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Two Illinois faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members from The Grainger College of Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. The new members are Kiruba Haran, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Grainger Endowed Director’s Chair in Electric Machinery and Electromechanics, and Taher Saif, the Edward William and Jane Marr […]
Illinois art professor receives United States Artists Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor Kira Dominguez Hultgren has received a 2024 United States Artists Fellowship. Dominguez Hultgren is one of 50 USA Fellows for 2024 and one of six fellows in the craft field. The competitive fellowships are awarded to artists in 10 creative disciplines in recognition of their contributions […]
What should US policy be toward Venezuela?
University of Illinois political science professor Damarys Canache is a native of Venezuela and studies its politics. She spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the Biden administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Venezuela, the migration crisis and the upcoming 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. What is the backstory behind nearly two […]
Will 2024 be the year of the cicada in Illinois?
According to the experts, 2024 will be an eventful year with the emergence of two periodical cicada broods across most parts of the state. Cicada expert Catherine Dana, an affiliate of the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about what to expect […]
Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors – Julie Turnock and Hermann von Hesse – have been awarded 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. Turnock is a professor of media and cinema studies in the College of Media, and von Hesse is a professor of art history in the School of Art […]
What are the legal, practical bounds of free speech on college campuses?
Lena Shapiro is a clinical assistant professor of law and the inaugural director of the College of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, supported by the Stanton Foundation. Shapiro spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about free speech issues on college campuses. Most people think that the “freedom” implied in “free speech” means […]
Why are global carbon emissions starting to increase again?
On Dec. 5, the Global Carbon Project published the Global Carbon Budget 2023, giving world leaders access to data on atmospheric carbon concentrations, emissions and trends. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign atmospheric scientist Atul Jain is among the many scientists worldwide who contributed data to the report. Jain talked about the current state of the carbon […]
Would court ruling mean college athletes are employees?
Michael LeRoy is the LER Alumni Professor and an expert in labor law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. LeRoy, also the author of “Collective Bargaining in Sports and Entertainment,” spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the potential consequences of the court case Johnson v. NCAA. LeRoy submitted an amicus […]
Exploring multispecies relationships by walking ‘with’ the forest in Sri Lanka
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the rainforests of southwest Sri Lanka, Kosala gets ready in the early, humid morning to guide another group of visitors. I tuck my trousers into my socks and add some drops of lemon oil to my shoes and hands, as Kosala taught me on my first day here. It rained during […]
Tracking the traffic between our cells
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — We adjust a lens, and a bright constellation swirls into view – points of colored light hung against a deep-hued backdrop. We track them in their courses, their paths arcing around other, larger objects. Though the images look cosmic, they represent a frontier much tinier and closer to home. The glimmering stars […]
Renovating historic Altgeld Hall
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The slabs of sandstone that make Altgeld Hall one of the most recognizable buildings on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus have been covered in scaffolding for months. But the results of the renovation work going on there are apparent, as the dark gray stone is restored to a pinkish hue. Standing […]
What impact will the Biden administration’s executive order have on AI development?
Robert Brunner is the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Brunner spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the Biden administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence systems. What impact will an executive order have on artificial intelligence development in […]