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Price
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U.S. war with Iraq would
come at a high price, scholars say
War with Iraq would be costly – in any number of ways, two
historians say. Full
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Key
sensory proteins unveiled in mosquito genome found by Illinois
entomologist
While studying tiny pieces of a genomic DNA sequence from the
African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae on Christmas Eve 1999,
UI entomologist Hugh Robertson found several possible olfactory
receptors similar to those that others had found in Drosophila
fruit flies. Full
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Staff
members to be recognized for service, retirement
The 25th annual Service Recognition Banquet on Nov. 11 will honor
long-service and retiring UI support staff employees. Full
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retiree
profile
Klippert enjoys traveling,
sports and crafts
Although retirement is often viewed as an opportunity for rest
and a slower-paced lifestyle, retiree Linda Klippert has a schedule
packed with a multitude of trips and projects. Full
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retiree
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Perdue enjoys dog days,
traveling and family visits
Persistence must be the watchword for retiree Lolita Perdue,
who retired as personnel manager for UI’s Printing Services
May 1, after 11 years with the university. Full
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Homecoming
activities announced: Oct. 20-27
The UI will mark its 92nd annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration
Oct. 20 through 27. This year’s slogan is "I Spy Illini!"
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New Center on Democracy
in a Multiracial Society established
The new
Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society is being established
this fall. The center will support research, policy and public
education focused on democracy and equality within the changing,
multiracial U.S. society. Full
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Dancer
to perform with distant computer-generated character
Pairing a real dancer with an animated dance partner is nothing
new – it’s a technique used in any number of movies
or television shows. But collaborating artists and engineers at
UI’s Urbana-Champaign are putting a new spin on the idea.
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Weavers honored with permanent
tribute
State Sen.
Stanley B. Weaver of Urbana and his late wife, Mary Smith Weaver,
were honored Oct. 12 for their lifelong dedication to preserving
nature and for Sen. Weaver’s many years of public service
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Illinois
professor named 2002 Packard Fellow
Neil L. Kelleher, a UI professor of chemistry, is among 20 U.S.
researchers named 2002 Packard Fellows in natural sciences by
the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Full
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On the Job:
Kathy Guthrie
Kathy
Guthrie, director of the Office of Volunteer Programs, developed
a passion for altruism through family activities and 4-H while
growing up on a farm outside Ashkum. More |
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notes
Staff
employee EXPO is Oct. 17… Japan House to host open house Oct.
19 … Marching Band Festival is Oct. 19 …Astronomer to
talk Oct. 28 … Help
available for library's online catalog system … Participants
needed for study … Nominations sought for CAPE award …Choldin
to speak Oct. 21 … Adult
storytelling concert is Oct. 20 … Campus maps available …
SUAA to meet Oct. 20 …Local authors to speak …
Lunch-time financial workshops
offered … Salsa orchestra, dancers featured … More |
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A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
and staff members.
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| deaths
Viola
Apperson, 92,
died Oct. 3 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Apperson retired from
the UI in 1978 as a housekeeper after 20 years of service. Memorials:
Carle Auxiliary Guest House, 611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Martha L. Bloomer, 68,
died Oct. 8 at Care Centre of Champaign. Bloomer was a typing
clerk in the records department at the UI’s McKinley Health
Center. She worked there from 1982 until 1987. Memorials: Provena
Covenant Hospice Care Program or A Woman’s Place.
Opal G. Cox, 89,
died Oct. 7 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro. Cox was
a retired cook at Allerton House, Robert Allerton Park, Monticello.
Memorials: to an organization of the donor’s choice.
Virginia J. Hendrix, 86,
died Oct. 1 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. She worked
in the UI alumni office from 1948 to 1950, in the UI president’s
office from 1950 to 1963 and retired as administrative assistant
to the secretary of the UI Board of Trustees in 1984 after 21
years. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church of Champaign; Empty
Tomb Inc., 301 N. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820; or an organization
of the donor’s choice.
Anner Ruth Stone Lemons, 50,
died Oct. 1 at her Champaign home. Lemons was an assistant food
production manager in Food Services. She had worked at the UI
since 1978.
Alice Lohrer, 95,
died Sept. 15 at Methodist Hospital of Chicago. Lohrer was a professor
emeritus of library science at the UI. She was a UI faculty member
from 1941 to 1974 and taught UI Extension classes from 1944 throughout
the 1960s. Memorials: Alice Lohrer Award Fund, UI Graduate School
of Library and Information Science, 501 E. Daniel St., MC-493.
Heinz von Foerster,
90, died Oct. 2 at his home in Pescadero, Calif. In 1949,
von Foerster came to the UI and held faculty appointments in electrical
engineering, computer science and biophysics. In 1958 he founded
the UI Biological Computer Lab, which became a renowned interdisciplinary
center for research in cybernetics and related fields including
computational technology. He served as the director of the Biological
Computer Laboratory until 1975, when he retired.
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