LAS News

Esther Ngumbi
Professor receives AAAS award for public engagement with science
Esther Ngumbi honored for work in sustainability, diversity in science, and communication
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The lessons of deep space discovery
Emeritus professor's new book reflects on cosmic voids and the journey to have his findings accepted
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Adrian Burgos, Jr.
Capturing the story of Latinos and baseball
Illinois professor part of Latino baseball project and book for Smithsonian
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Maria Todorova
Understanding a dream for Utopia
Historian Maria Todorova's new book explores the lives and ideas of early socialists
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Amplifying expertise in the news
Four LAS faculty members receive Public Voices Fellowships
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Janice Harrington (Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.)
The words that matter
From children's librarian to poet and professor, Janice Harrington teaches the power of language
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Ghassan Moussawi and his book cover
Learning from 'the situation'
Illinois professor uses LGBTQ voices in Beirut to understand daily violence, disruption
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Erik Nelson and Liqian Ma
Study: Cholesterol metabolite causes immune system to attack T cells instead of breast cancer
Researchers boost immune therapy in mice
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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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