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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, […]
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air?
Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air? James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 11/14/2000 Humans have a penchant for travel – driving, sailing and flying over the planet in search of new places to live. So do microbes, say researchers at the University of Illinois who have been studying microbial […]
Unified theory relates microbial metabolism to lab and field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The ability to describe the rates at which microbial populations metabolize in the natural environment has been limited by the lack of a general theory of microbial kinetics. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois have found an approach that holds significant promise for extending the results of laboratory experiments to better […]
Microbiologist Carl R. Woese named winner of National Medal of Science
Microbiologist Carl R. Woese named winner of National Medal of Science Jim Barlow, Life Sciences Editor (217) 333-5802; b-james3@illinois.edu 11/13/2000 Carl R. Woese, a University of Illinois microbiologist whose identification of the archaea changed the way life is classified on Earth, is among 12 U.S. scientists and engineers named today (Nov. 13) by President Clinton […]
Feng Sheng Hu named Packard Fellow in Science and Engineering
Feng Sheng Hu named Packard Fellow in Science and Engineering Jim Barlow, Life Sciences Editor (217) 333-5802; b-james3@illinois.edu 11/3/2000 Feng Sheng Hu, a professor of plant biology and of geology at the University of Illinois, is among 24 U.S. researchers named as 2000 Packard Fellows in science and engineering by the David and Lucile Packard […]
First-round winners of business-plan competition announced
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the first-round winners 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 nine colleges and 21 departments at the […]
Inaugural lecture of The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Lecture Series to be Oct. 19
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The seemingly lost tradition of shared family meals will be the focus of the inaugural lecture of The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Lecture Series to be held Oct. 19 (Thursday) at the Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Doris Kelley Christopher, the founder and president of The Pampered Chef Ltd., and […]
‘Are We Alone?’ to be topic of astronomy’s Icko Iben Distinguished Lecture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Steven Beckwith, the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, will present the third talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “Are We Alone?,” is free and open to the public. […]
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 […]