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LAS News Archive
2021-07-22 - A new approach to treating breast cancer kills 95-100% of cancer cells in mouse models of human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers and their metastases in bone, brain, liver and lungs. The newly developed drug, called ErSO, quickly shrinks even large tumors to undetectable levels.
2021-07-16 - The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster for the world, but efforts to control the disease have produced at least one silver lining in terms of the environment: a decrease in global emissions. Efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as lockdowns, social distancing, and closures,...
2021-07-14 - Heather Ana Hathaway Miranda (BA, ‘95, Spanish) knows the pain of being marginalized. In her life she has experienced racism and fear of differences, including during her time as an undergraduate at UIUC; however, in these...
2021-07-14 - Nikia Brown recalls the last year as a season of transition for LAS International Programs. “We were all hands on deck,” recounted Brown, associate director of intercultural and global learning, international student experience...
2021-07-13 - With a graduate degree in economics, Carla Tighe Murray knows how hard school can be. With a family, she also knows how challenging caregiving can be. That’s why she’s giving support to graduate students who are trying to balance both responsibilities. Murray (PhD, ‘89,...
2021-07-13 - If you were to rank the people least likely to encounter an explosive device during their work shift, librarians might be near the top of your list. But on the evening of March 1, 1970, Linda Rogers (then Chapek) was approached by a man during her shift at the Altgeld Hall Library and told that...
2021-07-13 - Late nights under deadline. Smoky rooms. Protesters. Eagerly awaiting the roll of the presses. This is part of the history of Illini Hall, which for many years housed the offices of The Daily Illini. Now a group of former reporters, editors, and photographers who worked at the student newspaper...
2021-07-09 - Many members of the LAS community find inspiration and pleasure in reading a good book. We asked a few of our own faculty to share the books that they’re excited to dig in to this summer! Leslie Looney (professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy) As an astronomer, it may not come as a...
2021-07-07 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received the inaugural Research Response to Community Crisis Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities for its COVID-19 testing program. The university’s SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell program...
2021-07-07 - Two University of Illinois professors have been awarded funding in the first year of an initiative to better understand the connections between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system. Professors Mei Shen, from the Department of Chemistry,...
2021-07-06 - Various economic and political forces are steering some young people away from studying for degrees in disciplines such as science, law and medicine, while some new graduates face a shrinking pool of entry-level jobs. Kevin Leicht, a professor of...
2021-07-01 - For decades, researchers have been working toward mitigating excess atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions. One promising approach captures atmospheric carbon dioxide and then, through carbon dioxide electrolysis, converts it into value-added chemicals and intermediates—such as ethanol,...
2021-07-01 - The chance of detecting the virus that causes COVID-19 increases with more frequent testing, no matter the type of test, a new study found. Both polymerase chain reaction and antigen tests, paired with rapid results reporting, can achieve 98 percent sensitivity if deployed at least every three days...
2021-06-25 - Initiatives within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are being supported by the second round of funding through the Presidential Initiative: Expanding the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities, announced by University of Illinois President Tim Killeen. The new round of funding will...
2021-06-18 - Who thought insurance and financial planning could become so complicated? Okay—that doesn't surprise anybody—but in a country where people, on average, outlive their savings by eight to 10 years, Runhuan Feng’s goal is to advance innovation and technology so that financial stability and security is...
2021-06-14 - Two students from the College of LAS and two recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another three Illinois students were named Fulbright alternates. The...
2021-06-14 - Reconciliation is an odd thing. It seems ideal to replace anger and conflict with warmth and respect, but, historically, people aren’t always ready to embrace the word. While many Americans have become weary of the nation’s political divisiveness, particularly in the wake of the November 2020...
2021-06-10 - Advocates from across the country are partnering with universities, including the University of Illinois, to include the study of Jainism, a South Asian religion that emphasizes nonviolence, non-possessiveness, and respect for other viewpoints. The...
2021-06-09 - The story behind the construction of Altgeld Hall reflects some of U of I’s most rooted principles. Currently home to the Department of Mathematics, and with previous lives as the university library, administration building, and College of Law, the campus...
2021-06-08 - One thing that makes a college campus so interesting is the new perspectives and attitudes brought by international students. A new Global Leaders Program in the College of LAS is helping to bring those ideas to light by...
2021-06-07 - In a technology-driven society, computational skills are utilized in every professional field. Within the ATLAS Internship Program, College of LAS students develop a deeper understanding of technology through exposure to essential skills...
2021-06-04 - Workers at the Rantoul Foods pork-processing plant were among the first outbreak clusters when COVID-19 emerged in central Illinois in spring 2020. When researchers from the University of Illinois found no traces of the virus in air and surface samples at the plant, however, it raised questions...
2021-05-28 - Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage in crops by measuring the fluorescent light signature of plant leaves experiencing heat stress. If collected via satellite, this fluorescent signal could support widespread monitoring of growth and crop yield under the heat...
2021-05-28 - A plant researcher at the University of Illinois has been named the 2021 Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for her scientific achievements. Lisa Ainsworth, a research molecular biologist with the USDA Agricultural Research...