LAS News

Brian Gaines
How will the Jan. 6 committee hearings affect public opinion?
Political scientist: Hearings expected to have little effect on 2022 races, but may still impact the 2024 presidential campaign
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Sarah Demissie
Writing for discovery
The Odyssey Project teams up with an English professor to deliver the power of words
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Steve Douglas
In remembrance of the professor-coach
Steve Douglas served as faculty member and U of I's first women's basketball coach
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Aditi Das
Scientists target minor cannabinoids as potential cancer therapeutics
Researchers work to uncover science of natural compounds found in the cannabis plant
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Staff Spotlight Lindsey
Office manager, who has worked on campus 24 years, is advocate for inclusion
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Block I on the Main Quad
Ideas launch through LAS Student Success Initiative
New college program provides funding for teams working to improve student experiences at U of I
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Cynthia Buckley
Considering a nation without Roe v. Wade
How other nations deal with abortion reveals what the U.S. might face in the near future, according to sociologist
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Lincoln Scholars 22
Scholarship investment becomes source of motivation
Eight Lincoln Scholars to graduate from LAS
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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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