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An arm tattoo based on patterns on an historic robe
Paris research trip reconnects Native American tribes with historic painted robes
History professor traveled to a museum with members of the Miami and Peoria Nations
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Kristin Hoganson
Illinois history professor awarded NEH Fellowship
Kristin Hoganson will study an historic building boom in the Caribbean area
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Image of lion's face
Genomic study identifies human, animal hair in ‘man-eater’ lions’ teeth
Researchers confirm the details of a horrifying incident in 1898
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Jim Best
How do hurricanes impact inland regions hundreds of miles from coastal landfall locations?
Professor details growing need for better monitoring and planning for flooding
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Alumnus John Alumnus smiles with his family
Alumnus provides a Meal to Heal
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Violeta J. Rodriguez
Studying how to make parenting better
Violeta J. Rodriguez researches how the health of children is affected by their upbringing
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Cleo O’Brien-Udry, Angela Diaz, and Yuchen Zhou
New professors arrive at the U of I
More than 50 new faculty members begin in the College of LAS
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Illustration of Simon Rogers and a landslide in Peru
Flowing achievement
Simon Rogers is a leader in the science of how solids turn into liquids
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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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