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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 28, No. 8, Nov. 6, 2008

Research | Campus | Achievements | Briefs | On the Job | Calendar | Job Market | Deaths | PDF Format

Fall colors

Trees near Engineering Hall show their Illini spirit on Halloween. Photo

'Digital Dark Age' may doom some data

What stands a better chance of surviving 50 years from now, a framed photograph or a 10-megabyte digital photo file on your computer’s hard drive? Full story

Flawed 401(k) laws putting retirement at risk, expert says

Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a UI elder law expert says. Full story

Personality shapes perception of romance, but doesn't tell the whole story

Personality researchers have long known that people who report they have certain personality traits are also more (or less) likely to be satisfied with their romantic partners. Someone who says she is often anxious or moody, for example, is more likely than her less neurotic counterpart to be dissatisfied with her significant other. Full story

New UI dancer-choreographer focusing on environmental works

You won’t find Jennifer Monson on “Dancing With the Stars.” However, the dancer-choreographer hailed by The New York Times as among that city’s “downtown dance stars” has been testing the waters, reaching out and building new audiences in communities outside the mainstream dance world. Full story

Study: Immigrants close earning gap more slowly than previously thought

Immigrants whittle into a broad earnings gap with American-born workers only about half as fast as long-accepted estimates suggest, according to new research by a UI economist. Full story

A second round of tax rebates likely, UI economist says

Taxpayers may be in store for another windfall next year as the federal government tries to prop up an economy that could be spiraling toward its deepest recession in nearly three decades, a UI economist predicts. Full story

News flash: Candidates' ads actually match deeds in Congress

If you think candidates never keep their promises and will say anything to get elected, you’re certainly not alone. And you’re not right, either. Full story

Giant grass offers clues to growing corn in cooler climes, researchers report

A giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source has a much longer growing season than corn, and researchers think they’ve found the secret of its success. Their findings offer a promising avenue for developing cold-tolerant corn, an advance that would significantly boost per-acre yields. Full story

Senate discusses future of Global Campus

Senate committee deals with educational policy matters

UI, Singapore establishing information technology center

The UI and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*STAR, a Singapore government agency that oversees 22 research institutes, consortia and centers, are establishing a major research center in Singapore. Full story

UI recycles 48.8 percent of campus waste, exceeding goal

Twenty-one tons of plastic, 41 tons of aluminum, 625 tons of scrap metal, 838 tons of cardboard and 1,236 tons of paper. Full story

Initiative brightens buildings and curbs energy usage

Washington Post's Ben Bradlee receives lifetime achievement award

Benjamin Bradlee, executive editor of the Washington Post through more than two decades, during which the paper broke the Watergate scandal and won 18 Pulitzer Prizes, has been awarded the Illinois Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism. Full story

University of Massachusetts public safety director named UI police chief

Barbara R. O’Connor, the chief of police and director of public safety at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has been named police chief at the University of Illinois, pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees at its Nov. 13 meeting at UIS. Full story

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)

• Chatham Ewing, assistant professor of library administration and curator of special collections in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library
• Jacqueline McDowell, assistant professor of recreation, sport and tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences

Units may now request illinois.edu domain names

After a pilot test involving a dozen colleges and units, the illinois.edu domain was opened to the general campus community Nov. 1 to begin moving Web site addresses from uiuc.edu to illinois.edu. Full story

Brilliant Futures reaches two-thirds of $2.25 billion goal

Brilliant Futures receives $213.9 million during FY08

Gifts to benefit Urbana-Champaign

NSF funds research at Illinois on sustainable biofuels infrastructure

The National Science Foundation announced this month that it is funding a new research effort at the University of Illinois aimed at understanding how – and whether it is possible – to build sustainable infrastructure to support the emerging biofuels industry. Full story

Mobile Lincoln museum visits the UI campus

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brief notes

Dancer-choreographer presents exhibition of photos … 'Downtown gypsy queen' to perform Nov. 8 … Conference on archaeological science … Tim Dean to discuss upcoming book … Free concert at the Canopy Club … Grad student wins composition competition … Lincoln-themed concerts, exhibits planned during American Music Month … How to teach and learn with technology … Performances address body image … F&S asks campus community for help in transition to heating … Student Sustainability Committee requests proposals by Nov. 17 … Plan now for the holidays … Public Square open forum aims to enrich discourse …More

Benefits Briefs

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Careers and Employment at the UI

Academic Human Resources
Suite 420, 807 S. Wright St., MC-310 • 333-6747
Listings of academic professional and faculty member positions can be reviewed during regular business hours or online.

Staff Human Resources
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Information about staff employment is online.

deaths

Elsie Alpers, 102, died Oct. 19 at her home in Champaign. Alpers had worked as a junior stenographer in the department of engineering from 1927 until 1943.

J.W. Conley, 81, died Oct. 9. Conley worked as a building service worker in Facilities and Services for 21 years, retiring in 1991.

Selma Jane Corzine, 90, died Oct. 29 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Corzine worked as a clerk I in the Housing Division for seven years, retiring in 1981. Memorials: Carle Hospice.

I.C. Gunsalus, 96, died Oct. 25 at his home in Andalusia, Ala. Over the course of more than 40 years as a biochemist, Gunsalus made significant contributions to research in bacteriology, and was considered by his peers to be a pioneer in microbiology. Gunsalus was a member of the UI faculty from 1950 until his retirement in 1982 and headed the Illinois biochemistry department from 1955 to 1966.

Joan Hicks, 92, died Oct. 31 at Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana. Hicks was a librarian at the Library of Veterinary Medicine at the UI. Memorials: Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting; the Unitarian/Universalist Church; or the U.N. Association of Champaign County.

Jean F. Hill, 84, died Oct. 25 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Hill came to the UI in 1957 as head resident director at the newly opened Allen Hall. She served in many different positions throughout her career, including associate director of Special Educational Opportunity Programs (Project 500) from 1968-1974. She retired in 1986, as associate dean of students. Memorials: UI Foundation; Jean F. Hill Foundation award; or charity of donor’s choice.

Wanda M. Lemke, 86, died Oct. 24 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Lemke worked as a linen maid for the Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls for 22 years until she retired in 1983. Memorials: Carle Hospice.

E. Byron Lundy, 53, died Oct. 16 at his Neoga home. Lundy worked almost 12 years as a building service worker until he resigned in 1990.

JoDean Morrow, 78, died March 25, at his home in Ajo, Ariz. Morrow, a professor of theoretical and applied mechanics, is known for introducing the strain approach to fatigue and was widely recognized for his work in low-cycle fatigue and for his pioneering leadership in the development of useful design criteria for mechanical components to fatigue damage. Morrow retired from the UI in 1984 after 30 years of service.

Evelyn Joyce Weber, 79, died Oct. 19 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. In 1965, Weber became the first woman in the UI agronomy department where she was a professor in plant biochemistry until 1987. She retired as a biochemist under a joint appointment from the UI and the USDA. Memorials: Iowa State University Foundation, John H. Weber Family Scholarship; or the UI crop sciences department.

Theodore Williams, 88, died Oct. 26 at Glenwood, Mahomet. Williams retired from the UI as a storekeeper. Memorials: Sidney Masonic Lodge 347 AF&AM or Boys State American Legion of Illinois.

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