Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

Deaths

Sun sets behind tall grass

The sun sets behind miscanthus on the south farms. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Sun sets behind tall grass View Images

Janet Lynn “Jaelyn” Jefferson, 55, died April 3 at her home in Champaign. She was employed at the university library in acquisitions for 34 years before her retirement in 2014.

Sharon Jo Shiu, 73, of Tuscola, died April 6. She retired from her job as a mail messenger at the university. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 S. Main St., Tuscola. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the funeral home. Memorials: Tuscola First Christian Church. 



This article was imported from a previous version of the News Bureau website. Please email news@illinois.edu to report missing photos and/or photo credits.

Read Next

Expert Viewpoints Portrait of Siegfried Eggl.

What can researchers learn from last month’s unusual meteor activity in the US?

Last month, at least two major, but unrelated, meteor events occurred in the skies over highly populated areas of the U.S. Both fireballs, often referred to as bolides, were seen — and heard — during daylight hours, suggesting they were unusually large. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aerospace engineering communications coordinator Debra Levey Larson spoke with […]

Veterinary Medicine A veterinarian and a canne patient

Unlocking how dogs’ fungal ear infections evade treatment points vets to drug stewardship

Outer ear infections in dogs are very common, but are becoming resistant to topical treatment. A new study sheds light on why.

Announcements

Four Illinois students receive Goldwater scholarships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — One University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sophomore and three juniors were awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering. Sophomore Maxwell Mamishev and juniors George Bayliss, Peter Golemis and Cliff Sun are among the 454 recipients of the $7,500 […]

Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

507 E. Green St
MC-426
Champaign, IL 61820

Email: stratcom@illinois.edu

Phone (217) 333-5010