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Empowering kids
Animation can be outlet
for victimized children, a tool for research
Some
of the same qualities that make animation work for comedy make
it valuable, too, as an outlet for victimized children and for
a new research method that tests the empathy of teachers who may
deal with them, says Sharon Tettegah, a UI professor of curriculum
and instruction. Full
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Constant
din of barking causes stress, behavior changes in dogs in
shelters
If
your neighbor’s
barking dog drives you crazy, pity the employees of the nation’s
animal shelters, where the noise produced by howling, barking
and yapping dogs often exceeds that produced by a jackhammer. Full
story
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Anxious
adults judge facial cues faster, but less accuratelyAdults
who are highly anxious can perceive changes in facial expressions
more quickly than adults who are less anxious, a new study shows.
By jumping to emotional conclusions, however, highly anxious adults
may make more errors in judgment and perpetuate a cycle of conflict
and misunderstanding in their relationships. Full story |
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Money
spent on Web-site design an investment in winning buyers'
trust
With consumers
growing wary of buying online, how can a company best win over
customers and clinch sales on the Web? Full story
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Transmission
congestion threatens to clog nation's power grid
Inadequate
investment in the power grid transmission network remains the Achilles
heel of the nation’s electric system, an engineer who specializes
in utility policy at the UI
says. Full story |
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Flash
Index of Illinois economy indicates growth, albeit at slower
pace
The July UI
Flash Economic Index remained virtually unchanged, rising to
106.1 from its 106.0 reading in June. Full story
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CAMPUS |
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Project to
spotlight campus impact on Chicago
With
more than half the population of Illinois residing in four counties
in the Chicago area – Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties – and
nearly 60 percent of Urbana’s students coming from high
schools there, the Chicago area is vital to the work of the
UI’s Urbana campus. Full story
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Three
Illinois researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Three UI researchers
were among
56 young researchers who received a 2005 Presidential
Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest
honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals
at the outset of their independent research careers. Full story
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Critical
research initiatives receive recognition, funding
Six projects
have been selected to receive seed funding through the Critical
Research Initiatives program, an annual competition sponsored
by the Vice Chancellor for Research. The CRI program, now in
its 11th year, was established to stimulate continued innovation
and outstanding scholarship on campus. Full story
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| achievements
A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
and staff members.
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- "Robber
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notes
Football ticket
discount available for faculty/staff … Learn to preserve
home movies Aug. 12 … Agronomy Day will be Aug. 17 …Two
new I space exhibitions announced
… Libraries change
names, location …
Exhbiit features significant Illinois fires… Survey to assess
document scanning … More |
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On the Job: Kelly
Collier
Kelly
Colier is a secreatary in the Optical Physics and Engineering
Laboratory in the department of electrical and computer
engineering. She's also a member of the Champaign-Urbana
Theater Company. More |
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you’ve lost or found something on campus, send a description
of the item, where and when it was found or lost and an e-mail address
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E-mail addresses will be published. Current
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| deaths
Linda Graves Ackerson, 52, died July 17 at her Champaign home.
Ackerson had worked at the UI for eight years and was assistant
engineering librarian and a professor of library administration
at the time of her death. Memorials: Habitat for Humanity, Carle
Hospice or Carle Cancer Center.
Marjorie B. Botsfield, 81, died July 18 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.
Botsfield worked at the UI for 27 years, retiring in 1983 as a secretary at McKinley
Health Center. Memorials: The Village United Methodist Church, Hot Springs Village,
AR 71909.
Kathryn G. Hansen, 94, died July 26 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Hansen worked
at the UI Business Office and the Personnel Services Office. In 1948, she founded
The Secretariat, a UI organization of civil-service employees with qualifications
that meet or exceed those of secretary III. It was created for employees to meet
with others in similar positions and provide professional development activities.
Memorials: UI Foundation or First Presbyterian Church of Champaign.
Ines C. Keller, 90, died July 18 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Keller was an instructor
in verbal communication at the UI from 1968 to 1972. Memorials: Champaign County
YMCA Capital Campaign, 500 W. Church St., Champaign, IL 61820.
Walter Philipp, 69, died July 19 while mountain climbing in his native Austria.
Philipp had been a faculty member at the UI since 1964 and was currently professor
emeritus of statistics and of mathematics. At the Beckman Institute for Advanced
Science and Technology, he was a member of the Computational Electronics group
and Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures research initiative.
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