2008-11-01
- Studying abroad is no vacation—even in Vienna. For the 38-plus years that students have spent a semester or two in the Viennese capital as part of one of U of I’s longest-running study abroad programs, the Austria Illinois Exchange Program...
LAS News Archive
2008-11-01 - Two vibrant programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are enjoying the university equivalent of an 18th birthday this fall as they become academic departments. Far from being newcomers, the promoted units—the Department of Religion and the Department...
2008-11-01 - One of today’s hottest websites when it comes to global warming is The Cryosphere Today, produced by the Polar Research Group in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Devoted to conveying the ever-changing state of polar ice caps, the site includes...
2008-11-01 - Ninety years from now, the Chicago fire could be a good description of the heat on the street, not just a reference to the blaze that destroyed the city in 1871. By the year 2100, depending on carbon dioxide emissions, the average annual temperature in Chicago could rise by anywhere from 3 to 8...
2008-11-01 - The many wonderful cultural and social events hosted by the college each year would not be possible without the time and support of the LAS Alumni Association Board. These 12 devoted alumni volunteer their time in indentifying possible events and in helping to bring this great programming to you....
2008-11-01 - Election season is just behind us and the conventional wisdom is that candidates have been handing out promises as freely as candy on Halloween—promises they have little intention of keeping. But a new University of Illinois study reveals that Senate and House candidates of both parties do a good...
2008-11-01 - By Vernon Burton Dr. Burton is a professor emeritus of history, sociology, and African American studies at U of I and is the author of Age of Lincoln.In 2007, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and...
2008-11-01 - The credit freeze is showing signs of thawing, says LAS economist Anne Villamil. Villamil points to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, which is the interest rate that banks charge each other for three-month loans. “Libor has dropped to the...
2008-10-01 - Brigit Pegeen Kelly, a professor in the Department of English, has been recognized by the Academy of American Poets for a career of distinguished poetic achievement. She is the 2008 recipient of the Academy of American Poets Fellowship, which in the...
2008-10-01 - With the presidential campaign coming down to its final weeks, the national political environment is more tightly contested than it has been since the 1880s, according to a political science...
2008-10-01 - By Vernon Burton Dr. Burton is a professor emeritus of history, sociology, and African American studies at U of I and is the author of Age of Lincoln.This year commemorates the bicentennial of Abraham...
2008-10-01 - Got a major? Need a minor? Come see displays on many of the 150 majors and minors available to you at U of I. It's a great opportunity to discover a field you may not have known existed yet is just right for you! Departmental advisors and faculty members from majors, minors, and special programs...
2008-10-01 - Scientists have long been uncertain how a particular bacterium, responsible for many cases of ulcers, can survive in such an inhospitable environment as the human stomach—a place with a pH somewhere between that of lemon juice and battery acid. But LAS researchers have now begun to reveal answers...
2008-10-01 - Media bias from both the left and right has become increasingly profitable and could affect election choices in 2008, according to three LAS economics professors, Dan Bernhardt, Stefan Krasa, and Mattias Polborn.Biased media boost ratings and profits...
2008-10-01 - The naming of University of Illinois as the nation’s “most wired” university came as no surprise to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where technology advancements have assisted instruction in a variety of departments from chemical sciences to English. In its October issue, ...
2008-10-01 - It turns out that an ingredient in dandruff shampoo contains more potential than just clearing up scalp problems—it also may help unlock secrets of the oceans and serve as a key indicator about the future of life. Tom Johnson, associate professor of geology,...
2008-09-01 - Discovering and creating new drugs has always been a slow leg in the never-ending fight against disease. A researcher in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, however, is being recognized for his work in simplifying the process and potentially getting new, promising discoveries to patients...
2008-09-01 - Members of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences addressing the threat of climate change and shrinking ecosystems believe they've found a potentially powerful new ally in some of the oldest institutions—churches. The first fruits of this unusual alliance came in June, during a STEWARDship (...-
2008-09-01 - Video description University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Quad Day 2008 highlights. Revisit Quad Day through a video of this year's festivities that featured more than 600 booths.
2008-09-01 - Without ATP, life as we know it would end. Any time something in your body, such as a hormone, moves from one place to another, you use ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. Now, for the first time, LAS researchers have simulated a key step in the cellular recycling of ATP, shedding new light on one of...
2008-09-01 - Two biomedical researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will have significant, additional support behind their efforts after being named Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators. Phillip A. Newmark, a professor of cell and developmental biology, and Wilfred A....
2008-09-01 - By Vernon Burton Dr. Burton is a professor emeritus of history, sociology, and African American studies at U of I and is the author of Age of Lincoln.In 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed the Land Grant College Act, and we today are the beneficiaries. Historian Allen Nevins, an Illinois...
2008-09-01 - When the bell rings to signal the end of a class, the corridors of Lincoln Hall are now eerily silent. No throng of students filing down the staircase from the theater nor emptying out of the classroom. Fall 2008 was supposed to kick off the long-overdue renovations of Lincoln Hall. But due to...
2008-09-01 - Larry Dalkoff is a man of few words, by choice and manner revealing just a few tidbits about his life since he graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1970. Type his name into the Google search engine and you’ll find him just once. That one hit, however, might grab your attention...
