2017-05-16
- Stephen J. Elledge, a world-renowned leader in the field of the genetics, biochemistry, genomics, and proteomics of cancer cell biology, has received a 2017 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award.Established in 1957, the award is presented to alumni who have attained outstanding success and national or international distinction in their chosen profession or life’s work. Elledge (BS, ’78...
2017-05-15 - “The Art of Yellowstone Science,” the recently published book by Bruce Fouke, professor of geology, affiliate professor of microbiology, and active member of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, is doing so well that thousands of students around the world...
2017-05-12 - Hundreds of participants recently attended Brain Awareness Day, an outreach event organized by the Neuroscience Program at Illinois to spark enthusiasm for science in children.The day-long event at the Orpheum Children’s Museum in Champaign turned the building into a young science expo, with interactive exhibits and informative booths in studies...
2017-05-12 - Courtney Cain is a future three-time graduate of Illinois with a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree in history. After she officially graduates in August, she will be teaching at Lake Forest College as an assistant professor of history and African American studies. She spoke with Meaghan Downs at...
2017-05-11 - Researchers have demonstrated that a small molecule can transport iron in human cells and live animals when proteins that normally do the same job are missing, a condition that often causes severe anemia in patients. Such “molecular prosthetics” might treat a host of incurable diseases caused by protein deficiencies, such as anemias, cystic fibrosis or certain types of heart...
2017-05-11 - It was summer 2015, and the upcoming fall semester of college was heavy on Emma Woods’ mind. She would be a senior, and she wanted to both excel in class and find a job after graduation. She had no idea that a regular visit to the doctor’s office one day would turn her life upside down.The doctor had unexpected news: Woods was pregnant. Not only that, but her due date was in September, only...
2017-05-10 - Scientists report that they now know how to build a molecular Trojan horse that can penetrate gram-negative bacteria, solving a problem that for decades has stalled the development of effective new antibiotics against these increasingly drug-resistant microbes. The findings appear in the journal Nature. Led by University of Illinois ...
2017-05-09 - Jeffrey Moore, the Murchison-Mallory Professor of Chemistry, a professor of materials science and engineering, and a long-time Beckman faculty member, has been named director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, pending Board of Trustees approval. “Jeff’s...
2017-05-08 - Thirteen students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences were recently named recipients of the 2017 Beckman Institute student awards.LAS students studying a wide-range of topics including psychology and chemical and biomolecular engineering have been granted prestigious honors including the Janssen...
2017-05-05 - Karol Sokolowski was a junior at the University of Illinois studying molecular and cellular biology and chemistry when unexpected financial difficulties threatened to disrupt his studies. He needed help—and that’s when he received some life-changing news. At the time, Sokolowski was...
2017-05-05 - A multitude of options for students, diversity, cross-campus collaboration, and overall performance has earned the Department of Mathematics the 2017 American Mathematical Society (AMS) Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department.Home for 1,200 undergraduate majors, the department awards nearly 2 percent of the PhD degrees...
2017-05-04 - The Carle Illinois College of Medicine has announced nearly 100 inaugural faculty members. The list includes prominent researchers, administrators and medical professionals with a broad range of expertise invaluable to building the world’s first engineering-based college of medicine.Fifteen of the inaugural faculty members come from departments in the...
2017-05-03 - Four University of Illinois professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest professional honors a scientist can receive.John Cronan, Jeffrey Moore, Donald Ort, and Gary Parker are among 84 new members and 21 foreign associates announced by the Academy on May 2. The professors each come from departments within the...
2017-05-01 - A new study in mice reveals how a protein called Brd4 boosts the inflammatory response – for better and for worse, depending on the ailment. The study is the first to show that this protein, while problematic in some circumstances, also can protect the body from infection. The findings are reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The heat, swelling,...
2017-04-27 - Scott E. Denmark, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Denmark is one of 228 new members, including national and international scholars, artists, philanthropists and business leaders. The newly elected members...
2017-04-26 - Thomas Dowling, a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was awarded a $30,000 Truman Scholarship. Dowling was one of 62 Truman Scholars selected from a pool of 768 nominees from colleges and universities across the country.Dowling, from Chicago and a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep, was selected by the Truman Foundation based on his leadership ability, potential for...
2017-04-25 - Emad Tajkhorshid, a faculty member in the College of LAS and a world leader in developing and applying advanced computational techniques to understand proteins, has been named the J. Woodland Hastings Endowed Chair in Biochemistry. An investiture is one of the highest honors that a faculty member can receive. ...
2017-04-21 - Faculty, advisors, teaching assistants, and teaching interns in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been recognized for excellence in educating and advising students at Illinois.Each year, the college selects outstanding educators for awards in several categories. The nomination process begins early in the year, and a committee recommends recipients to the dean of the college....
2017-04-20 - Twelve U of I students took advantage of spring break to visit Washington, D.C., for a week of site visits and career-building and networking events with professionals – many of whom were Illini alumni.The trip, organized by LAS career development specialist Melissa Schoeplein, was part of a class centered around this trip. Schoeplein began organizing the new course, called LAS 199: Exploring...
2017-04-19 - Once hailed as a model for Islamic democracy, Turkey plays a key role in both the Syrian refugee crisis and the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State. On April 16, however, Turkish voters appear to have approved sweeping constitutional changes that many opponents and observers see as another big step in a years-long march toward authoritarianism under President Recep Tayyip...
2017-04-18 - For hundreds of years, the cold and wide Slims River, at some points 150 meters across, has carried meltwater northward from the Kaskawulsh glacier in Canada’s Yukon Territory to join Alaska’s Yukon River, where it would snake toward the Bering Sea. Jim Best recalls the strange and dusty day when he discovered the Slims River had virtually disappeared. The top of the Slims...
2017-04-17 - University of Illinois professor Erik S. McDuffie is the recipient of a 2017 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. McDuffie, a professor of African American studies and of history, is one of only 71 fellows chosen from nearly 1,200 applicants, according to an...
2017-04-13 - Thirty graduating seniors from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been selected to the Senior 100 Honorary for their notable achievements.LAS students from 17 majors, ranging from molecular and cellular biology to psychology, philosophy, history, gender and women’s studies, and more, are among 100 seniors selected from across campus for the honor. Senior 100, which is sponsored by...
2017-04-12 - University of Illinois professor of religion Jonathan Ebel has been awarded a 2017 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Ebel is one of 173 scholars, artists and scientists named as 2017 Guggenheim Fellows. They were chosen from...
2017-04-12 - Four assistant professors have been recognized for outstanding teaching and research as part of an ongoing program to spotlight and support promising junior faculty in the College of LAS.Eduardo Ledesma, Spanish and Portuguese; Hong Jin, biochemistry; David Sarlah,...