2004-12-01
- A modest five-cent tax on a gallon of gasoline paid today could mitigate long-term climate change in the future. The idea is the work of two U of I scientists and an economist from Wesleyan University, with funds from the National Science Foundation."You can think of the tax as a low-cost insurance...
LAS News Archive
2004-12-01 - A creature that "resembles a wet brown paper bag with the appetite and table manners of a hyena" is helping researchers blaze a trail toward future pharmaceutical treatments for depression and other disorders. Researchers at Illinois are studying two species of marine mollusks to learn more about...
2004-12-01 - Time spent in the great outdoors, or 'green time,' may be a valuable supplement for children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), say two researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. "The advantage of green outdoor activities was observed among children living in...
2004-12-01 - Sulfate-reducing bacteria may be the answer to detecting and reducing hazardous levels of arsenic in groundwater, according to researchers in the Department of Geology. "The threat extends to central Illinois, where there are very high levels of arsenic contamination in a number of wells," says...
2004-12-01 - The first formal study to investigate U.S. public opinion about who was to blame for the 9-11 attacks challenges a popular theory. The story of widespread misconceptions about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's role in the September 2001 attacks grabbed headlines around the first anniversary of the...
2004-12-01 - Bigger is better when it comes to computer simulations. So say the editors of Science magazine who chose a computer simulation of a cell membrane by U of I researchers as their visualization challenge winner for 2004. The simulation was recognized for its record-setting size and scientific...
2004-10-01 - Recent images of a star-forming "nursery" in a neighboring galaxy are helping scientists better understand how stars came to populate our own Milky Way. You-Hua Chu, an astronomer in LAS, and Yäel Nazé, from the Universite de Liège, Belgium, are analyzing...
2004-10-01 - Got a major? Need a major? Come see displays on a variety of majors and minors on October 19, 2004, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Illini Union Rooms A, B, and C.
2004-10-01 - Negotiating the complex paths of health care is difficult enough under the best circumstances, but it becomes progressively more confusing as we age and our memories become less reliable. Vital daily tasks such as taking required medicine can be simply forgotten. The National Institute on Aging...
2004-10-01 - Independence Day has taken on new layers of meaning for a team of archaeologists who've been digging in western Illinois this summer. In fact, nearly everything about the excavation in the rolling farmland near Barry speaks volumes about freedom and liberty, nearly everything adds a chapter to the...
2004-10-01 - Old China hands say that after you've been in China for two weeks, you can write a book; after six months, a page; and after two years, not a thing. I'm approaching the 2.5-year mark, but here goes. This wasn't Planned My plan was to retire from Hewitt Associates, a global HR...
2004-10-01 - Early in Nina Baym's distinguished career she read a quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne that would guide the arc of her writing and research. The 19th-century Massachusetts novelist known for such classics as The Scarlet Letter and Twice-Told Tales, dismissed fiction by women as trivial...
2004-10-01 - History has some good news for the Democrats. In terms of the relative size of their electoral base and its distribution across states, and despite current polling data, which is highly volatile, the Democrats began the 2004 campaign last July "with a distinct electoral advantage." So says Peter...
2004-10-01 - It all started with a hiking trip to Burma. Scott Eggener (BS, '94, biology) was in medical school in 1999 when he and his wife first traveled to remote villages in the Burmese hills, carrying medical supplies with them. The villages were so isolated, Eggener said, that children asked their...
2004-10-01 - Fortune magazine described Richard Heckert (AM, '47; PhD, '49, chemistry) in 1987 as "gregarious, relaxed and unflappable….a 6-foot-3, friendly bear of a boss." With his people-person skills, plus an understanding of the power of market-oriented research and manufacturing,...
2004-10-01 - Arthur Galston's (MS, '42; PhD, '43, plant biology) life has been all about light. Galston is one of the country's premier plant biologists, spending much of his career studying the relationship between light and plant development. But he has also spent considerable energy shedding light on some...
2004-09-01 - Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Levis Faculty Center, Third Floor 7:00 p.m., Reception followsJames D. Wallace Professor of Philosophy Philosophers are deeply divided as to the subject matter of ethics. At the core of the disagreement is this commonly-held assumption: If ethical norms are to serve as...
2004-09-01 - Carla E. Cáceres, a professor of animal biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 57 young researchers named this fall as recipients of the ...
2004-08-01 - Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, head of the department of psychology and a recent associate provost at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been appointed as acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Mangelsdorf succeeds Jesse G. Delia, who has held the position since 1994. Delia...
2004-07-01 - Refocusing the attention of errant students was only one of Robert Copeland's roles during his 27 years as advisor and, eventually, as dean in LAS's Student Academic Affairs Office. When he died this past June, students also said good-bye to a father figure, a therapist, and a friend who kept their...
2004-07-01 - A student who hopes to someday explore the solar system is one of 31 U.S. students to receive a Gates Cambridge Scholarship funded by an endowment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Senior Joannah Metz from Champaign will receive approximately $38,000 to cover the full cost of studies at...
2004-07-01 - For those who think that life changes much too quickly, consider the intrepid cicada. In fact, at this time of year it would be hard to ignore it. This 100 percent green-blooded American insect has survived glaciers, predators, farms, and subdivisions. The periodic appearance of the cicada is a...
2004-07-01 - Chemists in LAS have produced a molecule that selectively kills cancerous cells in a desired way and leaves healthy cells virtually untouched.While encouraging, the findings don't mean a new treatment is imminent. The basic laboratory experiments were done in microtiter dishes, where the compound...
2004-07-01 - What can parents do to help children doing poorly in school? Two new studies from the Department of Psychology suggest that supporting their children's autonomy and refraining from being controlling will help kids do better on their homework and raise their grades.The findings, published in the May...