LAS News

Christopher Brooke
Who should get an omicron COVID-19 booster?
Virus has changed much since it emerged in 2019
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Ancient Maya ruins
Exploring an ancestral Maya neighborhood
Anthropology students describe a tribe into the ancient past
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Helping crime laboratories become more efficient
The Illinois Forensic Science Commission relies on U of I to debate pressing issues facing police investigators
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Foellinger Auditorium
Faculty members take new leadership posts in College of LAS
Executive officers in place for Fall '22
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A word cloud of COVID-19 slogans
Study explores sentiments of people who oppose COVID-19 vaccinations
Slogans protesting federal vaccine mandate displayed three themes
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Tailon Leitzsey
The lessons of opportunity
Tailon Leitzsey chases dreams - and not just his own
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RiverLab near Monticello, Illiinois
Bringing science closer to the water
The U of I RiverLab, the only one of its kind in the country, provides new insight into what's happening with our rivers
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Flags arranged in a row
Illinois Global Institute centers receive almost $13.2 million in Title VI funding
Federal grants will advance educational opportunities, programming, and public engagement
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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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