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LAS continues strategic investment in education and research
Building on the success of last year's inaugural effort, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is continuing its Strategic Investment Program to support innovation and excellence in education and research. The program advances the college's strategic priorities by accelerating innovation,...
Droegemeier
2027 LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture speaker announced
 Kelvin Droegemeier, professor of atmospheric science and special advisor to the chancellor for science and policy, will deliver the 2027 LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. on March 11 at Alice Campbell Alumni Center. He has titled the...
Liangfang Zhang
LAS alum receives MacArthur Fellowship
 Alum Liangfang Zhang (PhD, '06, chemical and biomolecular engineering) has been awarded a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a “genius grant,” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.According to the MacArthur Foundation, the...
Koschmann with climbing participants
Climbing against cancer
 While completing his pediatric oncology fellowship at the University of Michigan, Carl Koschmann (BS, ‘02, biology honors) met a young patient battling cancer.Her name was Vara James. At 9 years old, she was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor in her kidney....
Ayo Dosunmu being interviewed
Four LAS alumni inducted into Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame
 The University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame honors the greatest student-athletes, coaches, and administrators in the university’s history. This year, eight new athletes joined the list of legends, including four who were part of the College of LAS — football player Howard Griffith,...
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College of LAS announces endowed chair and professorships
 The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has named several accomplished faculty members to endowed chair and professorship positions. The positions are some of the highest honors that can be granted by the college. The recipients will be awarded discretionary funding to carry out...
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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