LAS News

Cone math models
Historical math models from Altgeld Hall recreated by students using 3D printing
Project takes place while the originals are being restored
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Peer court organization
The jury of second chances
LAS student launches a peer court organization to help reform juvenile offenders
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Plants under a purple light
Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space
Work is motivated by astronauts' need for vegetables during long missions
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Ben Lerner
Greenfield Lynch Endowed Lecture series continues to highlight Jewish American literature
Award-winning novelist Ben Lerner will visit campus in April for the annual event
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Chika Umeadi is an LAS alumnus.
Collaboration at ‘the edge of what is imaginable’
LAS@Work: Chika Umeadi
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Brazilian flag
University of Illinois System launches initiative to grow Brazilian collaborations
Brasillinois will build upon 130-year history of partnership
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Researchers in laboratory
New study uncovers novel receptor function in Fragile X syndrome
Finding may be used in a therapeutic approach to treatment
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Alexander Mironenko
The paper trail to a breakthrough idea
Alexander Mironenko recasts an old theory to break ground in the science of chemical bonds
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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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