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15 proposals awarded for Curiosity to Impact initiative
 The College of LAS is where curiosity drives impact, and the new Curiosity to Impact (C2I) Fund helps faculty members to do exactly that.Announced in fall of 2025, the C2I Fund is part of the college’s Strategic Investment Program....
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PURSUE LAS expands student access to research
 PURSUE LAS is a program at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with the goal of expanding access to transformative undergraduate research experiences. It supports both established programs and new initiatives that connect...
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What does it mean to live in a multi-species world?
 As humans, we rarely ponder life through the perspective of a non-human, but what happens if we try to see the world through the eyes of a bird, a squirrel, or an opossum? Anthropology professor Jane Desmond offers this question to her graduate...
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Images of freedom
 Michelle Patiño-Flores, a sociocultural anthropology doctoral candidate at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, works with Black (and) queer artists in Cuba to study their practices of freedom. One medium she uses to tell their stories is...
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The "abiding passion" of preserving small town Illinois history
I asked Helaine Silverman, professor emerita in anthropology, if she remembered her first time crossing the Mississippi River. She said, “I remember exactly.” August of 1982. “We got to St. Louis and we started driving across the bridge over the...
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College of LAS announces named scholars and research awards
 The College of LAS has honored 20 professors, researchers, and research staff members with named scholar positions and research awards in recognition of their contributions to education and learning at the University of Illinois.The awards include the LAS Interdisciplinary Research Award and...
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