Go Green Illinois: Krannert Center doing its part to ‘Go Green’

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has received a $450,000 0 percent interest loan from the UI Student Sustainability Committee and a $225,000 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to replace 550 lamps and fixtures in its lobby with energy efficient light-emitting diode lights.

The previous fixtures used 619 million watts of energy annually; the new fixtures are expected to use 132 million watts per year, saving about $100,000.

Additional cost savings could come in the form of labor and bulbs (because the bulbs last longer) and a reduction in cooling costs because of less heat being produced by the new fixtures.

The LED fixtures are programmable and able to produce any light color.

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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A place for artistic expression at SPEAK Café

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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