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Plans aim to enhance pedestrian safety on Goodwin Avenue
Urbana officials unveiled redesign plans for Goodwin Avenue during a public information meeting at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 9. The improvements, from Springfield Avenue to Gregory Drive, are expected to calm traffic and enhance pedestrian safety and visibility Full story |
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Wheelchair racers could reap rewards of improved technology
Just after the 2008 Olympic Games came to a close, another group of superior athletes moved into the spotlight in Beijing to compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games. Those games, also in China's capital city, ended Sept. 17 Full story
UI athletes do well at 2008 Paralympics
Not only was the UI well represented at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, but Illinois athletes were responsible for some of the games’ most exciting moments on court and track. Full story
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Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein
You may not know what it is, but you burn more than your body weight of it every day. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a tiny molecule that packs a powerful punch, is the primary energy source for most of your cellular functions. Full story |
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New study says high grain prices are likely here to stay
An ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely hold, yielding the first sustained increase for corn, wheat and soybean prices in more than three decades, according to new research by two UI farm economists. Full story |
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New guide explores making the most of Social Security
Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades. Full story |
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Gap junction protein vital to successful pregnancy, researchers find
Researchers studying a critical stage of pregnancy – implantation of the embryo in the uterus – have found a protein that is vital to the growth of new blood vessels that sustain the embryo. Without this protein, which is produced in higher quantities in the presence of estrogen, the embryo is unlikely to survive. Full story |
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Simulations help explain fast water transport in nanotubes
By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing. Full story |
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Expert says gas prices should level off after refineries survived Ike
Hurricane Ike threatened to send already steep gasoline prices soaring, despite a steady decline in crude oil prices that reached a seven-month low this week, a University of Illinois economic expert says. Full story |
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UI study shows how to lose weight without losing bone
A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss – and the evidence is in bone scans taken throughout a new UI study. Full story |
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Trustees discuss budgetary concerns at Sept. 11 meeting
With the winter heating season rapidly approaching and predictions that energy prices will continue to escalate, the UI Board of Trustees approved a plan that will allow the university to save money by contracting for future deliveries of natural gas. Full story |
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New Faces 2008
Among the newcomers to the Urbana campus are 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.
(All New Faces this semester)
- Brendan Harley, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and faculty member in the Institute for Genomic Biology
- Bonnie Mak, professor of library and information science, and professor in the Program for Medieval Studies
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New recreation center provides more than a good workout
Campus Recreation opened the doors to its new Activities and Recreation Center on Aug. 21 with thousands of visitors checking out the renovated facilities on that first day. Story & photos
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Car-sharing program could begin next month
Faculty and staff members and students who occasionally want access to a car but don’t want to buy or borrow one will have a new option in late October when a community car-sharing program is expected to take off. Full story |
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Kelly honored with Academy of American Poets fellowship
Brigit Pegeen Kelly, a professor of English, was named recipient of the 2008 Academy Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. The honor includes a $25,000 stipend. English department head Curtis Perry said selection as a fellow by the academy represents the highest achievement for a contemporary poet. Full story
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2008 Distinguished Teacher/Scholars announced
The Teaching Advancement Board recently selected Annie Abbott, a professor and director of the Spanish & Illinois program in the School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, and Rajeshwari Pandharipande, a professor of linquistics, of Sanskrit and of comparative literature, as its Distinguished Teacher/Scholars for the 2008-2009 academic year. |
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Provost, CTE host faculty event Sept. 24 … Spurlock Museum hosts auction
… David Jauss kicks off Carr Reading Series …UI athletes discuss gener, race, disability in student documentary
… INHS hosts symposium Oct. 6 …
GSLIS speaker to talk on "The Doctoral Thesis in the Digital Age" … Know Your University series begins Sept. 23 … Feminist series speakers announced
… Friday Forum speakers announced …
'Open Medicine' series hosted by VetMed … Canadian Indie rock group to perform …More
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On the Job: Alice Dilts
When Alice Dilts isn’t on the firing range, riding the range or in front of the range in her kitchen, she’s a building service foreman at the Illini Union. More |
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Academic Human Resources
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Listings of academic professional and faculty member positions can be reviewed during regular business hours or online.
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deaths
Victor “Vick” Apke, 71, died Aug. 30 at his home in Greenview, Ill. Apke was a storekeeper II in the small animal clinic in the UI College of Veterinary Medicine from 1960 until 1977. Memorials: ALS Foundation.
Mark D. Aquino, 52, died Sept. 12 at the Hoopeston Regional Health Care Center. Aquino was a master firearm instructor at the Police Training Institute. Memorials: to the family for a trust for his son, Rico, or to Carle Hospice.
Edward Sanford Berry Jr., 80, died Aug. 24 at Medical University of South Carolina. Berry taught bassoon in the School of Music for 40 years. He began as an instructor in 1953, became a professor of music in 1961, and retired in 1993. He also performed in the Faculty Woodwind Quintet and was a charter member of Sinfonia da Camera. Memorials: Champaign-Urbana Symphony, 701 Devonshire Drive, C-24, Champaign, IL 61820, or Sinfonia da Camera, 909 W. Oregon St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Michael Edward Ewald, 60, died Sept. 12 at his St. Joseph home. Ewald had been a professor of trumpet at the UI since 1990.
Pamela K. Hutchins, 49, died Sept. 10 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Hutchins worked for UI Facilities and Services as a building service worker from 1994 to 2002.
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