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Illinois professor awarded the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in Physics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Anthony J. Leggett, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a recipient of the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in physics. He shares the prize with Bertrand I. Halperin of Harvard University. Leggett, 64, who holds the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair of Physics […]
Students in School of Architecture honored
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nine undergraduate students in the University of Illinois School of Architecture were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2002 fall semester. A total of $1,500 in fellowships, scholarships and prizes was presented. The winners and their awards include (EDITORS: See list.): ARCHITECTURE AWARD WINNERS FOR FALL 2002 BARTLETT – Jonathan E. Pickell, […]
Three new exhibitions at Krannert Art Museum
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Three new exhibitions will open on a staggered schedule throughout January at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Krannert Art Museum. All three will be on view through April 13. Opening first, on Jan. 17, is “The Idea of Landscape in the Western Tradition: Works From the Permanent Collection.” Curated by Illinois […]
Flash Index indicates Illinois economy stuck in neutral
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois economy ended 2002 the same way it began – flat. The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index was 95.4 in December, marginally above its November reading of 95.3 and marginally below its October reading of 95.6. The monthly Index has remained between 95 and 97 for the entire year, consistently […]
New ideas in architecture to be featured at I space
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Architects will have the floor in January at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Two shows focusing on new ideas in architecture open at the gallery: o “Make No Little Plans: Designing the Chicago Lakefront in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment,” Jan. 2-25. The exhibition will […]
Book censorship is focus of library exhibit
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – What do Madonna and the Bible have in common? What about the French poet Charles Baudelaire and the boxing legend Muhammad Ali? They all have been victims of censorship. As a new exhibit at the University of Illinois Rare Book and Special Collections (RBSC) Library demonstrates, nothing is immune from the censors’ […]
Gov. Ryan to discuss death penalty
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan is scheduled to speak Thursday (Dec. 19) at the University of Illinois College of Law about the role of the state’s chief executive in administering the death penalty. His talk will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Max L. Rowe Auditorium of the Law Building, 504 E. […]
Holonyak to receive institute’s highest honor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nick Holonyak Jr., a John Bardeen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected as the 2003 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor. The award, which recognizes Holonyak “for a career of pioneering contributions to semiconductors, […]
Two Illinois scientists among 291 AAAS fellows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scientists Nick Holonyak Jr. and Susan E. Fahrbach of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are among 291 people selected as 2002 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The new fellows will be formally recognized Feb. 15 for their contributions that advance science or foster its applications at […]
Recent past president of ALA to head Mortenson Center
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Barbara J. Ford, a recent past president of the American Library Association (ALA), has been selected to direct the C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently assistant commissioner for central library services at the Chicago Public Library, Ford will be […]
Biologist one of five winners of 2003 Damon Runyon Scholar Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Phillip A. Newmark, a researcher in the department of cell and structural biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is one of five recipients nationwide of a 2003 Damon Runyon Scholar Award. The three-year $300,000 award from the New York-based Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation supports the development of outstanding scientists […]
Flash Index indicates Illinois economy continues to stall
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois economy continues to be stalled. The University of Illinois Flash Index of Economic Growth was 95.3 in November, down slightly from the 95.6 level recorded for October. The Index has been between 95 and 95.6 for the last six months – consistently below the 100 dividing line between growth and […]