LAS News magazine
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Greetings from the dean
Studying the humanities helps us to understand our history and gives us the tools we need to create our future.
Around the College
A selection of recent images, news, and happenings from faculty, staff, and students.
A whole new ball game
CS + Astronomy major analyzes the physics of college baseball
Books from LAS
Our faculty have written about a variety of topics, from college football to the influence of a Hindu goddess.
LAS@Work: Top cop on campus
Jeff Christensen concludes a career with the University of Illinois Police Department.
Mathematician: Tips could bite into profits
What's good for waitstaff might not be good for eating out.
Historian reveals how doctors played a role in ideas about racial differences
Some pre-Civil War medical beliefs still survive.
The digital humanities
How technology is helping to expand our understanding of history, literature, and language.
Illinois announces reults of latest Illini Success initiative
Young LAS alumni are quickly finding jobs and other endeavors after graduation.
Image of research
A striking image of Illinois students sketching deltaic sediments. They're members of the field class Geology 415/515.
LAS Experts: The wisdom of living systems
Ying Diao learns from biological processes to create a new generation of green technology.
Four LAS students honored by Goldwater Scholarship Program
The undergraduates were recognized for their potential to advance research.
Illinois alumnus appointed to direct China's central bank
Yi Gang earned a graduate degree in economics.
Researchers shed light on how influenza invades immune systems
Mutations allow virus to escape antibodies and regain strength.
New fellowships bolster humanities and arts-based humanities at Illinois
Competitive program will support 16 graduate students per year.
Writing for sustainability
Student demand leads to new certificate in environmental writing.
Dea sea explorers
Much of what we know about the ocean floor began with scientists from land-locked Illinois.
LAS by the numbers
Where do LAS students come from?
