Sotelo, and Kasia Szremski have been selected by an awards committee to receive the...
2022-01-31 - Nearly a year into production, “Push Podcast: Wheelchair Basketball in the United States” is pulling around 750 listeners per episode. With a goal to reach those who have never heard of adaptive sports, College of LAS alumni and former Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball teammates Derek Hoot...
2022-01-26 - For four years Stefan Djordjevic has served students as the academic advisor for the Department of History. Through his experiences as an advocate in education, he’s learned that students have histories to teach him, as well.
2022-01-26 - Eight College of LAS faculty members have been elected 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the highest honors for a scientist in the United States. They are among 14 on campus who were recently selected for the association. The new fellows from LAS...
2022-01-12 - The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research’s Coup D’état Project categorized the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,...
2022-01-07 - Advanced molecular imaging technology has now mapped the structure of a drug widely used to treat fungal infections but whose workings have mystified researchers and physicians for nearly 70 years. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of...
2022-01-07 - Mice with a genetic mutation that’s been observed in patients with epileptic encephalopathy, a severe form of congenital epilepsy, exhibit not only the seizure, developmental, and behavioral symptoms of the disorder, but also neural degeneration and inflammation in the brain, University of Illinois...
2021-12-21 - Name: Julia Hartman Title: Assistant coordinator for the ATLAS Internship Program Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS) provides...
2021-12-20 - While climate change is the primary driver of permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska, a new analysis of 70 years of data reveals that tundra fires are accelerating that decline, contributing disproportionately to a phenomenon known as “thermokarst,” the abrupt collapse of ice-rich permafrost as a...
2021-12-20 - Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong, a leader in research on multi-cellular engineered living cell systems, has been named the Robert W. Schaefer Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. The awarded position is named after an Illinois alumnus who graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in...
2021-12-14 - Tornadoes in December are not rare, especially in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions, known for winter storms. Studies show that the chances of tornadoes in colder months are rising due to climate change. The Dec. 10 tornado outbreak that devastated parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley has...
2021-12-13 - Many members of the LAS community find inspiration and joy in reading a good book. As our faculty head into winter break, we asked a few of them to share the books that they’re excited to dig into over the next month. To see what our students are reading, go ...
2021-12-13 - Emotions are part of being human. How do they affect brain cognition? And how does cognition affect emotions? Those questions are at the root of understanding numerous affective disorders, and they’re in the realm of Florin Dolcos, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience. His integrative...