A concept drawing depicts the proposed improvements for the intersection of Wright Street and University Avenue, one of the nodes of higher density, multi-modal facilities and enhanced streetscapes in the study. (View includes Beckman Institute in the background.) Plans for the enhanced streetscapes include planted medians, bus shelters and informational kiosks as well as possible design themes on fixtures throughout the University Avenue corridor.
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Researchers report that a toxic molecule known to damage cells and cause disease may also play a pivotal role in bird migration.
Universities need to embrace new online media, social networks and a culture of “openness” as part of their pedagogy.
In a new study in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers report that the larvae of a tiny fly, the midge Corethrella appendiculata, eat more of the larvae of the invasive Asian tiger mosquito than of the native Eastern treehole mosquito.
Illinois scientists studying chemical bonds now have shown this isn’t always the case, and their results may have profound implications for the stability of proteins to mechanical stress and the design of new high-tech polymers.
Investigators are being surveyed to provide feedback about their perceptions of the regulatory process for research at the UI.
The Secretariat, the fellowship organization for office professionals on campus, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Two UI professors are among 100 young researchers named last week as recipients of this year's Presidenial Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals.
Two UI students have won prestigious Barry M. Goldwaer scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year and third student at Illinois received honorable mention.
