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TransAfrica leader to give keynote speech at weeklong Martin Luther King Jr. symposium
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Randall Robinson, an internationally known advocate for human rights, executive director of TransAfrica and TransAfrica Forum, and author of last year’s “The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks,” will be speaking at the University of Illinois this Thursday (Jan. 18). Robinson’s presentation, “A Case for Reparations,” will begin at 4 p.m. in […]
Pioneer in magnetic resonance imaging to receive National Academy of Sciences Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Paul C. Lauterbur, a pioneer in the development of magnetic resonance imaging and director of the Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at the University of Illinois, will receive the 2001 National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. Lauterbur is being recognized “for his research on nuclear magnetic resonance and […]
UI Flash Economic Index indicates a continued slowdown
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A continued slow down — but not precipitous decline — in the state economy was indicated by the December University of Illinois Flash Economic Index. The Illinois economy ended the year with a monthly reading of 101.8, off marginally from the November figure of 101.9. A year ago in December, the Index […]
Web site lets you ‘know when to say when’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — ‘Tis the season for holiday parties, and drinkers are urged to “know when to say when” before getting behind the wheel . But for many, “when” is only a guess. They’ve never learned specifically how factors such as their gender and weight, combined with what they’ve eaten, what they drink, and how […]
‘First-look’ results with spectro-radiometer: All systems ‘Go’
‘First-look’ results with spectro-radiometer: All systems ‘Go’ James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 12/19/2000 SAN FRANCISCO — Demonstrations of the unique, three-dimensional, cloud-imaging capabilities of the Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer — one of the instruments on the satellite Terra — will be among highlights presented at a special session devoted to the satellite […]
Illinois scientists’ discovery helps explain protein-synthesis machinery in cells
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois biologists have discovered that a protein that lives in the cytoplasmic world between a mammalian cell’s membrane and nucleus undergoes a “nuclear experience” that is necessary for regulating cell growth and division. Coupled with a similar finding involving a different protein in yeast cells, announced in the journal Cell […]
Strange quark contribution to proton structure yields surprising result
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists seeking to confirm earlier measurements of the strange quark’s contribution to the proton’s magnetic moment have found several surprises, instead. As reported in the Dec.15 issue of the journal Science, physicists who combined results from two measurements have calculated a lower strange quark contribution, and provided evidence for the existence of […]
Super-big superconducting magnet to be moved into laboratory Dec. 13
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A superconducting magnet 14 feet in diameter and weighing more than 80,000 pounds will be moved into the high-bay area of the Nuclear Physics Laboratory, 23 E. Stadium Drive, Champaign, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 13). The delicate operation of unloading and moving the magnet will require three heavy-lift cranes — […]
Flash Index of Economic Growth continues gradual slowing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index dropped again in November, giving fresh evidence that the Illinois economy is slowing. The November index was 101.9, down from 102.8 in October and 103.5 in September. The Index is at its lowest level in more than a year. More important, there have been only […]
Author to share story of little-known haven for Hitler’s refugees
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Historian and author Michael Luick-Thrams will visit the University of Illinois and surrounding communities Nov. 28-Dec. 3 to share his knowledge of a little-known, Midwestern safe haven for refugees of Hitler’s Nazi regime. Luick-Thrams is the author of “Out of Hitler’s Reach: The Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees, 1939-43.” The book chronicles […]
Five finalists selected for technology entrepreneurial competition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the finalists in the first annual V. Dale Cozad Business Plan Competition. (Editors: See list.) The competition, which began Aug. 30, attracted 38 teams comprising a total of 97 students from eight colleges and 21 departments at the university, […]
Architecture to be featured in I space exhibits
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The art of architecture takes center stage next month in two new exhibitions at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On view Dec. 2 through Jan. 20: “Vivere l’Architettura/Living Architecture: The Architecture of Durisch + Nolli” features new works by the husband-and-wife architectural team Pia Durisch […]