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UI Flash Economic Index records continued sluggishness
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Illinois economy continued it sluggish performance in June. The University of Illinois Flash Index again was below the 100 mark, indicating that the Illinois economy is stagnant. The Flash Index fell to 98.4 in June, down from 98.9 in May and 99.7 in March, the first sub-100 reading in nearly a decade. […]
School of Architecture honors 109 students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois School of Architecture honored 109 undergraduate and graduate students for scholastic excellence during the 2001 spring semester. A total of $235,900 in prizes was awarded. The winners and their awards include (EDITORS: See list). ARCHITECTURE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2001 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS T. Donovan Eckhardt, Edward C. Earl Prize in […]
Teachers at 11 schools will learn new computer and Internet skills in summer institutes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. .Almost 450 Illinois educators will be learning new computer and Internet skills this summer through weeklong institutes at 11 sites in Illinois. The first week of the program known as “A Moveable Feast” and organized by the University of Illinois College of Education will be held June 18-22 at nine locations: Bloomington High […]
Sloan Foundation funds online continuing education program for veterinarians
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A $100,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has paved the way for the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine to develop a comprehensive online continuing education program for veterinarians. Veterinarians soon can study at home or the office, on their own time any time, instead of traveling or adjusting their […]
UI theater professor wins Tony Award for directing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois theater professor Daniel Sullivan received the Tony Award for best director of a play for his work on David Auburns “Proof.” The award was announced at ceremonies on June 3 at New York Citys Radio City Music Hall. The American Theater Wing’s 55th annual Tony Awards also honored “Proof” as […]
UI Flash Economic Index steeply declines in May
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. After rebounding in April, the University of Illinois Flash Index experienced a steep decline in May and was again below the 100 mark, indicating that the Illinois economy is essentially stagnant, if not shrinking. The Flash Index fell to 98.9 in May from its previous months level of 101.3. The May reading was […]
Crackling noise in cereal and magnets aids study of earthquakes
BOSTON — When Karin Dahmen hears the crackling noise in a bowl of crisped-rice cereal, her thoughts turn to earthquakes. Thats because both the cereal and an earthquake fault zone have something in common: Each responds to an external force with a power law distribution of events of all sizes, independent of microscopic or macroscopic […]
Russian librarians, government officials visit counterparts in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Library directors and regional government officials from across Russia currently are meeting with their U.S. counterparts in several Illinois towns and cities. The groups two-week immersion in U.S. library and local government management, which began May 11, is a first step in a major Russian-American effort to begin expanding Russias book-oriented public libraries […]
State championship of Rube Goldberg Machine Contest to be held May 12
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Illinois State Championship Rube Goldberg Machine Contest for High Schools will be held in the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12. The contest pays homage to Goldberg, a satirical cartoonist best known for his designs of ridiculously complicated gadgets that performed the simplest […]
UI Flash Economic Index rebounds in April
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. After a month below the 100 mark, the University of Illinois Flash Economic Index rebounded in April, indicating positive growth for the Illinois economy. The April reading of 101.3 was a sharp rise from the 99.7 level in March. “It is too early to label the April results as a turnaround,” said J. […]
Host families sought for Japanese summer visitors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Intensive English Institute is hoping to recruit dozens of friendly people who are willing to host friendly visiting Japanese college students in Champaign-Urbana this summer. Japanese students from five universities Aichi Gakuin (Nagoya), Dokkyo and Senshu (Tokyo), Kinki (Osaka) and Konan (Kobe) will be staying on the UI campus for three or […]
Physics professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Dale J. Van Harlingen, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois and a researcher at the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, has won a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship. Van Harlingen will use his fellowship to explore phase coherence and dynamics in superconducting circuits and their implications for quantum computation in a sabbatical […]