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European Union Center honors three essay winners
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three Illinois high school students were honored for their submissions to an essay contest sponsored by the University of Illinois’ European Union Center. The center inaugurated the contest to coincide with its annual European Union Day and State of the European Union Address. This year’s address was presented Oct. 27 by Francois […]
Three UI researchers among 59 recipients for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three University of Illinois researchers were among 59 young researchers named today (Oct. 23) as recipients of the fifth annual Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. The researchers will receive their awards […]
Graduate student wins Amelia Earhart Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Qi Zhu, a University of Illinois graduate student, has been selected for an Amelia Earhart Fellowship from the Zonta International Foundation. Zhu is pursuing a doctorate in aeronautical and astronautical engineering at the UI. Her research focuses on the thermo-mechanical behavior of composite structures. Zhu earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics […]
Twenty students awarded scholarships for study at the UI
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Twenty Illinois students have been awarded scholarships for study at the University of Illinois for the 2000-01 academic year. The scholarships are funded by UI alumni and designated by the university’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The recipients, their class level and the awards they received (EDITORS: See list.): […]
Eighty-eight undergraduates win awards from School of Chemical Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eighty-eight University of Illinois students have received School of Chemical Sciences Undergraduate Awards for the 1999-2000 academic year. The students and their awards include (EDITORS: See list.). The award-winners were selected by a committee of faculty members. Most of the awards honor academic achievement, but some are awarded to students in recognition […]
Two graduate students win Doolen Scholarships to study aging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois graduate students have won 2000-2001 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarships for the study of aging. They will receive $3,500 each to continue their studies in gerontology. Jonathan Godbout of Champaign is pursuing a doctorate in animal sciences at the Urbana campus. His research focuses on the cellular mechanism […]
Fourteen UI students have been awarded scholarships to study abroad
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fourteen University of Illinois students have been awarded scholarships to help them study abroad during the summer and the next academic year. The recipients and their scholarships: (EDITIORS: See list.). According to the Institute of International Education, 115,000 students will study abroad during the 2000-01 academic year. In 1998-99, 9.3 percent of […]
Five UI students win FMC Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Each of five University of Illinois graduate students — including four from the Urbana-Champaign campus — has been awarded a $7,500 FMC Graduate Fellowship for the 2000-01 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 by the UI’s FMC Educational Fund, awards the honors annually to outstanding graduate students in business administration, […]
Mothers Association book awards given to honor freshmen scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Mothers Association Book Awards have been given to University of Illinois freshmen who earned a 4.0 grade-point average (on a 4-point scale) during the fall semester, while taking at least 14 hours of credit. Among those receiving book awards are (EDITORS: see list.). The association honored the winners at a UI Moms […]
Allstate Insurance Co. wins Industrial Grand Challenge Award from NCSA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today (Monday) will present the 2000 Industrial Grand Challenge Award to Allstate Insurance Co. The award will be given at an evening reception for the NCSA Private Sector Program at the Radisson Suite Hotel in Champaign. The Industrial […]
First recipient of Memorial Scholarship in materials science
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois department of material sciences and engineering will award the first Kevin Moore Memorial Scholarship to Lakeisha Hogue, a UI senior from Champaign, at its annual MatSe Awards banquet today (April 14). The award was created to honor the memory of Kevin Moore, a UI student who was killed […]
History professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship for work on UI physicist
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois history professor Lillian Hoddeson has been selected to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, an annual award that recognizes outstanding accomplishments and future potential for achievement. Hoddeson was nominated for her work chronicling the life and science of physicist John Bardeen, a two-time Nobel Prize winner and UI professor of physics […]