Media Advisory: Public forums to solicit input for campus master plan

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two upcoming public forums will provide overviews of the process for updating the campus master plan and ask for ideas on the future of the Urbana campus.

The campus public forum will be held from 3-5 p.m. April 12 in Room MP-6 of the Activities and Recreation Center, 201 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign. A community public forum will be 6:30-8 p.m. April 14 in the ballroom of the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign.

A new interactive website provides information on the process and allows visitors to provide feedback to questions, post comments and photos, or sign up for project updates.

Study shows new hope for commercially attractive lithium extraction from spent batteries

A new study shows that lithium — a critical element used in rechargeable batteries and susceptible to supply chain disruption — can be recovered from battery waste using an electrochemically driven recovery process. The method has been tested on commonly used types of lithium-containing batteries and demonstrates economic viability with the potential to simplify operations, minimize costs and increase the sustainability and attractiveness of the recovery process for commercial use.

Health and Medicine Research team in the lab.

Study: A cellular protein, FGD3, boosts breast cancer chemotherapy, immunotherapy

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A naturally occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the effectiveness of some anticancer agents, including doxorubicin, one of the most widely used chemotherapies, and a preclinical drug known as ErSO, researchers report. The protein, FGD3, contributes to the rupture of cancer cells disrupted […]

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Photo from "Anastasia: The Musical" showing the Romanov family in period costumes.

Lyric Theatre’s production of “Anastasia: The Musical” tells story of loss, survival and reinvention

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Lyric Theatre’s production of “Anastasia: The Musical” is a story with romance and mystery, an appealing score and several big dance numbers. It also is a story of loss, survival and reinvention. The musical opened on Nov. 11 and will be performed Nov. 13-15 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. […]

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