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Initiative will put Illinois
at forefront of farm bioenergy production
A
$500 million research program announced today by the energy company BP
will bring farm bioenergy production to Illinois on a grand scale, say
researchers at the UI.
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Scientists identify molecular
cause for one form of deafness
Scientists exploring the physics of hearing have found an underlying
molecular cause for one form of deafness, and a conceptual connection
between deafness and the organization of liquid crystals, which
are used in flat-panel displays.
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Scientists use seismic waves
to locate missing rock under Tibet
UI geologists have located
a huge chunk of Earth’s lithosphere that went missing 15 million
years ago.
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Institute for Genomic Biology facility opens this spring
Four years after Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and UI officials broke ground at a muddy site on Gregory Drive in Urbana, the Institute for Genomic Biology will officially open its $75 million, 186,000-square-foot facility in March. Some 250 researchers already work in the institute’s offices and laboratories. Full
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IGB launches new research theme: BioBEL
A glimpse of the nine themes
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Global partnership aims to train
'exceptional' professionals
A new, three-way partnership joins the UI, Tsinghua University in Beijing and
several multinational corporations with the goal of educating a new
breed of professionals better prepared for success in the global marketplace. Full
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Project aims to serve returning
GIs suffering from traumatic brain injury
Thanks to a $1 million, five-year training grant from the U.S. Department
of Education, Proctor and colleagues at the UI, working with
staff at area and regional hospitals, are hopeful that the situation
will improve soon for those suffering from pediatric TBI – traumatic
brain injury in people 21 or younger. Full story |
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Forum participants discuss racism, diversity issues
On Feb. 1, about 2,300 people – including students, faculty members, community residents and American Indians who had traveled from as far away as Chicago – packed Foellinger Auditorium and satellite locations at the Illini Union and Gregory Hall for an open forum titled “Racism, Power and Privilege at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign." Full story |
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Visiting acpros, UI reach agreement for union contract
After several months of negotiations, including the assistance of a federal mediator, the UI reached its first agreement with about 300 visiting academic professionals at the Urbana campus represented by the Visiting Academic Professionals/AAP-IEA-NEA bargaining unit. Full story |
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Campus, cities poll and plan for Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day ’07
University officials are preparing for the unbridled revelry known as “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day,” an annual event at some local bars. Full story |
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Campus strives for ‘continuous improvement’ in operating efficiently
Policies and procedures in the areas of budgeting, human resources, management reporting, promotion and tenure, and travel expenses and reimbursement were identified as needing overhauls in a recent survey of deans, directors and department heads on the Urbana campus. The online survey, conducted Nov. 28-Jan. 2, was part of President B. Joseph White’s “Improving the System” initiative, which began in July. Full story |
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A Minute with … Christopher Span
Christopher Span is a professor of educational policy studies who specializes in the study of African-American educational history, especially in the South prior to 1900. He is working on a book about the efforts of former slaves in Mississippi to establish schools and become educated following emancipation. Span was interviewed by the News Bureau’s education editor, Craig Chamberlain. Interview |
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Events commemorate Black Chorus conductor’s 25 years
It’s no wonder the little car icon – advising patrons to allow extra time for parking – has been posted on the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts page promoting the Black Sacred Music Symposium concert on Feb. 18. The parking garage is likely to fill up fast as alumni of the Black Chorus – and countless other friends and admirers of the ensemble – return to campus to take part in the 7:30 p.m. performance planned to celebrate Ollie Watts Davis’ 25th anniversary as the group’s conductor. Full story |
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Classwork
Work by students in graphic design professor John Jennings’ hip-hop image-making class is featured in an exhibition. View photo |
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Illinois professor to be inducted
into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Paul C. Lauterbur, Nobel laureate and UI chemistry professor, will be inducted
into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Lauterbur was selected for
his pioneering work in the development of magnetic resonance imaging,
an important tool in modern medicine. Full story |
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Two elected to membership in
National Academy of Engineering
University of Illinois
Vice Chancellor for Research Charles F. Zukoski and electrical and
computer engineering professor P.R. Kumar have been elected to membership
in the National Academy of Engineering, the academy announced Feb. 8. Full story |
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2007 ACES Academy for Global Engagement Scholars Selected
Eight scientists from the UI College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences have been selected to form the ACES Academy for Global Engagement class of 2007. Full story
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A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
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National and international awards featured
The UI’s Urbana campus is the state’s flagship institution: a classic land grant university, dedicated to its traditional excellence in education, research, and public engagement, and driven to innovate in each of these missions. Full story |
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- "How to Think About Information," by Dan Schiller (UI Press/2006). More
- "The Vexing Sex: Strindberg and Gender Thoery," edited by Anna Stenport and Anna Cavallin (Symposium/2006). More
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Sample British comedies on WILL-TV, then vote
… Allerton guests encouraged to complete survey … Apply now for 2007-2008 school year at CDL …'History Makers' program is Feb. 21
… Graduate College offers symposium …
Journalist/activist to speak March 2 … Education job fair is March 1 … Films, workshop part of Planning Institute
… Law and poetry conference scheduled …More
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On the Job: Nicole McCurry
NIcole McCurry is an administrative aide in the Facilities and Services Planning Department. More |
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David William Bonham, 81, died Feb. 5 in Naperville. He retired from the UI in 1987 as special assistant to the executive vice president. He also worked in the accounting and auditing departments. Memorials: Knox Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
Richard Virdin Evans, 76, died Jan. 28 at his Champaign home. He retired from the UI in business administration after 30 years. Memorials: Carle Foundation Hospital Pediatric Oncology Research Fund, 611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Grace Jay, 91, died Jan. 30 at the Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. Jay retired from the UI where she was a clerk. Memorials: Provena Covenant Medical Center Hospice, 1400 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Doris J. Jean, 73, died Jan. 28 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. She retired from the UI as an accounting technician in 1990. Memorials: American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 61604; or Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 E. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802.
Dorothy Rae McAndrews, 91, died Jan. 20 at her El Paso, Texas home. She was an administrative secretary to the president at the UI and retired after 30 years. Memorials: First Baptist Church of El Paso.
Joseph Wayne Ray, 86, died Feb. 8 at his Garden City, Idaho home. He was a plumber at the UI for 24 years. Memorials: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Maxine LaVerne Ruwe, 86, died Jan. 28 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. She worked for the UI for 20 years. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Bert Austin Sandy, 84, died Feb. 7 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. He retired after 44 years of working for the Illini Union.
Janet E. Sawyer, 92, died Feb. 1 at her daughter’s home in Champaign. She worked in the Binding Division of the UI Library for 11 years, retiring in 1984. Memorials: First United Methodist Church of Champaign, Empty Tomb or the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Urbana-Champaign.
Herman “Lynn” Stalker, 75, died Feb. 8 at his Champaign home. Stalker was an instrument maker at the UI nuclear engineering department for 35 years. Memorials: Carle Hospice Program, 206A W. Anthony Drive, Champaign, IL 61822; Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 E. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802; Gideons International Loudoun Camp, P.O. Box 1143, Sterling, VA 20167.
Mercedes Kahlert Stegemeier, 85, died Feb. 2 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was a Spanish teacher at the UI until 1948. Memorials: Professor Henri Stegemeier Fund for Emblematica at the UI Library Development Office, Room 227, 1408 W. Oregon St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Ruth Wood, 94, died Jan. 28 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. She retired from the UI in 1974 from housekeeping.
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