LAS News Archive
2006-09-01 - Crisp air, hot dogs barbequing, bands playing, fans cheering—it's time for the 95th Annual Homecoming. Come home to the University of Illinois this fall and reconnect with friends, faculty, and the Illini spirit. Come back for the old memories and the new. Visit old haunts, reflect on the good...
2006-09-01 - Like "cold case" detectives digging up clues from the past, University of Illinois scientists sifted through the genetic clues in living spruce trees and have come closer to solving some of the mysteries of how trees adapt to climate change.LAS researchers analyzed chloroplast DNA from 24 spruce...
2006-09-01 - A professor emerita of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive the Presidential Award from the president of India.Yamuna Kachru traveled to the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on September 14 to receive her award, one of four to be presented by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul...
2006-09-01 - Recently, LAS English professor and director of the Center for Writing Studies Gail Hawisher sat down at her computer to type a departmental memo. Halfway through her task she was surprised to see that the tone...
2006-09-01 - In case you have been on a space shuttle the last 10 years, you may not have heard that National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and its estimated 75 million fans generate big money in local communities. Not only does NASCAR play large among its traditional southern base, but now the...
2006-09-01 - Only on Quad Day can you stroll past padded sword-fighting, a guy in a chicken suit, and the Marching Illini, all within yards of each other. As part of the University of Illinois' Welcome Week, this 35th annual event crowded the Quad with about 600 student organizations and community booths....
2006-09-01 - When Douglas Brewer ventured deep into the Egyptian desert this year, he expected to find possibly 100 examples of "rock art"-evidence of ancient civilization. What he actually found were well over 1,000 examples-a treasure trove of rock art. The desert art, which was pecked or sometimes incised...
2006-09-01 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been named the recipient of a $5 million grant to establish and support a program to improve achievement in chemical sciences and computational literacy among students in rural Illinois high schools.The National Science Foundation grant will be...
2006-09-01 - Yukari Sugiyana promotes the Japan Intercultural Network. Ian Schnack tosses a disc on the Quad with the Frolfing Illini disc golf club. Brittany Combs and Kelly Lusson demonstrate kicks with the Goshin Jitsu club. Illini Film and Video club's giant robot...
2006-09-01 - English professor LeAnne Howe is taking her show on the road quite literally this fall, shifting her venue, if only temporarily, from the classroom to television and movie theaters.Howe, who is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as well as an award-winning author, playwright, and...
2006-09-01 - Clark Smith survived four years in the country's bloodiest conflict, the Civil War, only to be killed two years later when his horse-drawn wagon was struck by a train. Some people at the time claimed that his horse had been spooked by the train and bolted in front of the locomotive. Smith's...-
2006-09-01 - The University of Illinois has received the unusual distinction of having all seven of its international regional studies programs named as National Resource Centers (NRC's) by the U.S. Department of Education. Five of those centers are in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Competition for...
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2006-09-01 - Two researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were among the 56 researchers named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their careers. The award,...
2006-08-01 - Apalai shaman's parrot-feather cape.The skillfully handcrafted, turtle-shaped, wooden stool offers a simple but eloquent greeting to visitors entering the South American exhibit at the University of Illinois Spurlock Museum. However, this...
2006-06-01 - Just call it CSI: Interstellar Space.Like deep-space forensic experts, astronomers Rosa Williams and You-Hua Chu from U. of I.'s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences approach the death scenes of exploding stars as if they were crime scene investigations. And...
2006-06-01 - The house looks like a typical, small, farm-style home-with one major difference. Thousands of people cross its threshold every year. Tucked in among the larger buildings on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, this ordinary house is home to some extraordinary work by the advising staff of...
2006-06-01 - Tracking down the specific genes that trigger a disease is more than just searching for individual needles in a "genetic haystack." It requires sorting through massive amounts of data to look for clusters of genes that work together to influence human traits. To make this formidable task...
2006-06-01 - It is often said that aging is not for the faint of heart. Today, we can also add that aging is not for the faint of mind. As we get older our ability to perform a whole range of cognitive tasks decreases. Those tasks, which begin to decline in our 30s, include information retrieval, reaction time...
2006-06-01 - Three graduates of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-a renowned molecular biologist, a "people's judge," and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee-have been named winners of the 2006 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award. The award, established in 1957, is the highest honor given to alumni...-
2006-06-01 - Two students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2006-2007 academic year. The students are among 323 winners nationwide, including another U. of I. student, Gleb Akselrod, from the College of Engineering. The...
2006-06-01 - Seated, far left, is Elizabeth Narvaez-Luna (first place); next to her is Zoe Robles (third place). At the podium is Associate Professor Joyce Tolliver.On a balmy spring evening filled with the scent of lilacs and the poignant memories of a much-beloved LAS professor, the Foreign Language Building'...
2006-06-01 - The Volcan Reventador volcano erupted in 2002, emitting a plume of ash unlike anything seen before-and potentially more dangerous. Now, a team of University of Illinois researchers has published a groundbreaking theory explaining why the plume from this volcano in Ecuador was scallop-shaped,...
2006-06-01 - More women are pursuing higher education and doctoral degrees than ever before, breaking down barriers in formerly male-dominated fields. But women still are a rare commodity in math-related professions. Is there truth to the stereotype that males are inherently stronger in math than females? Not...
2006-06-01 - Nisin, a powerful, naturally occurring antibiotic, has been created in a test tube for the first time, opening the door to variations that may become important new weapons in the battle against infections in humans. This groundbreaking research comes from a University of Illinois team led by LAS...