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Consortium to design next-generation nuclear research reactors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has teamed with other Big Ten Universities to enhance existing university research reactor facilities and to design the next generation of nuclear reactors for research and education. The Consortium of Big Ten University Research and Training Reactors […]
Faculty authors featured during UI press week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Seven local authors – and their most recent books – will be featured Oct. 21-24 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The authors – all U. of I. professors – will lead discussions of their books during UI Press Week, a joint event of the University of Illinois Press and the […]
Choldin to deliver Mortenson Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Marianna Tax Choldin, the Mortenson Distinguished Professor and director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will deliver the 2002 Mortenson Distinguished Lecture. The topic of her talk is “Walls and Windows, Islands and Bridges: Libraries Along the Road to Civil Society.” The free […]
Illinois professor named 2002 Packard Fellow
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Neil L. Kelleher, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 20 U.S. researchers named 2002 Packard Fellows in natural sciences by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Kelleher, 32, joined the Illinois faculty in July 1999. He received his fellowship in recognition of his work on […]
Distinguished Berkeley astronomer to present public talk
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — William J. Welch, a professor of electrical engineering and of astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley, will present the fifth talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “The Search for Extraterrestrial […]
32nd Marching Band Festival set for Oct. 19
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fifty-six high school bands from across Illinois will compete in the 32nd annual Illini Marching Band Festival on Saturday (Oct. 19) at the University of Illinois. Participating high schools include: (EDITORS: See list). Forty-six of the bands will take part in the field show band contest at Memorial Stadium, 200 E. Florida […]
Emeritus professor wins top honor from Materials Research Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Howard K. Birnbaum, a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society. The award will be presented Dec. 4 at the MRS meeting in Boston. Birnbaum is being recognized for the development of a […]
‘French Means Business’ forum to be held Oct. 10
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The French department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites bilingual (English-French) job seekers, including students, to “find out how far their knowledge of French can take them in the world of business.” The 2002 “French Means Business Forum,” headlining more than a dozen executives from companies doing business with France, […]
Railroad association president to give keynote speech
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Edward Hamberger, the president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Illinois Railroad Environmental Conference at 12:45 p.m. Oct. 9 (Wednesday) at 314 Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana. The conference features three days of technical sessions and papers by industry […]
Two professors to receive distinguished French award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two professors in the French department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are to receive one of France’s oldest awards. Douglas Kibbee and Lawrence Schehr will accept The Order of the Academic Palms (L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques), with the rank of Chevalier (Knight), for “dedication and accomplishment in the areas of […]
Spurlock Museum opens: Visitors learn about world history and cultures
More than five years after the groundbreaking ceremony, the William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum opened Sept. 26 in its new location at 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, just east of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The 53,000 square-feet building has five permanent galleries representing different world cultures: Africa, the ancient Mediterranean, Europe, […]
Annual fall open house at Japan House
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The annual fall open house at Japan House, an educational and cultural center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is planned for Oct. 19. The open house will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.Guest musicians David Wheeler and Yoko Hiraoka will perform at […]