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PUBLICATIONS
Inside Illinois
Vol. 20, No.11, Dec. 7, 2000
Campus | Research
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Honors | Brief Notes | On the Job |Job
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‘Cool’
finds
Geology professor digs finding Antarctic fossils
Geologist Dan
Blake is not dreaming of a white Christmas. In fact, he’s
dreading snow in December. That’s because Blake, a professor
from the UI, hopes to be collecting fossils on a small island
off the Antarctic Peninsula, and a blanket of snow would stop
his work cold. Full story …
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| RESEARCH |
Increased
consumption of soy protein may help lower cholesterol
People with total cholesterol levels exceeding 240 could benefit
substantially by eating 25 to 50 grams of soy protein daily, according
to a scientific advisory directed to health-care professionals across
the United States.. Full story
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People’s soup choices
reflect their personality types, professor says
You not only
are what you eat, you also are what you slurp, at least according
to Brian Wansink, who has done a study that links soup choices to
personality types. Full story
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High-resolution acoustic system
detects objects buried in soil
Archaeologists
soon may be using sound waves to survey potential building sites
for significant cultural artifacts, say researchers at the UI. They
recently demonstrated a high-resolution acoustic system capable
of detecting and imaging small buried objects. Full
story …
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Any physical activity, at
any age, is better than remaining sedentary
The new year
awaits, but many senior citizens, along with their younger counterparts,
have given up on any resolution to start an exercise program.
… But any physical activity is better than none, at any age,
even if it doesn’t fit common notions of exercise, says a
UI professor and leading advocate for efforts to encourage "active
aging." Full story
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CAMPUS
 Out
of this world
Scott Altman,
right, an astronaut and alumnus of the UI’s Urbana campus,
visited the Alumni Association offices Nov. 30 to return some
donated UI items that he took with him on a recent Space Shuttle
mission. Loren Taylor, the president of the Alumni Association,
shows Altman an "Illio" yearbook from 1981, the year
Altman graduated.
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Single software
system to replace UI’s outdated business systems
It’s hard
enough keeping up with the fast pace of changing technology, but
UI’s aging business systems on its three campuses don’t
stand a chance, considering some of them are almost 30 years old.
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UI negotiating
new contract with American Express
UI employees
who have a corporate American Express card may be affected by changes
that the university and the credit card company are renegotiating.
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Committe charged with developing
plans to improve campus diversity
Chancellor
Michael Aiken and Provost Richard Herman have charged a new campuswide
committee with developing plans for improving diversity on campus.
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| ADMINISTRATIVE |
Senate to review
rejection of book by teaching associate
The Urbana-Champaign
Senate voted overwhelmingly Nov. 27 to have its Committee on Academic
Freedom and Tenure look into why "Dancing at Halftime,"
a book by Carol Spindel, was rejected by the UI Press. Spindel is
a visiting teaching associate in the department of English. More… |
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Ten Urbana faculty members
honored as University Scholars
Ten faculty members
at the UI at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen to be the 2000-2001
University Scholars. The program recognizes excellence while helping
to identify and retain the university’s most talented teachers,
scholars and researchers. More … |
brief
notes
O&M offers
holiday shutdown tips … Holiday rec memberships on sale …
UI faculty musicians to perform … O&M offers free holiday
cleanups … Art of architecture featured … UI German Choir
performs Dec. 10 … Brochure deadline is Dec. 22 … Nominations
sought of UI women …Faculty/Staff Emergency Fund seeks donations
… Share the gift of nature … More
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Holiday schedules and services
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On
the Job:
Janette
Bradley Wright
Janette Bradley Wright started working at the UI 12 years ago as
clerk typist and has worked her way up witM three promotions and
is currently working on achieving the title administrative secretary.
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| job
market |
Academic
Human Resources
maintains listings for academic
professional and
faculty
positions. Propspective employees also may subscribe to the
academic
jobs listserve (look under Career Information) and receive e-mail
notification of open positions.
Personnel Services maintains
listings for staff openings |
deaths
Francis "Jack" Althaus,
64, died Nov. 16 at his Urbana home. Althaus was employed for 30 years
by the UI dairy microbiology department. He retired in 1990. Memorials:
Provena Covenant Hospice Program or the American Cancer Society.
Donald Bollman, 68, died Dec. 2 at Carle
Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Bollman was a steam fitter in the UI’s
Division of Operation and Maintenance. He retired after 35 years of
service. Memorials: American Heart Association.
Florence Edmison, 70, died Nov. 22 in
Bloomington. Edmison retired after 16 years as a secretary at the
UI. Memorials: St. Joseph’s Medical Center Foundation Council
or the American Diabetes Association.
Violet Gaschler, 96, died Nov. 28 at
her Urbana home. Gaschler was a secretary at the UI for 35 years before
she retired in 1974.
Van Norman, 94, died Nov. 30 at the Carle
Arbours, Savoy. Norman served as the assistant director of Housing
at the UI for many years. Memorials: The Carle Hospice or the building
fund of First United Methodist Church of Champaign.
Kathryn Thornberry, 89, died Nov. 19
at the Mark Twain Caring Center, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Thornberry taught
in the English department at the UI for more than 40 years. Memorials:
Crisis Nursery, Urbana; Humane Society, 2100 L Street NW, Washington,
DC 20037; or American Cancer Society.
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