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NEWS INDEX 2001
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December
Sophomores honored with Dads Association Library Awards
Dads Association honors outstanding staff member, student
Dads Association elects new officers
Abbott Laboratories buys UI-licensed virtual biotechnology company
New biography on H.G. Wells focuses on late-life loves
Funding for UI European Union Center renewed
Nine students win scholarships for Asian studies
Engineered stategies to mitigate global warming could influence biosphere
Huang elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering
Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival to be held April 24 to 28
Tolkien scholars to discuss 'Lord of the Rings'
The UI Flash Economic Index fell slightly in November
NOVEMBER
New crash analysis system helps investigators target main cause of airplane accidents
Three faculty members receive 2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar grants
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Dec. 6 through Jan. 20, 2002
Six faculty members named University Scholars
Greenough appointed director of the Center for Advanced Study
UI Flying Team wins regional competition
UI to break ground Monday on its new technology incubator
Maya Angelou to speak at commencement 2002
New exhibitions on view at I space Nov. 16
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Nov. 15 through Dec. 9
Efficient fertilizer use could benefit river without hurting crop yields
UI students receive 2002 Siebel Scholars award
Presidential Award and Medallion presented to Thomas M. Siebel
Public forums on anthrax scheduled for next week
Phi Delta Theta fraternity suspended
UI Flash Economic Index surprisingly rose last month
Applications for the Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Aging due Feb. 4
OCTOBER
Senior honored with 2001 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award
UI student being treated for meningococcal meningitis
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Nov. 1 through 18.
New UI center to study effects of exposure to toxicants in fish
'i-emerging' event to showcase new technologies seeking investors
Microbiologists, other panelists to participate in anthrax forum
Brundage Scholarship applications due Jan. 11
Homecoming activities planned for Oct. 14-21
Architects to discuss Sept. 11 attack and the built environment
Sun-Times Washington bureau chief to speak Monday
Williamson to give David Kinley Lecture
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Oct. 18 through Nov. 4
Wisconsin professor to be honored with UI advertising award
UI researchers to take part in research on gene function in mustard plant
Marching Band Festival to be Oct. 13
Arboretum's Family Fall Festival to be held on Oct. 13
Annual fall open house at Japan House on Oct. 20
Future of the Congo to be topic at two-day colloquia
SEPTEMBER
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Oct. 4 through 21
Lecture Monday on effects of three Central Illinois strikes
Baum Lecture on civil liberties, civil rights to be given Oct. 3
Community Help Line to offer help to people with reactions to Sept. 11
Whistleblower on Army Corps of Engineeers to speak Oct. 12
Poetry reading set for Tuesday
Lecture on Lipchiptz Sunday canceled
Ira Solomon appointed head of accountancy
Prospective law students to gather Oct. 3 for Law School Day
Forum to discuss Tuesday's attack set for Sept. 19
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Sept. 20 through Oct. 7
Lecture on human genome postponed
Pollen from one Bt corn variety reduced growth rates among black swallowtail caterpillar
Katzenellenbogen to discuss estrogen in CAS annual lecture Sept. 19
Lectures launch yearlong exploration of new biology
Flash Economic Index continues its decline
NCSA dedicates new computing facility with news conference, tours
AUGUST
MillerComm announces fall lecture series
First Computer Fear Film Festival aims to dispel terror of technology
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Sept. 6 through 23
Two electric cars join campus motor pool fleet
Japanese alum wins first alumni achievement award
Law school dean to leave post in one year
UI project goal: increase physical activity for older Americans
New Beckman Institute director named
Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum showcases African art
Forum to be held on stem cell research
Uni High class earns highest average ACT score
UI Computer Fear Film Fesitval to be held Sept. 8
First day of classes follows Monday schedule
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Aug. 16 through Sept. 9
Champaign County Citizen Police Academy accepting applications for enrollment
Easter named acting dean of ACES
Two guides name UI a top value
UI Flash Economic Index fell slightly in last month in a continued no-growth pattern
UI student named congressional fellow
JULY
UI tent open at state fair Aug. 10-19 in Springfield
Scholars and dignitaries to explore many facets of Colombia Aug. 1-4
Board of trustees appoints new unit heads
Two hundred students named to Bronze Tablet
Ohio University aviator to become head of UI Institute of Aviation
Calendar of events at the University of Illinois from July 19 throug Aug. 5
Soil suggests early humans lived in forests instead of grasslands
Pulitzer Prize-winner Bill Gaines named to Knight Chair in Journalism
UI students stick it to the competition with their award-winning thumbtack
First campus historical marker to be placed outside Architecture Building
UI Flash Economic Index records continued sluggishness
JUNE
Three UI grads to continue study at Cambridge in fall
