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Group photo at investiture ceremony
English professors receive named positions
Poetry, stories, and reflections mark ceremony for Janice Harrington, Curtis Perry, and Gillen D'Arcy Wood
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How humor is more than just a joke
Luvell Anderson explores the context behind laughter and what people find funny
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Justin Wytmar
LAS student awarded Beinecke Scholarship
Justin Wytmar is one of 20 nationwide to receive support for the study of arts, humanities, or social sciences
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Researchers at computer
Light targets cells for death and triggers immune response with laser precision
New method developed at U of I unlocks new understanding of cancer and inflammatory disease
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The Olympics as you've never seen them
From donkey chariots to shrines to Pelops, classics professor discusses the ancient history of the Games
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Landscape around the mammoth
University updates landscape around an increasingly popular landmark
Professors help surround the mammoth statue on the Quad with vegetation from the Pleistocene era
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Patrick Sweeney
How do drugs like Ozempic work for weight loss?
Professor discusses the potential and restraints around a new treatment
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George Deltas
Opening a world of opportunity
Professor George Deltas explores and teaches the great potential of economics
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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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