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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 […]
First Computer Fear Film Festival aims to dispel terror of technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The fictional birthplace of the world’s first diabolical computer and the home of one of the world’s top computer science programs is holding its first “Computer Fear Film Festival.” The University of Illinois, the home of Hal — the cyberhero-turned-cyberpsycho from the movie “2001” — is hosting the inaugural film festival Sept. […]
Beschloss Family Media Design Center to be dedicated Sept. 22
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The new Beschloss Family Media Design Center at the University of Illinois College of Communications will be dedicated Sept. 22. The dedication, which includes a tour of the state-of-the-art center, begins at 2 p.m. in 213 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright St., Urbana. The event is free and open to the public. […]
English professor wins Hubbel Award for lifetime achievements in American literature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois English professor Nina Baym has won the 2000 Hubbell Award, given annually by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association of America. The award, a specially struck medal, is given “to a scholar whose lifetime of scholarly work has significantly advanced the study of American literature,” according […]
Contest to give student teams chance to launch a business
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A contest at the University of Illinois that gets under way Aug. 30 will give student teams the opportunity to compete for $20,000 in prizes by drafting a plan for developing a technological idea into a viable commercial venture. The first annual V. Dale Cozad Business Plan Competition, named for the founder […]
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 […]
Choldin wins prestigious Pushkin Medal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Marianna Tax Choldin, the C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois Library, has won Russia’s prestigious Pushkin Medal. The Pushkin Medal, given by the Russian government, recognizes extraordinary contributions to Russia in the sphere of Russian culture and education. Established in 1999 by (former) Russian President […]
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. […]
Simple and inexpensive, an artificial nose senses smell by seeing colors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Imagine a small slip of paper that can sniff out odors such as sour milk, illegal drugs, environmental pollutants, poisonous gases or deadly toxins simply by changing color. As reported in the Aug. 17 issue of the journal Nature, chemists Kenneth Suslick and Neal Rakow at the University of Illinois have developed […]
Illinois Flash Economic Index declines slightly last month
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index declined slightly for the month of July to 102.6 from its 102.8 level in June. Even though the Illinois economy continues to grow, the rate of expansion has tapered off from its recent high of 103.2 in May and April. A year ago in July, […]
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 […]
Veteran UI professor named interim dean of business school
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — William R. Bryan, a veteran University of Illinois finance professor, has been named interim dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, effective Aug. 1. The current dean, Howard Thomas, is leaving to become dean of the Warwick Business School in England. Thomas had been dean of the UI college for […]