Deaths – News Bureau

Donald Eugene Ebeling, 84, died July 8 at Bickford Senior Living in Champaign. He worked in the maintenance department. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.

Wayne Martin, 80, died June 30 in Merrillville, Ind. He worked for the university fire department from 1959 to 1989. A memorial gathering, followed by a graveside service, will be held Oct. 1; details may be found online.

Jeremiah David Sullivan, 77, died July 7 at his home in Urbana. He joined the physics department as a professor in 1967. He retired in 2006 as the head of the department.

Biomarkers found linking ER-positive breast cancer with neighborhood deprivation

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists have long known that Black women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer and those who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods often have more aggressive forms of the disease and poorer survival rates. However, the underlying factors that link these outcomes with women’s living environments have remained unclear. Scientists at the University of Illinois […]

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Sharing things with strangers can sometimes be easier than sharing with a friend. That thought comes alive for me the evening I attend the SPEAK Café, a space full of song, poetry, art and expression. Hosted by local artist Shaya Robinson, the open-mic event takes place in the Rest Lab 8: Greenspace […]

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