2021-04-09
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Kevin Mumford has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.
Mumford is one of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists who were awarded fellowships. They were chosen through a...
LAS News Archive
2021-04-08 - Editor's note: Andy Sima studies environmental sustainability and creative writing at Illinois, where he will graduate in May 2021. Sima received the grand prize in the 2020 Janelle Joseph Environmental...
2021-04-07 - College of LAS students Evan Dray and Ariel Lerman were awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering. They...
2021-04-01 - Tried and true ways to save on electricity include turning off lights when you leave the room or unplugging unused electronics. A University of Illinois professor, however, has developed a smart home model that uses dynamic, real-time energy pricing data to operate household appliances in a way...
2021-03-30 - When Amanda Bjerkan Hennessy first saw “Hamilton: an American Musical” in 2019, she immediately loved the Broadway musical. She constantly listened to the soundtrack with her children, ages 8 and 6, who also began to enjoy the music. "And with that came a lot of questions!” she said. “‘...
2021-03-26 - With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community service organizations scrambled to maintain their support programs. One of the ways they compensated was by increasing their social media and online presence—which they accomplished with the help of the...
2021-03-24 - To many outsiders, Beirut has evolved to a modern and exceptional Middle Eastern city. In reality, its inhabitants are challenged by daily violence and disruptions, caused by state sanctioned neglect and violence on its people. To Ghassan Moussawi, an ethnographer, the city reveals...
2021-03-22 - When you spend a year and a half immersed in a place, as Karla Smalley has in Altgeld Hall, you start to develop a sense for the significant details. One day not long ago the architect was drawn to an old chair on the building’s third floor that seemed out of place, yet oddly familiar. Smalley is...
2021-03-17 - The Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois has awarded its annual Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowships to six faculty members and six graduate students in the College of LAS for the 2021–22 academic year. Several members of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have...
2021-03-16 - A study of the early career paths of recent University of Illinois graduates reveals that new alumni from the College of LAS are successful in finding jobs and other first destinations. About 90 percent of new LAS alumni are securing jobs (including military service), continuing education, or...
2021-03-15 - Karen P. Layng (’84, BA, international economics and French commercial studies; '87, JD) wears several hats. From leading her own consulting firm to serving as the national president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Layng...
2021-03-12 - The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poverty alters gene activity in immune cells, according to a new study of low-income single Black mothers on the South Side of Chicago. The changes in stress-related gene expression reflect the body’s “hunker down...
2021-03-12 - It’s difficult to picture while standing in the lobby of the Altgeld library today. However, generations ago a spectacular display of color – greens, ambers, purples, and cobalt blues – crowned one of the most special spaces on campus During construction of the building in 1896, a...
2021-03-11 - How do we move forward from here? The year 2020 was hard, but it also summoned thoughts on how to start anew. We’ve asked LAS professors for their thoughts on how—in light of the pandemic, racial tensions, isolation, environmental issues, political divisiveness, and other trials of 2020—we...
2021-03-11 - When Brendan McGovern first started working as a consultant at the Writers Workshop in 2018, he looked forward to helping people with a craft that he loves. However, he’s learned that in helping others his own writing has become better, too. “...
2021-03-11 - The fall semester was unlike any other for students at the University of Illinois. Many students returned to campus for a mix of online and in-person courses, some took classes entirely online from home, and others, such as international students, were unable to go home even for breaks. Here, in...
2021-03-09 - Christopher Freeburg has been named the John A. and Grace W. Nicholson Professor in recognition of his outstanding literary achievements and dedication to the Department of English and the University of Illinois as a whole. Freeburg has published...
2021-03-08 - The College of LAS has selected winners of this year’s teaching excellence awards. Thirteen professors, graduate student teaching assistants, and an advisor have been honored for their service. The LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is being awarded to professors Teresa...
2021-03-03 - With the damage inflicted to the U.S. economy by the COVID-19 pandemic, recovery will require not only restoring jobs and income, according to a professor at Illinois, but revitalizing a key industry that affects millions of families: child care. Elizabeth Powers, professor of...
2021-03-02 - In January, many listeners were struck by the power of Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb,” read by Gorman at the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., as it addressed some of the nation’s most painful divisions. University of Illinois English...
2021-02-24 - Christopher Freeburg, a professor of English at UIUC, is a scholar of African American literature, Black culture, and the American novel. He has published several books, including “Counterlife: Slavery after Resistance and Social Death,” and was ...
2021-02-23 - “The Discovery of Cosmic Voids” is a newly released account of the history of one of the more important discoveries in astronomy in the last century. But the perspective of an astronomy professor from the University of Illinois isn’t just about exploring vast tracks of outer space; it’s also...
2021-02-19 - Entomology and African American studies professor Esther Ngumbi is the 2021 recipient of the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, an annual award from the American Association for the...
2021-02-17 - During his sophomore year, Alejandro Martinez wanted a change in direction. The student changed his major from mathematics to statistics—a related field, but very different in important ways. He needed some guidance,...
2021-02-11 - From the advent of photography to the age of social media, U.S. presidents have been among the most common subjects for the camera. So what better way to tell a story of the medium’s evolution than through those historical figures. That was the thinking of Cara Finnegan in writing...