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Campus ceremony will celebrate new stamp for physicist John Bardeen
Two-time Nobel Prize-winner John Bardeen, a former UI professor of physics and of electrical engineering, will be honored with a U.S. postage stamp to be unveiled on campus March 6. Full story |
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Expert: Hold on executions could continue after Supreme Court rules
A historic capital punishment case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could extend a de facto moratorium that has already halted executions for more than five months, a University of Illinois death penalty expert says. Full story |
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Study: Heavy market volume doesn't necessarily signal quick, easy trading
Playing a hunch is as ingrained in financial markets as short selling, margin buying and the opening bell. But a new study by a UI professor shows that gut feelings don’t necessarily pay off when it comes to deciding the best time to trade. Full story
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Group homes appear to double delinquency risk for foster kids, study says
Group homes are generally the placement of last resort for children in foster care, and also one of the most expensive options for state child-welfare agencies. It appears that group homes also play a significant role in pushing the children they serve toward the juvenile-justice system, according to a new study in Los Angeles County, led by a UI professor. Full story |
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Mechanism of blood clot elasticity revealed in high definition
lood clots can save lives, staunching blood loss after injury, but they can also kill. Let loose in the bloodstream, a clot can cause a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism. A new study reveals in atomic detail how a blood protein that is a fundamental building block of blood clots gives them their life-enhancing, or life-endangering, properties. Full story
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Scientists propose test of string theory based on neutral hydrogen absorption
Ancient light absorbed by neutral hydrogen atoms could be used to test certain predictions of string theory, say cosmologists at the UI. Making the measurements, however, would require a gigantic array of radio telescopes to be built on Earth, in space or on the moon. Full story
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Researchers probe a DNA repair enzyme
UI researchers have taken the first steps toward understanding how an enzyme repairs DNA. Enzymes called helicases play a key role in human health, according to Maria Spies, a UI biochemistry professor. Full story
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Royals weren't only builders of Maya temples, archaeologist finds
An intrepid archaeologist is well on her way to dislodging the prevailing assumptions of scholars about the people who built and used Maya temples. From the grueling work of analyzing the nitty-gritty physical details of six temples in Yalbac, primary investigator Lisa Lucero is building her own theories about the politics of temple construction that began nearly two millennia ago. Full story
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Role of exercise in mitigating effects of multiple sclerosis being studied
While others work to find a cure for multiple sclerosis UI researches are focusing on “understanding the role of exercise as rehabilitation for MS, with the goal of slowing, mitigating or ending the devastating effects of the disease.” Full story |
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Honey bee invaders exploit the genetic resources of their predecessors
Like any species that aspires to rule the world, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, invades new territories in repeated assaults. A new study demonstrates that when these honey bees arrive in a place that has already been invaded, the newcomers benefit from the genetic endowment of their predecessors. Full story |
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Psst, Boss: Co-workers most powerful influence in organizational change
The seeds of workplace change may come from the top, but take root from the bottom up, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor. Full story |
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Gov. Blagojevich: Universities to receive no increase
The UI and other state universities would receive no increase in funding from the state next fiscal year if the budget proposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his annual address on Feb. 20 is approved by legislators. Full story |
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U-C Senate creates parking advisory committee
A committee is being assembled to advise Chancellor Richard Herman about parking-related issues such as implementing salary-based rates, enhancing safety, and reducing vehicular traffic on campus and promoting “green” transportation modes. The Urbana-Champaign Senate approved a resolution from the Committee on Campus Operations to form an advisory committee when the senate met Feb. 25. Full story |
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Illinois state scientific surveys slated to become part of UI
The four state scientific surveys – the Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, and the Illinois State Water Survey – will become part of the UI if a plan proposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich is approved. Full story |
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UI signs commitment to combat climate degradation
The UI has promised to achieve climate neutrality by joining a nationwide consortium of concerned colleges and universities that are signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Full story
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Report addresses issues faced by academic professionals
A new online community with resources and information specifically for academic professionals at Urbana is being considered as one component of a comprehensive plan for fostering personal and professional development of APs. The Web site was one of the recommendations in a recently released report about issues affecting APs at the Urbana campus. Full story |
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UI music student leads choral group of singers with disabilities
Vocalists were in abundance in Connecticut’s capital city last week as the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association met in Hartford for its annual convention. But among the choruses making melodious music at the convention, few could claim a more expressive, more genuine sound than Joyful Noise, a group of singers with developmental disabilities led by UI music student Allison Fromm. Full story
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Steering group formed to take next steps in resource summit
As part of President B. Joseph White’s resources summit initiative, he has appointed a systemwide steering group and charged it to construct a long-term revenue and expenditure plan that “delivers the most resources possible to the academic front lines.” Full story |
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Institute launches inaugural projects
Three diverse efforts will be the inaugural projects of the new Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies at the UI. The institute transfers advances from the computer science and engineering research at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications to the larger scientific, engineering, and arts, humanities and social science communities in order to speed progress across all of these frontiers. Full story |
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Architect shares expertise with students
UI architecture professors met with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma on Feb. 25 to critique student designs for a hypothetical new Krannert Art Museum. Full story |
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Six Urbana faculty members honored
Six Urbana campus faculty members have been recognized as University Scholars. Full story |
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brief notes Contemporary look at Shakespeare classics
… UI Extension hosts Moon Walk … ISGS Open House is March 7-8 … Promotion and tenure workshop is March 11
… SSN removal deadline is March 14 …
Town hall meetings, training announced for new program … Conference is first of its kind …Photos reflect Cuban hip-hop scene
… Family wellness series announced …
CDL: Apply now for academic year 200-09… Apply for scholarships …Starting a business through research
… Social Work: Continuing education event is March 28…
Cultural center hosts activities during Asian American Awareness Month … Abbott speaks on library research …International dinner is March 9 … Heritage Cities Workshop is March 7-8 … BACH to perform March 15 … Civil War historian will speak March 12 … LIbrary hosts spring book sale March 10-14
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On the Job: Mya Clements
Mya Clements is a program secretary in the College of Medicine. She works with the college's Internal Medicine Residency Program. More |
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deaths
Dale E. Coad, 80, died Feb. 22. He was an electronics technician for the School of Chemical Sciences from 1954 until his retirement in 1988. Memorials: Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 501 W. State St., Mahomet, IL 51853.
Ethel Mae Davis, 61, died Feb. 25 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She retired in 1999 after 28 years as a secretary in aerospace engineering.
Darrell “Deak” Hulmes, 72, died Feb. 27 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was employed in steam distribution at the UI from 1967 to 1997. Memorials: Salvation Army, Mahomet Area Youth Club or American Cancer Society.
Merle M. Ohlsen, 93, died Feb. 26 in Savoy. Ohlsen was a professor of education for 19 years, retiring in 1969. Memorials: Merle Ohlsen Scholarship Fund at Indiana State University or the UI Foundation.
Ina Rae Patterson, 77, died Feb. 18. She was an administrative clerk in the Office of the Chancellor for 25 years before retiring in 1995.
Mima J. Spencer, 79, died Feb. 12 in Eugene, Ore. She worked for the Early Childhood Resources Center for more than 20 years and retired as associate director in 1991.
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