Marsha Barrett
Illinois history professor awarded ACLS Fellowship
Marsha Barrett will contextualize the decline of moderation in U.S. politics
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Edgar Garbelotto
(Not) lost in translation
Illinois graduate student's translation brings a well-respected novel to light
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Ralph Wolfe and archaea graphic image
Ralph S. Wolfe, who helped discover new domain of life, dies at 97
Renowned microbiologist joined Illinois faculty in 1953
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George Akst
Life after a leap of faith
Forty years ago, George Akst was offered a professor position. Then he followed a new calling.
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Lincoln Hall
Discovery Partners Institute announces first round of seed funding recipients
Three projects in the College of LAS selected to tackle “grand challenges”
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Students participating in Datathon
A question of statistics
Students predict stock market activity at 36-hour Datathon competition
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Former President Barack Obama looks at May Berenbaum as a woman in a military uniform holds the National Medal of Science
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