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LAS honors alumni

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois announced today (Oct. 13) the recipients of its annual LAS Alumni Achievement, LAS Young Alumni, and LAS Humanitarian Awards. The awards will be presented by LAS Dean Jesse Delia on Friday (Oct. 13) at the Urbana campus to chemists Philip […]

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‘Defining Values for Research and Technology’ to be topic of yearlong analysis

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The image of the university as an ivory tower is rapidly dissolving as increased government and private funding is contributing to a new reality: the university as an engine for growth in a rapidly evolving, knowledge-based world economy. And while critics argue whether that reality is good or bad, scholars at the […]

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Composer George Enescu to be celebrated with symposium Oct. 20-22

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fifty years after Romanian composer George Enescu’s last residency at the University of Illinois, the campus is celebrating the anniversary with a three-day symposium Oct. 20-22. “Enescu has been a towering figure of the 20th century as a composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and pedagogue,” said UI violin professor and event coordinator Sherban […]

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Ambassador of France to present the second annual address on the state of the European Union

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Francois Bujon de l’Estang, the ambassador of France to the United States, will visit the University of Illinois Oct. 27 to present the campus’s second annual address on the state of the European Union. The ambassador’s speech, at 11 a.m. in Rooms A, B and C of the Illini Union, 1401 W. […]

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On 20th anniversary, WID takes new name to better reflect purpose

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The former Office of Women in Development at the University of Illinois is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a three-day symposium Oct. 20-22 — and a name change. The new name — Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program — took effect at the beginning of the fall 2000 semester, according to […]

Campus life

Garden talks among highlights at Japan House open house

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Garden talks by James A. Bier will be among the highlights of the annual fall open house at the University of Illinois’ Japan House on Oct. 14. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the house, located at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Bier, a retired UI […]

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Town meeting Sept. 26 to discuss national security challenges

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — “National Security Challenges for the 21st Century” will be the focus of a town meeting Sept. 26 at the University of Illinois. The public forum beginning at 2 p.m. in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, is co-sponsored by the UI Office of Continuing Education and the U.S. Department of State. […]

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I space gallery features stone sculptures

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Stone sculptures — old and new — are the focus of two exhibitions on view Sept. 8 through Oct. 7 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Sheela-na-gig: Tracing the Walled Women” brings together the work of three artists who traveled throughout Ireland to study the […]

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MillerComm lecture series to bring an array of speakers to campus

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two Pulitzer Prize-winners are among the speakers scheduled to participate in this fall’s Center for Advanced Study/MillerComm lecture series at the University of Illinois. The series, begun in 1973 and supported with funds from the George A. Miller Endowment and various co-sponsoring campus units, provides a forum for discourse on a wide […]

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Architecture students take top honors in competition

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Architecture students from the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois took top honors in the “Keys to the Future Design Competition” sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. Jessica Gilbert, Tolono, won the top prize of $5,000. Second- and third-place winners, who received $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, were A. […]

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Citizen’s Police Academy is looking for applicants

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to cruise the streets in a police patrol car or see the inside of the Champaign County jail, you can do both by enrolling in the next session of the Champaign County Citizen Police Academy. Those activities are among many scheduled in conjunction with the […]

Honors

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.): […]

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