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Property plat books in Champaign County
The covenants of racism
LAS professors join an effort to redact—and learn from—discriminatory property laws that remain on the books
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A precursor to invasive breast cancer
Study finds differences between benign and cancerous breast calcifications
Findings could assist biopsy decisions and guide therapy development, researchers say
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Emily Mendelson
Viral videos about private moments may affect offline relationships
Researcher uses "couch guy" video to explore audience reactions
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Cave excavation in Laos
Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos
Anthropologists sort through a fossil puzzle to learn more about ancient history
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Researchers in a warehouse
Illinois researchers, Native American tribes working together to curate, increase access to oral histories
Oral histories were collected by anthropology students in the 1960s
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Illini 4000 poses for a photo on campus
The long road to making a difference
Bicyclists with the Illini 4000 pedal for a cure for cancer
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Mark Borgschulte
Paper: Air pollution via wildfire smoke takes toll on labor markets
Impact is worse on older workers, researchers find
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the Illini Union in the distance, with the green grass and trees of the Quad in the foreground
LAS funds projects to advance student success
Six teams will develop innovative ideas
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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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