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Read article: Illinois-led initiative will build precision phage platform for promoting health
Illinois-led initiative will build precision phage platform for promoting health
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists, including microbiology professor Asma Hatoum-Aslan, will partner with investigators from several industrial and academic institutions on a five-year, up to $28M initiative...
Read article: Research: Political misinformation/disinformation leads to divorces, breakups
Research: Political misinformation/disinformation leads to divorces, breakups
 Political misinformation or disinformation was the key reason for some U.S. couples’ recent divorces or romantic breakups, a new study found.Emily Van Duyn, a professor of communication, conducted in-depth interviews with 28 people who had...
Read article: Chemistry alumnus wins Nobel Prize
Chemistry alumnus wins Nobel Prize
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumnus Omar M. Yaghi, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of three recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Yaghi received a PhD in chemistry from Illinois in 1990.Yaghi and his co-recipients, Susuma...
Read article: Two LAS students awarded Voyager Scholarships
Two LAS students awarded Voyager Scholarships
 College of LAS students Clara Alvarez-Leyva, Carlos Hernandez and Danielle Mitchell are recipients of the annual Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service.With part of her scholarship funds,...
Read article: New professors, new paths in LAS
New professors, new paths in LAS
More than 40 tenure track professors are launching new careers this fall at the College of LAS, in fields from communication to astronomy and history, chemistry, economics, political science, linguistics, and many more. We caught up with a few of them to help capture the new angles of teaching and...
Read article: U of I celebrates opening of iBioFoundry, National Institute for Biofoundry Applications
U of I celebrates opening of iBioFoundry, National Institute for Biofoundry Applications
Scientists, government officials and participants from around the world gathered on the  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus for the grand opening of the National Science Foundation’s Illinois BioFoundry, or iBioFoundry, and the...

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