LAS News

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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Maxine Katz, Tina Wayne
Two LAS students receive Boren Awards for study abroad
Scholarships provide opportunity for intensive language study and cultural immersion
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Leaf-litter ants
Large concerns for small ants
The decline of tiny, native ants in Florida has troubling implications for ecosystems
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Randall Sadler and Tricia Thrasher display VR headsets
Providing a new kind of learning
Professor and alumna team with Meta and Immerse to provide virtual reality headsets to school kids
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Brenda Wilson and book
The rise of the superbugs
New book by a microbiologist explores the complications of our war against pathogens
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Illini Union
College of LAS names 2023 alumni award honorees
Nine recipients have made impressive impact
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Max Fan, Aidan Lindsay
Two LAS students receive Goldwater scholarships
Award recognizes potential to contribute to research in natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering
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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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