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Wayne Pitard
New book highlights accomplishments of influential Black leader in post-Civil War Illinois
Emeritus professor Wayne Pitard describes the life of John J. Bird
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Esther Ngumbi examining tomato plants
Drowning tomatoes for science
To understand how tomatoes can handle climate change, Esther Ngumbi puts plants to the ultimate test
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Researchers in laboratory
Scientists use evolution to bioengineer new pathways to sustainable energy, pharmaceuticals
Chemistry researchers engineer bacteria-yeast hybrids to generate cellular energy, among other tasks
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Summers of study
Humanities professors make inroads on scholarship and research in the time between academic years
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Fulbright winners
College of LAS alumni and students receive Fulbright grants
Recipients will pursue education, research, and teaching experiences around the world
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Max and Bonnie Kim
Hahl-mo-nee goes back to school
Forty-five years after withdrawing from college to get married, Bonnie Kim returns to the University of Illinois to complete her degree
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Ocelot
Unveiling the ancient Maya’s relationship to animals and nature
Graduate student in anthropology describes site research in Belize
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Marsha Barrett
History professor examines Nelson Rockefeller’s career as a lens for Republican Party’s rightward shift
Marsha Barrett explores the path of moderate and progressive ideas in the GOP
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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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