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Unlocking the cosmos with AI
Professor leads efforts at an institute that could transform our knowledge of astrophysics
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Paul Hergenrother
Flightpath Biosciences licenses microbiome-sparing antibiotic developed at Illinois
Chemistry professor leads effort for a better way to fight the most difficult infections
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Foellinger Auditorium
Faculty members start new leadership posts
Nineteen faculty members take new executive officer positions for 2023-24
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Cathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy named interim director of Beckman Institute
Chemist will serve in the role during national search for a new director
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The Progress, a whaling vessel
The long afterlife of whaling
English professor's new book describes how hunting whales shaped U.S. culture even after the advent of petroleum
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Researchers
Recycling study demonstrates new possibilities for a circular plastics economy powered by renewable energy
Chemistry research addresses the roughly 400 metric tons of plastic produced annually
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Revolution at the five and dime
Known as the queen of lesbian pulp fiction, Ann Thayer Weldy helped readers find comfort—and themselves—in her books
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Sanda Dolcos, Florin Dolcos, and Paul Bogdan
Study finds people expect others to mirror their own selfishness or generosity
Research indicates a person’s own behavior is the primary driver of how they treat others
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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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