Burglaries, robberies decline; aggravated assaults and batteries increase in campus area
South entrance bridge to Allerton Park closes today because it's unsafe
School of Chemical Sciences honors 81 undergraduates
School of Architecture honors 109 students
Teachers at 11 schools will learn new computer and Internet skills in summer institutes
Sloan Foundation funds online continuing education program for veterinarians
UI theater professor wins Tony Award for directing
UI Flash Economic Index drops steeply in May
MAY
Freshman wins scholarship to study art and design
Crackling noise in cereal and magnets aids study of earthquakes
Five graduate students awarded fellowships by FMC
Two graduate students win scholarships for research into aging
Fire College teaches more than basics of fighting fires
Twenty students win Brundage Scholarships
Phi Eta Sigma initates 942 freshmen into honor society
Mothers Association elects Taylor Ridge woman as president
Mothers Association honors perfect grade-point averages with books
Russian librarians, government officials visit counterparts in Illinois
Junior wins Truman Scholarship
Commerce and Business Administration honors students
Two students receive Goldwater Scholarships
Student leadership honored at banquet
Dads Association honors sophomore scholars with book purchases
UI Flash Economic Index rebounds in April
Medicare 7, 8 or 9 founder honored with Chancellor's Medallion
State championship of Rube Goldberg Machine Contest to be held May 12
APRIL
Host families sought for Japanese summer visitors
Instrucational Awards Banquet honor excellence in teaching, advising
Leading player in decoding human genome to speak April 24
Physics professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Keeping and developing new teachers focus of conference
International Dance Day to be celebrated April 29
Physics professor named to NATO Science Committee
Theater professor first staged Pulitizer Prize-winning play for second year in a row
Civil engineering students to gather to race concrete canoes, build bridges, present papers
130th Commencement to be May 13
Seven engineering students honored
College of Engineering honor 14 faculty members for teaching and research
College of Engineering salutes five alumni
Disability Awareness Week, April 22-28, features lots of activities
Minor in international arts available come fall
Former faculty member to return as dean of veterinary medicine
Three UI professors win Sloan Research Fellowships
Expert on addictive disorders to speak April 27
Roger Ebert to showcase 14 films, including '2001: A Space Odyssey'
Second annual business plan competition to kick off April 17
Veteran journalist Shana Alexander to give UI her papers
Nobel laureate Jack Kilby to be honored April 18
UI Flash Economic Index falls below 100
MARCH
Labor balladeer to lecture and sing April 9
Temira Pachmuss to receive medal of honor from Republic of Estonia
Teacher Placement Day on April 5 to draw school districts from 27 states and six foreign countries
Cozad Lecture to bring back UI alum to speak on entrepreneurism
Former UI professor returns to deliver Derber Lecture on gender pay gap
State finals of Illinois Science Olympiad to be held April 7
Former HHS administrator to speak on welfare reform March 29
XTension Chords kick off new lunchtime entertainment series at new Arcade Plaza
Jacksonville father elected president of Dads Association
Dads Association honors top sophomores with Library Awards
'Producing Cities/Consuming Cities' to be topic of third annual humanities conference
Three educator-scholars from Russia's Hermitage Museum to visit campus
Three faculty members awarded Fulbright Scholar grants
Illinois establishes MFA in creative writing
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer to discuss globalization and its impact
Department head David Daniel to be next dean of engineering
Paintings by UI graduate students to be featured at I space
UI Flash Economic Index hits lowest level since 1992
Former UI president to speak at May 13 commencement
FEBRUARY
Volunteers or docents for Arboretum and Allerton Park sought
Two researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Romanian Cultural Foundation honors violinist Sherban Lupu with lifetime achievement award
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week to focus on body image, self esteem
Personal, professional enrichment possible through continuing education courses
'Lunch hour lectures with an international focus to be offered at Illini Center in Chicago
Community Medical School to offer four lectures for the layperson
Secret Agent Worms' to debut at Ag Open House
Time capsule to be opened at Engineering Open House
UI Flash Economic Index continues its descent
Reported crime declined in most categories on campus last year
The business side of college basketball coaches to be topic of talk
Amtrak official to speak on future of high-speed rail initiative
New York University vice dean named dean of UI College of Commerce and Business Administration
JANUARY
Power and steam for heating being restored after fire at campus Abbott Power Plant
Paul Parker to be honored by National Society of Black Engineers
2000 Illinois Statistical Abstract is available
MIT professor to give David Kinley Lecture in economics
Six to receive honorary degrees at UI Commencement
Symbols, signs, icons and artifacts come together in new exhibition at I space
TransAfrica leader to give keynote speech at weeklong Martin Luther King Jr. symposium
Pioneer in magnetic resonance imaging to receive National Academy of Sciences Award
UI Flash Economic Index indicates a continued slowdown
