Monks from the Tibetan monastery of Drepung Loseling painstakingly place millions of grains of sand as part of a live exhibition of the ancient art of mandala sand painting.
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Top-down management that counts workers out of decision-making likely contributed to the nation’s economic freefall, but changing it could still help businesses rebound from a deep and lingering recession, a UI leadership expert says.
Pathogen recognition is the foundation of the body’s immune response and survival against infection. A small cell-receptor protein called DC-SIGN is part of the immune system, and recognizes certain pathogens, including those responsible for Ebola, Dengue fever and HIV. How the molecule binds to pathogens has been unclear.
The revolution in scientific publishing that has been promised since the 1980s is finally about to take place, according to two UI experts in information science.
Whether they’re found in a museum or a textbook, historical narratives about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older students, who have typically developed a more refined historical consciousness, says a UI professor who studies and teaches historical instruction.
With money and the right approach, social marketing can sell kids on getting outside and getting active, according to a UI professor of communication.
Companies that scale back advertising to weather the recession risk sales declines that could linger long after the economy rebounds, a UI marketing expert says
For cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumor cells is only part of the equation. The drug must also spare healthy cells. And – ideally – its effects will be reversible, to cut short any potentially dangerous side effects. UI researchers report that they have assembled a new cancer drug delivery system that, in cell culture, achieves all of the above.
B. Joseph White will step down as president effective Dec. 31. He plans to remain involved in fundraising and teaching at Illinois.
McKinley is urging members of the campus community to get vaccinated for both the seasonal flu and H1N1. The H1N1 vaccines are expected to become available in October.
Members of the campus community are encouraged to provide feedback on the university’s performance as part of Illinois’ comprehensive evaluation for re-accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
The 99th annual homecoming celebration at the UI kicks off with the iHelp volunteer project Oct. 2. Faculty and staff members can join students and alumni from around the world in giving back to the local community in the name of Alma Mater. The event is combined with UI student service day Oct. 2.
In addition to feeding thousands of hungry students on campus, UI’s Dining Services has provided more than 800,000 meals to Champaign County residents through the Meals on Wheels program since its inception nearly 45 years ago.
Among the newcomers to the Urbana campus are 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.
John Rogers, the Lee J. Flory-Founder Chair in Engineering Innovation and a professor of materials science and engineering at the UI, has been named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Rogers is among 24 fellows who will each receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years.
Gene Robinson, a professor of entomology and neuroscience at the UI, has been named a recipient of the 2009 National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award.
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications has chosen seven UI faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2009-2010.
