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Changes
in brain, not age, determine one's ability to focus on task
When it comes to focusing on a task amid distractions, some folks
more than 60 years old are as mentally sharp as 22-year-olds.
Others struggle. Researchers at the UI Beckman Institute for Advanced
Science and Technology have shed some light on why that is.
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Using
science in classroom on behalf of a cause predates 'intelligent
design'
The effort to teach “intelligent design” in public
schools is not the first time that “science” has been
enlisted for a cause in the classroom, according to a UI legal
scholar.
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Fast-growing
kudzu making inroads in Illinois, authorities warn
To all Illinois residents: Be on the lookout for kudzu. This high-climbing,
fast-growing weed, which is illegal to buy, grow and plant in
Illinois, smothers existing vegetation and has been spotted in
more than 30 Illinois counties.
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Beneficial
effects of no-till farming depend upon future climate change
By storing carbon in their fields through no-till farming practice,
farmers can help countries meet targeted reductions in atmospheric
carbon dioxide and reduce the harmful effects of global warming.
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American
music to be celebrated throughout November at Illinois
When Scott Schwartz was looking for an image to represent the
upcoming celebration of American music at the UI, he wasn’t
sure what he wanted. But he knew it when he saw it.
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NEW faces 2005
Among the many newcomers to campus are 113 tenure/tenure-track
faculty members whose appointments began this summer or fall.
One thing they have in common – their combined expertise
will enhance the research and teaching at Illinois. Inside Illinois
will feature two new colleagues in each fall issue.
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Herman
calls for input on Assembly Hall renovations
Chancellor Richard H. Herman said that he is seeking input from
students and the Assembly Hall Advisory Committee on proposed
plans for renovating Assembly Hall and possibly transferring administrative
responsibility for it to the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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Staff members recognized
for long service and retirement
The 27th annual Service Recognition Banquet Nov. 8 will honor
long-service and retiring support-staff employees from the UI’s
Urbana-Champaign campus.
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Diane
Buenting retired as an administrative aide in the the Graduate
College after 31 years of service. Full
story
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Gwenda
Davis retired as an administrative aide in the Office of the
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs after 30 years of service.Full
story
For a complete
listing of those staff members retiring or being recognized for
service, go to www.pso.uiuc.edu/service
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Street-design
project to be focus of planning meetings in Macomb, Ill.
A team of students and faculty members from the UI will be traveling
to Macomb, Ill., Nov. 4-5 to participate in planning and design
meetings that will focus on rethinking the use and design of Macomb’s
West Jackson Street (Illinois Route 136).
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Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalism professor gives papers to UI Library
An author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has given his
professional papers to the UI Library.
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Glowing reviews
For the Jack ‘o’ Architect project, Andrejasich challenged
student teams to carve pumpkins in the likenesses of renowned
20th-century architects or an example of an architect’s
work.
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Campaign
to fund instructional building for College of Business
The College of Business is more than three-fourths of the way
to its goal of raising $75 million. The campaign will fund construction
of a new instructional building, double the college’s endowment
for named chairs, support programmatic initiatives and research,
and fund student scholarships and fellowships.
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Brainiacs
The 2006 "Big Brains" calendar contains artistically
enhanced brain scans of campus administrators, faculty and staff
members and students taken at Beckman Institute’s Biomedical
Imaging Center.
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Working
together
A delegation of officials from China was on the UI campus Nov.
1 to take part in a signing ceremony at the Beckman Institute
for Advanced Science and Technology.
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NIH
grant to fund Nanomedicine Development Center at Illinois
A $6.2 million five-year grant from the National Institutes of
Health will fund the establishment of a Nanomedicine Development
Center to be directed by Eric G. Jakobsson of the UI.
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UI
joins alliance to find cures for infectious diseases
The
UI is participating in an international collaboration to use
nanotechnology tools for global health and medical research.
The project was announced Oct. 13 at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
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Six
professors at Illinois elected as 2005 AAAS Fellows
Six faculty members of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American
Association for the Advancement of Science: David F. Clayton,
Evan H. DeLucia, Dana D. Dlott, Ravishankar K. Iyer, Deborah E.
Leckband and Lawrence B. Schook.
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Chancellor
Herman to talk Nov. 8 … UI faculty quartet to perform Nov.
13 … Chris Cringle Craft Sale is Nov. 11-12 …Author,
wildlife photographer to speak … International
student award announced … An evening with mathematician Barry
Greenstein … Directories coming; how to recycle them …Auditions
announced for Cotton Club show … Play
examines domestic violence … Modern-day explorations examined
… UI retirement benefits forum is Nov. 15 …
Exhibitions focus on
recognition and reading … Translational research explored
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On the Job: Mike
Wood
Known
to many as "Mike the light bulb guy," Mike Wood works
as a laborer-electrician in the Facilities and Services Division.
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| deaths
Clyde
Orville Barnes,
77, died Oct. 29 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Barnes retired as
a lieutenant from the UI police department with 35 years’
service. Memorials: American Cancer Society, FOP Lodge 17 or Coast
Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 88.
Betty J. Cook, 81,
died Oct. 28 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Cook
was a clerk at UI’s Central Stores, retiring in 1985. Memorials:
Faith United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1719 S. Prospect
Ave., Champaign, IL 61821.
John W. Mangis,
81, died Oct. 28 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Mangis
retired from the UI as a building service worker. Memorials: First
Presbyterian Church, Monticello.
Joseph H. Reynolds, 64,
died Oct. 15 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Reynolds worked
at the UI for 21 years, retiring in 2001 as a unit manager for
Dining Services.
Sidney Rosen, 89,
died Oct. 27 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Rosen,
a UI professor emeritus of astronomy, taught courses in astronomy
and science and society. He also was involved in the Unit One
Living-Learning Program at Allen Hall since its inception in 1977.
Benjamin Phillip Uroff, 72,
died Oct. 18 at his Champaign home. Uroff was a UI professor of
history and taught Russian history for 32 years, retiring in 1997.
He also served as director of research for the Russian and East
European Center in the Office of International Programs and Studies.
Memorials: Yale University Alumni, Benjamin Uroff Class of 1954,
265 Church St., New Haven, CT 06510.
Barbara J. Ward, 77,
died Oct. 27 at her Champaign home. Ward was a food-service supervisor
at the UI Varsity Room for 39 years. Memorials: Provena Covenant
Hospice or Faith Missionary Baptist Church.
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