LAS News

Elephants wading in mud
Study tracks elephant tusks from 16th century shipwreck
DNA helps scientists understand history and modern conservation
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Bee on a flower on U of I campus
Not enough buzz for the bees
Researchers: Threat to pollinators and food supplies receives insufficient coverage by news media
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Atul Jain
What happened to global carbon emissions in 2020?
COVID-19 restrictions led to record drops in CO2 emissions, professor reports
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Christopher Freeburg, Ned O'Gorman, and Rachel Jane Whitaker
LAS faculty members named University Scholars
Professors recognized for teaching, scholarship, and service
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Eda Derhemi and Francesco Ferrari
Keeping the right flavor for words
Eda Derhemi and Francesco Ferrari recognized for translating Albanian novel into Italian
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Voters at the polls
The dynamic history of Black voters
Professor: Party affiliations reflect shifts in American political landscape
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Issy Marquez
LAS senior receives Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award
Issy Marquez recognized for commitment to service
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Harris
Fellowship leads to foreign service
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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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