2010-04-01
- The photos have the feeling of intimacy, of behind the scenes at the White House—and you find them where you find pictures of your new nephew and of your aunt’s trip to Texas.Welcome to the White House photostream on Flickr, about 2,000 images...
LAS News Archive
2010-04-01 - An unusual chemical reaction that allows malaria parasites and disease-causing bacteria to survive may be their downfall. Researchers at the U of I say they have developed a protein inhibitor that strikes at these bugs’ ability to create compounds necessary for life. Researchers have long tried to...
2010-04-01 - Acclaimed novelist Richard Powers, the Swanlund Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of English at the University of Illinois, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Composed of 250 architects, artists, composers...
2010-04-01 - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their excellence in teaching and advising in 2010. Their contributions are vital to maintaining LAS as a great college.Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Gary Wszalek, Psychology Excellence in...
2010-04-01 - Displaying the charm and quick wit that have made him one of Latin America’s most charismatic leaders, Ecuadorian President and U of I alumnus Rafael Correa Delgado returned to campus last week to become one of the University’s most controversial alumni award recipients.Correa was being honored...
2010-04-01 - Robert Warrior, director of LAS’s American Indian Studies program and an English and history professor, will be featured in two of the six episodes that will air...
2010-04-01 - Many of today’s college students hadn’t yet reached elementary school when the Rwandan genocide erupted in April of 1994. Some at the University of Illinois gained an intimate view of its stormy aftermath, however, by participating in a United Nations videoconference that explored the ways that the...
2010-04-01 - A new study of brain activity in depressed and anxious people indicates that some of the ill effects of depression are modified—for better or for worse—by anxiety.Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers looked at depression and two types of anxiety: anxious arousal, the...-
2010-04-01 - A junior from the University of Illinois who is triple-majoring in integrative biology, chemistry, and astronomy, will have help paying for all those extra textbooks and summer courses as he has been named a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year...
2010-03-01 - Advertisers have told us over the years that coffee “is the best part of waking up” because it “tastes as good as it smells.” Now, researchers at the University of Illinois have come up with a way to scientifically determine whether a particular batch of coffee truly is as good as it smells.A...
2010-03-01 - The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the most colossal since human civilization emerged 10,000 years ago. Why is so little known about it today? In this year's LAS Humanities Lecture, English Professor Gillen Wood will re-acquaint us with the...
2010-03-01 - Of all the insults you hurled at your brother as you beat his score in Pac-Man, you probably didn’t mention your nucleus accumbens. A study conducted at the U of I, however, indicates that the size of certain brain structures profoundly influences cognitive skills that are at play in video...
2010-03-01 - Walter Dalitsch III was returning from a cousin’s wedding in upstate Illinois this fall when he saw the University of Illinois again for the first time in seven years. He didn’t have long to soak in his homecoming, however, as he experienced it from the cockpit of his Cessna 172RG airplane. “I had...
2010-03-01 - University of Illinois researchers are part of a major new center that aims to develop a working biological machine—a complex machine comprised of cells and capable of performing vital functions within the human body. “This is the next step in synthetic biology,” says Martha Gillette, an LAS...
2010-02-01 - Like so many students, Robin Wiszowaty suffered from culture shock when she traveled to Africa for her foreign exchange experience. But in her case, it was reverse culture shock. Her greatest shock was coming back home and trying to readjust to her culture in the United States.After spending a year...
2010-02-01 - Size isn’t all that matters when it comes to the brains of chimpanzees and humans. Humans have significantly larger brains than chimps, especially in the forebrain region. But LAS researchers have found that gene expression in the brain—the way genetic information is used—sets humans apart from...
2010-02-01 - In researching how humans populated the Americas, Ripan Malhi, a U of I molecular anthropologist, has encountered the usual obstacles that come with dealing in microscopic substances. Then there’s that problem of being called a vampire. He’s not, of...
2010-02-01 - Illinois is mired in a deep employment recession that could linger for years unless the state unravels the roots of its nearly decade-long job slump, a new study by a University of Illinois geographer and economist...-
2010-02-01 - The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) at the University of Illinois has been awarded a six-year, $1.25 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will fund 10 postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities and...
2010-02-01 - University of Illinois entomologist May R. Berenbaum is the 2009 recipient of the Public Understanding of Science and Technology Award from the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Berenbaum, a Swanlund Chair and the head of the...
2010-02-01 - The United States has led the way for decades in promoting free trade and globalization, but contrary to common wisdom, it’s now among the most vulnerable to a growing backlash against it, says U of I professor Jude Hays.The belief, especially among economists, has been that certain Western...
2010-02-01 - The civil rights movement was never as unified as it often has been portrayed, says U of I professor Clarence Lang.That’s because class is often a key missing element in the story, according to Lang, a professor of history and...
2010-02-01 - Each year the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognizes a handful of staff members and academic professionals for their outstanding contributions to the college and service to others. These individuals, who were nominated by members of the campus community, demonstrate excellence and enhance...
2010-01-01 - Rick Undesser’s elbow still ached from the injury suffered in his first judo match of the day. Now, this LAS alumnus was facing the same Russian competitor who had defeated him in that first fight—the same man who had also injured him by over-extending his elbow. Only this time, the gold medal was...
2010-01-01 - Advocates say a new Illinois state law signed on December 9, 2009, is a historic step toward campaign finance reform, but a U of I political scientist cautions that it will take one or two election cycles before state residents can accurately judge whether...