2021-12-10
- A master’s degree in sociology and finance was a recipe for a successful career for Vivian Lin Thurston. Now she wants to give back and use her success to help U of I students achieve their own goals.
Thurston (MA, ’98, sociology; MS, ’99,...
LAS News Archive
2021-12-07 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign senior Boming Yang, of Beijing, was named a Schwarzman Scholar, one of 151 recipients selected from an international pool of 3,000 applicants. The program annually fully funds a class consisting of 40 percent...
2021-12-03 - From research labs on campus to virtual internships with unique companies from around the world, College of LAS students are taking advantage of career advancement opportunities thanks to the Life + Career Design Scholarship....
2021-11-22 - Four faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been named to the 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list. The list recognizes researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited...
2021-11-22 - In an unusual study, researchers brought vampire bats from distant Panamanian populations together for four months in a laboratory setting and tracked how the bats’ gut microbes changed over time. They found that bats that interacted closely with one another shared much more than body heat....
2021-11-17 - On a recent 11-day trip through the Grand Canyon, geologists gathered evidence in hope that it would allow them to peer billions of years into the past. Using a relatively new technique, they were able to estimate the age of a mysterious section of the national landmark. The Great Unconformity is...
2021-11-16 - Several researchers in the College of LAS have received funding for projects as part of the U of I’s Call to Action Research Program to Address Racism and Social Injustice. They’re the...
2021-11-12 - Researchers from several universities, led by a team at the University of Illinois, have found corn, or maize, yields to be very sensitive to extreme heat. In addition, they found that models used by the agriculture industry are ineffective at predicting the impact of extended periods of harsh...
2021-11-10 - Recent weeks have witnessed a series of medium-to-large-sized asteroids cross paths with Earth’s orbit. The largest of the pack – asteroid 2004 UE – is on track to make its closest approach to the planet Nov. 13. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
2021-11-05 - As director of community relations for the Chicago Bulls, Erica Bauer (PhD, ‘10, communication) works to connect the NBA basketball team with the Chicago community. This investment – Bauer, the team, and the league believe – will lead to a reduction in community violence across the city.
2021-11-04 - When Nicholas Wu was in middle school, a SARS pandemic swept China and his home city of Hong Kong. The impact was devastating enough that Wu decided to devote his career to combating infectious diseases—and his path has led him to the University of Illinois. Wu, a professor of...
2021-11-03 - Social media users encounter misinformation online every day, but how do they recognize it? How do they know what to believe? Kevin Leicht, a professor of sociology, and his colleagues are combating the vital issue with new research methods. The team...
2021-11-02 - Partisanship is a particularly potent source of group identity in contemporary American politics, and a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in political psychology says the growing chasm between opposing groups isn’t limited to interactions in the political...
2021-10-28 - In her new nonfiction book, Catherine Prendergast, an English professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, wrote about a love triangle among members of a writers’ colony and their deaths by cyanide, set in the bohemian counterculture at the...
2021-10-27 - Recently, architects who are mapping the many nooks and crannies of Altgeld Hall in advance of the building’s renovation were asked this: Does there exist, in a forgotten room off the elevator shaft, the remains of an office for someone...
2021-10-25 - Students of campus history might have noted that Homecoming 2021 was a significant one for Illini Hall. With building demolition scheduled to begin in the next few months, this latest homecoming celebration was the last for the campus landmark—which is where the beloved tradition began. Illini...
2021-10-22 - Nearly 20 new faculty have joined the College of LAS this fall, with their research and teaching interests ranging from African American religious diversity to the human brain and the role of law during periods of crisis. In all, more than 600 faculty work within the College of LAS. Read below...
2021-10-20 - The Illinois Global Institute (IGI) has launched a new speaker series on transitional justice in the United States. Monthly through April, the institute will host speakers from around the world to speak on themes ranging from policing to reparations, gender...
2021-10-20 - The University of Illinois and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are planning a new building for ethnic and gender and women’s studies that’s expected to greatly increase and improve teaching, research, and office spaces for several key departments and programs. The university has approved a...
2021-10-13 - David Sepkoski, professor in the Department of History, was named the Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science during a recent investiture ceremony on campus. In 2006, Siebel — founder, chairman, and CEO of C3.ai, an artificial intelligence software platform and applications company —...
2021-10-07 - In the modern workplace, the mechanics of seeking help on the job aren’t clearly understood by managers or employees, especially regarding its interpersonal benefits and costs. A new paper co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts who study occupational well-being says...
2021-10-05 - A new grant will help reduce disparities in healthcare through a unique new training program led by Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s Ruby Mendenhall. The programming will create a culture of innovation that centers around the health and wellness of...
2021-09-30 - Eye size likely plays a role in the contest between avian brood parasites – birds that lay their eggs in the nests of other species – and their hosts, who sometimes detect the foreign eggs and eject or abandon them, scientists report in the journal Biology Letters. Brood parasites succeed by...
2021-09-28 - A new national initiative to enable geospatial data-driven scientific discovery will create a $15-million institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to better understand the risks and impacts of climate change and disasters. The Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an...
2021-09-24 - Student spaces and high traffic areas within the west wing of Davenport Hall have a fresh look as a renovation project concluded this semester.