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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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Violeta J. Rodriguez
Studying how to make parenting better
Violeta J. Rodriguez researches how the health of children is affected by their upbringing
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Cleo O’Brien-Udry, Angela Diaz, and Yuchen Zhou
New professors arrive at the U of I
More than 50 new faculty members begin in the College of LAS
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Illustration of Simon Rogers and a landslide in Peru
Flowing achievement
Simon Rogers is a leader in the science of how solids turn into liquids
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Group photo at Silvina Montrul investiture
Silvina Montrul named Marjorie Roberts Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences
Professor is known for her pioneering work in understanding second language acquisition
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Jazmin Olivas with her parents
LAS student honored for her work with the immigrant community
Sociology student Jazmin Olivas gives her all to make coming to America easier
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Researchers at Beckman Institute
Take a look around: how emotion boosts memory for context
Researchers demonstrate that emotion enhances memory
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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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