LAS News

Illustration of supernova in the Milky Way
Unlocking the cosmos with AI
Professor leads efforts at an institute that could transform our knowledge of astrophysics
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Paul Hergenrother
Flightpath Biosciences licenses microbiome-sparing antibiotic developed at Illinois
Chemistry professor leads effort for a better way to fight the most difficult infections
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Scott Althaus
New book reveals Electoral College strategies in modern political era
Researchers analyze once-secret campaign data to map how strategies evolved
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Student Block I
Illinois welcomes largest number of students in university history
New class includes 2,656 freshmen students in LAS
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Wayne Pitard
New book highlights accomplishments of influential Black leader in post-Civil War Illinois
Emeritus professor Wayne Pitard describes the life of John J. Bird
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Researchers
Breaking open the AI black box
Researchers find key chemistry for solar energy and beyond
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Esther Ngumbi examining tomato plants
Drowning tomatoes for science
To understand how tomatoes can handle climate change, Esther Ngumbi puts plants to the ultimate test
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Ilana Redstone
Book: Healing America’s divisiveness requires changing how we think
Sociology professor Ilana Redstone spells out the dangers of blind certainty
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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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