LAS News

Kristin Hoganson and Corey Van Landingham
Two LAS professors receive Guggenheim Fellowships
Kristin Hoganson and Corey Van Landingham will receive support for research and poetry project
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Bruce Rhoads
Bruce Rhoads on collaboration, friendship, and the environmental impact of war
Professor relies on a decades-long partnership to study the destruction of a dam
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Researcher looks at silicon gel
Thin skin significantly blunts injury from puncture, study finds
Dissipation of energy reduces damage to deeper tissues
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Tamira K. Brennan at excavation site
Excavating my own archaeology
LAS alumnus describes her work as a research scientist at Illinois State Archaeological Survey
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Model of heart
Mouse model reveals liver involvement in muscular dystrophy
Finding opens avenues for screening new medications
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Activity table at COSPLAY event
Cosplaying for science
Fantasy characters, foam swords, and families unite at U of I for scientific event
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Chris Brooke
Why get new COVID-19 and flu shots?
Microbiologist: New strains of the virus are emerging every few months
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Rendering of Altgeld Hall's library and dome
A fond memory of Altgeld Hall leads to a brighter future for the building
Mathematics alumnus supports the revival of an iconic space
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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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