2008-10-01
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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, ...
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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...
2008-09-01 - 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 - 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 - 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...
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 - 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 - New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into the workforce and other costs. The findings show older kindergartners fare better academically largely...
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 - 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 - 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 - Whoever said you couldn't study abroad and graduate on time never met recent LAS graduate Goylette (Julie) Chami. Between studying in Hungary, interning at a law firm in Syria, and leading a team of undergraduates to study in Europe, Chami made the most of her undergraduate experience both on and...
2008-08-01 - Charles P. Slichter, Research Professor of Physics and Center for Advanced Study Emeritus Professor of Physics and Chemistry at the University of Illinois, has been selected as a recipient of the 2007 National Medal of Science. President George W. Bush...
2008-07-01 - Conveying what it’s really like to attend a traditional Sufi dhikr, an Islamic ceremony to bring one closer to God, is too much to ask of a classroom environment, no matter how brilliant the professor. One class in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had a method that worked, however—they went...-
2008-06-01 - Students participating in the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute will perform a night of songs, skits, poetry and more to showcase what they’ve learned during the two-month, nationwide program being hosted this year by units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr....
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2008-05-01 - Two undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have won prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their senior year. Trent Michael Graham, a junior majoring in LAS physics, and Tim Kevin O'Connor, a junior in ecology,...
2008-05-01 - If you've got a problem at work, a good option is to talk it out. Or, to take it a few steps further, there's Rachael Levine's approach: An anthropological study.Levine is a people-watcher, which is one reason she joined the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to major in anthropology and...
2008-05-01 - The son of an ambitious business executive, Justin Doran spent his childhood on the move. He bounced around places such as southeast Asia and California, never living more than three years in one spot until he enrolled at the University of Illinois. Doran was still unsettled, however, as he...
2008-05-01 - Yes, the University of Illinois does get you places—sometimes at speeds exceeding 160 mph. Thanks to a sponsorship by Beverage Plus Inc., the University saw its name prominently displayed on a Dodge driven by D.J. Kennington during the recent Diamond Hill Plywood 200 NASCAR race in South Carolina....
2008-05-01 - In the human body, nerve cells communicate with other cells at blazing speeds using a sophisticated system that is still not fully understood. However, LAS researchers have shed new light on how the flow of information is regulated between these neurons and skeletal muscle cells.Information is...
2008-05-01 - Anyone who's ever wasted time looking for something, only to later find it in plain view—think of how many times your eyes passed over Waldo before you actually saw him—might be interested in the work of Alejandro Lleras. The assistant professor in psychology...
