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On alert
New electronic communication system could be in place by fall
Cell phones may become more than just a means for keeping in touch with family, friends and co-workers: They could become part of a new emergency alert system at the Urbana campus. Full story
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China's
aggressive film industry tied to nation's rise to power
Alternately absorbing and being absorbed by Hollywood, China’s
film industry is attacking, highly visible and “one of the most
crucial aspects of China’s rise to power in the 21st century.” So
says the author of a new book that analyzes modern Chinese cinema. Full story |
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Study
of planarians offers insight into germ cell development
The planarian is not as well known as other, more widely used subjects
of scientific study – model creatures such as the fruit fly,
nematode or mouse. But a UI researcher thinks
it should be. Full story |
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New
model describes avalanche behavior of superfluid helium
By utilizing ideas developed in disparate fields, from earthquake dynamics
to random-field magnets, researchers at the UI have
constructed a model that describes the avalanche-like, phase-slip cascades
in the superflow of helium. Full story |
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Examination
of radiation left from birth of universe could alter theories
Using relic radiation from the birth of the universe, astrophysicists
at the University of Illinois have proposed a new way of measuring the
fine-structure constant in the past, and comparing it with today. Full story |
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Hot
flashes: Studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol
Three new studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol consumption
in contributing to – or lessening – the intensity and frequency
of hot flashes in midlife women. Full story |
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Internet
opens new avenues for con artists seeking to bilk the elderly
As more elderly Americans use the Internet, the potential for Internet
fraud that targets the elderly grows, according to an article in the
latest issue of the Elder Law Journal. Full story
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Scholar's
plan addresses 'spousal refusal,' nursing-home cost burden
Spousal refusal, an increasingly popular way for elderly couples to
qualify for Medicaid coverage to avoid nursing-home costs, has been
painted by critics as an abuse of public funds. Full story
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Research
group gets $7 million to pursue new antibiotic agents
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $7 million to a team of
researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin
to discover, engineer and produce a promising – yet little explored
– class of antibiotic agents. Full story |
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Illinois Compass to be upgraded this summer
Illinois Compass, the course-management software system used by about 33,000 UI students in more than 1,100 courses each semester will be upgraded this summer. So, too, will be the hardware that supports the system. Full story
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Commencement
ceremonies take place May 13 at Illinois
The 136th commencement of the University of Illinois will be held in two ceremonies May 13
at Assembly Hall. Full story
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Senate discusses underfunding of state workers’ pensions
The Urbana-Champaign Senate is urging faculty and staff members and students to contact Illinois legislators to tell them that their failure to adequately fund pension programs for state workers is unacceptable. Full story
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Larger than life
Sculpures decorated
the Quad and near Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on April
30. See
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Units’ goals will include how to measure progress
As the next step in the Strategic Planning process, colleges/units on the Urbana campus have identified their top five priorities for Fiscal Year 2008, which begins July 1, and are developing metrics for measuring their units’ progress toward their goals. Full story |
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Rain, rain, come this way
The campus’s first rain garden, the Red Oak Rain Garden, southwest of Allen Hall, was dedicated April 19. See photo |
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Team
USA goes for gold in Prague Quadrennial
Under the direction of Thomas V. Korder, technical director at the
U. of I.’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, several students
and faculty and staff members from the center and the department of
theater’s Division of Design, Technology and Management have
been working long hours for the past year and a half coordinating,
designing and building the USA exhibits that will be entered in the
2007 Prague Quadrennial, June 14-24. Full story |
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Students
become micro-lenders, assisting entrepreneurs around world
UIstudents who enrolled in Bruce Wicks’ recreation,
sport and tourism course on entrepreneurism this semester did so thinking
they would be learning how to create a business plan and finance, begin
and market a small business. Full story |
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Now hear this
Students visited the UI campus on April 26 for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. See photo
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Artistic
challenge: Keeping count of this professor's projects
If UI art and designprofessor John Jennings were a superhero, he’d
probably be drawn with multiple limbs and a large, oversized right brain. That’s because in real life, the talented graphic design artist,
scholar and educator could use a few extra hands – and feet –
to keep up with all the creative projects he’s juggling this year. Full story |
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Twenty
at Illinois to be honored for excellence in teaching and advising
Fourteen faculty members, one academic professional and five teaching
assistants at the UI were honored May 2 for excellence in teaching and advising. Full story
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Psychology
professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Renée Baillargeon, the UI Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Full story
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| achievements
A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
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notes
Contemporary string quartet performs May 4
… Herman to discuss campus issues May 7 on WILL-AM-TV … Library online log-in procedures change …Families may 'investigate space' May 3 at Parkland Planetarium
… Mechanical design competition is May 5 …
Globalization, world affairs discussed on weekly television show … Transmission course offered in Chicago …Life in 15-th century England explored May 6-8 …More
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On the Job: Jack Thomas
Jack Thomas is information technology director at Spurlock Museum. More |
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| deaths
Ernest “Tub” D. Chilton Sr., 84, died April 19 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Chilton was a building service worker for the Division of Operation and Maintenance (now Facilities and Services) at the UI until his retirement in 1987. Memorials: St. Jude Research Hospital, the Ogden Christian Church-DOC or Hope United Church of Christ.
Carroll “CJ” Hubble, 96, died April 22 at the Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello. Hubble was the assistant director of Housing for 25 years, retiring in 1972. Memorials: Monticello United Methodist Church or the Zif Baptist Church.
Bernice “Bunny” Hulsizer, 88, died April 12. Hulsizer was the physics and astronomy librarian at the UI for 20 years. Memorials: Chapel Completion Fund of the Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1011 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820; The Friends of WILL, 300 N. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801.
John Marlowe Slater, 88, died April 17. Slater was a professor of education at the UI for 26 years, retiring in 1980 as professor emeritus. During retirement, he was a director of the State Universities Annuitants Association. Memorials: Blackburn College Scholarship Fund or to the Go and Serve Program at First Presbyterian Church in Champaign.
Leon F. Stockwell, 77, died April 14 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Stockwell worked at the UI for 34 years, retiring in 1993 as a building services supervisor. Memorials: American Heart Association.
Patricia Ann Weathington, 53, died April 18 at her home in Memphis, Tenn. Weathington worked in the Office of Instructional Resources (now the Center for Teaching Excellence) as a clerk typist from 1980 to 1982 and was a member of the UI Black Chorus.
Ladislav Zgusta, 83, died April 27 at ManorCare Health Services of Champaign. Zgusta came to the UI in 1969 as a lecturer and later was promoted to professor of linguistics and of classics. He retired in 1995 as professor emeritus.
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