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State approves new budget; support for UI increases
The UI will receive more state support during fiscal year 2008 under the state budget signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Aug. 23, nearly two months after the fiscal year began on July 1. Full story |
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Restless legs syndrome affects nearly 2 percent of U.S./U.K. childrenRestless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report from an international team of researchers. Full story |
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Frigid enceladus: an unlikely harbor for life
A new model of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may quell hopes of finding life there. Developed by researchers at the University of Illinois, the model explains the most salient observations on Enceladus without requiring the presence of liquid water. Full story |
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Study explores link between cannabis use on vacation and daily life
According to Carla Santos, a professor of recreation, sport and tourism at the UI,“deviance tourism refers to a phenomenon in which travelers engage in behaviors that would be considered illicit, illegal or counter-normative in their countries of origin." Full story |
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Library school to lead team that will preserve virtual worlds
Who will rescue digital granddaddies such as “Pac-Man” and “Mario” and hundreds of other digital game superheroes from oblivion? Who ultimately will save the creative and popular virtual worlds from (self) destruction? A team of experts from the UI, as it happens. Full story |
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Silicon nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
Placing a film of silicon nanoparticles onto a silicon solar cell can boost power, reduce heat and prolong the cell’s life, researchers now report. Full story |
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Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
As this year’s sniffling-sneezing season approaches, there’s a hint of hope present in the pre-germ-season air. In a study scheduled for publication in the August issue of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, a team of kinesiologists at the University of Illinois suggest that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Taiji and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot. Full story |
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Do higher corn prices mean less adherence to ecological principles?
Expectations of higher corn prices are leading some farmers to neglect or ignore integrated pest management strategies, and their behavior could undermine the very technologies that sustain them, University of Illinois researchers report today at the American Chemical Society meeting in Boston. Full story |
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How drones find queens: Odorant receptor for queen pheromone identified
The mating ritual of the honey bee is a mysterious affair, occurring at dizzying heights in zones identifiable only to a queen and the horde of drones that court her. Now a research team led by the University of Illinois has identified an odorant receptor that allows male drones to find a queen in flight. The receptor, on the male antennae, can detect an available queen up to 60 meters away. Full story
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Online network provides connectivity to Illinois community
Cultivating a sense of community at a campus that has tens of thousands of students can be a formidable task, but an online networking community has been created to help Illinois students and alumni – as well as faculty and staff members – stay connected. Full story |
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Emergency dean on call for campus 24-7
The emergency dean program, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help assess problematic situations affecting students and arrange appropriate assistance for them when they need it. Full story |
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New Faces 2007
Among the newcomers to the Urbana campus are more than 7,500 freshmen and about 100 tenure/tenure track faculty members whose appointments began this summer or fall. Inside Illinois continues its tradition of introducing some of the new faculty members on campus and will feature at least two new colleagues in each fall issue.
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Dedicated to science
The newest example of public art at the UI was dedicated during a ceremony Sept. 4 on the plaza just west of the university’s recently opened Institute for Genomic Biology. More photos |
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'Archaeological Heritage of Illinois' showcases 10,000 years of native life
Spectacular items of material culture – some going back more than 10,000 years and all of them made by the Native Peoples who lived on the land that became Illinois – will be on display in an exhibition at the University of Illinois. Full story |
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Krannert Center hosts Wall to Wall Guitar Festival
… Vet Med event celebrates human-animal bond … Spurlock Museum hosts Egyptian AUction…Libary hours extended
… IPRH fall film series announced …
KAM plans diverse events for fall … Seminars explore health issues that bridge human-animal gap …'Collections' conference is Sept. 13-15
…Register now for Saturday art classes …CAS lectures cover immigration to nukes … Lecture on EU expansion is Sept. 19 …Concert planned to commemorate 9/11
… American Indian Studies announces fall lecture series …
Robert Novak book signing is Sept. 13 … Open House will feature paintings …99th Pursuit Squadron event is Sept. 20
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On the Job: John Abram
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Lisa Ann Busjahn, 51, died Aug. 25 in Champaign. Busjahn was managing editor at the Building Research Council at the School of Architecture. She worked at the UI from 1992 to 1997. Memorials: Champaign County Health Care Consumers, Chevra Kadisha of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation or Social Action Committee of Sinai Temple of Champaign.
George Clayton, 90, died Aug. 28 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was a professor of architecture at the UI from 1950 to 1985. Memorials: Wesley United Methodist Church in Urbana or Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, 3860 North Long Lake Road, Suite D, Traverse City, MI 49684.
Roy M. “Pat” Elder, 73, died Aug. 27 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Elder retired in 1993 as a building service worker at the Illini Union. He worked at the UI for 27 years. Memorials: to the family at First State Bank, 801 S. Main St., Tuscola.
Walter Erwin Hanson, 92, died Aug. 26 in Tuscola. Hanson retired in 1977 after more than 31 years as a storekeeper for the UI Operation and Maintenance Division (now Facilities and Services). Memorials: First United Methodist Church of Urbana, 304 S. Race Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
Harold W. Hawkins, 81, died Aug. 27 in Monticello. He worked for the UI as a housing maintenance inspector for 30 years before retiring in 1990. Memorials: American Cancer Society and Kirby Hospital, Monticello. John C. Mahaffey, 86, died Sept. 1 at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana. He worked as an accountant in the UI business office for 28 years, retiring in 1977. Memorials: UI Foundation Mahaffey Fund or Parkland College Foundation.
Opal E. Davis Norris, 93, died Aug. 21 at her home in Villa Grove. Norris retired from the UI Office of School and College Relations in December 1978. Memorials: Murdock United Methodist Church.
Verle Forrest Walters, 91, died Aug. 8 in Mesa, Ariz. He retired from the UI in 1974 as an instrument and measurement technician II in the chemistry department. He worked at the UI for more than 34 years.
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