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Wildlife Society honors author of ‘Waterfowl of Illinois: Status and Management’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Stephen P. Havera, director of the Forbes Biological Station of the Illinois Natural History Survey, was honored Sept. 13 by the Wildlife Society as the recipient of its 2000 Wildlife Publications Award for his comprehensive book on Illinois waterfowl. The book, “Waterfowl of Illinois: Status and Management,” was published last year by […]
Hassan Aref honored for ‘pioneering contributions’ by American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Hassan Aref, professor and head of the department of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Otto Laporte Award from the American Physical Society. The award, which recognizes Aref for “pioneering contributions to the study of chaotic motion in fluids, scientific […]
Researchers produce most detailed map of cattle genome
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The most detailed map ever produced of cattle genes and the first comparison map of cattle and human genomes show that many genes, and even whole chromosomes, are configured in the same way in the two species, scientists report. “The comparative map has enormous predictive power,” said lead researcher Harris Lewin, director […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bt corn variety study shows no adverse effect on black swallowtail caterpillars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A Bt corn variety grown widely in East Central Illinois in 1999 had no adverse effect on black swallowtail caterpillars that thrive in weeds alongside cornfields, according to both field and laboratory studies at the University of Illinois. The study — published online Tuesday (June 6) by the Proceedings of the National […]
Chief of Illinois State Water Survey to discuss drought assessment
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Despite recent rains over parts of Illinois, drought conditions have worsened in central and southwestern regions of the state, say officials of the Illinois State Water Survey. Derek Winstanley, chief of the water survey, will discuss the current status of groundwater and reservoir levels and revised projections for the coming summer months […]
Physicist Gordon Baym elected to American Philosophical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gordon A. Baym, the Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. Baym was among 47 scholars and researchers elected April 29 to the learned society based in Philadelphia. Baym joined the UI faculty in 1963. He earned his bachelor’s […]
Physicist Phillips receives Bouchet Award from American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Philip W. Phillips, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Edward A. Bouchet Award from the American Physical Society. The award, which recognizes Phillips for “opening new vistas in the study of disordered and strongly correlated condensed matter physics, including the […]
Sullivan receives Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Jeremiah D. Sullivan, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois and former director of the UI’s Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award from the American Physical Society. The award recognizes Sullivan for “leadership in addressing […]
State finals of Science Olympiad to be held April 29 on campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The state finals of the Illinois Science Olympiad will be held April 29 at the University of Illinois. The event, which begins at 9 a.m., is part of a national competition in which middle and high school students compete in 24 events involving science concepts and engineering skills. The public is invited […]
Obesity researcher to give public lecture March 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Internationally known obesity researcher Richard Lee Atkinson will discuss the prospects for effective treatment in a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the University of Illinois. The lecture is free and will be in Room 150 of the Animal Sciences Laboratory, 1207 W. Gregory, Urbana. Atkinson, a physician and director […]