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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Black hole at center of Milky Way
Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black hole
Image produced using worldwide network of radio telescopes
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Mimi Thi Nguyen
The promise of beauty
Mimi Thi Nguyen examines how we might endure under an uncertain future
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Map of Russia
History professor's book examines racism in modern Russia
Eugene Avrutin details the country's changing attitudes over the last 150 years
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Douglas Mitchell and his research group
Faculty member named John and Margaret Witt Professor of Chemistry
Doug Mitchell honored for outstanding research, teaching, and mentoring
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Dalya Qualls
‘Words connect people’
English alumna leads communications team for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
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Grace Maloney
Making brighter futures with Fulbrights
For some College of LAS graduates, plans are put on hold for a year of international service
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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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