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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two guides that help students choose a college have named the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a top value.

Hired by the UI as a cement finisher in May 1993, Eric Knisley has been foreman of the crew since April 1999.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Robert A. Easter was named today to be acting dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois. He will become interim dean, pending approval of the Board of Trustees at its meeting Sept. 13 in Chicago.

Champaign County Citizen Police Academy accepting applications for enrollment

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Because of campus policy and changes in the campus calendar, the first day of class Wednesday, Aug. 22 will be treated as if it were a Monday.

Margaret "Polly" Clabaugh is a research technologist II in the Division of Animal Resources, a job she’s held for the past 12 years.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. This years Computer Fear Film Festival at the University of Illinois not only promises to be bigger than last years inaugural event, its guaranteed, thanks to the marquee lineup.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The 2001 graduating class of University Laboratory High School, the laboratory school of the University of Illinois, achieved the highest average composite score in the nation on the ACT exam, among U.S. high schools with 30 or more students from that class taking the exam.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. President Bushs recent decision on federal funding for stem-cell research only ended one part of the debate.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. African masks, woodcarvings, beadwork, and bronze and terra cotta pieces are among the art and artifacts on view through Nov. 4 in a new exhibition at the University of Illinois Krannert Art Museum.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Pierre Wiltzius, the director of semiconductor physics research at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs, has been named director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, pending approval of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its meeting Sept. 12-13 in Chicago.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Someone poking under the hood of the motor pool's newly acquired blue Ford Escort could be in for a surprise. Instead of a gasoline engine, the vehicle has an electric motor connected to a bank of batteries.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. History, the Holocaust, religion, art, and the environment are among the topics to be discussed this fall in the Center for Advanced Study/MillerComm lecture series at the University of Illinois.

Members of the news media can see the worlds fastest Linux cluster supercomputers, tour the 18,000 square-foot addition to the UIs Advanced Computation Building (ACB) and talk to experts who will create the most powerful computing infrastructure ever deployed for open scientific research Wednesday (Sept. 5).

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. What are the implications now that the human genome has been sequenced? How will that scientific breakthrough, along with others in the field of biology, affect various areas of human life, from health and medicine to food production?

The Campus Curriculum for Instructional Excellence, being initiated this fall on the Urbana campus, will give instructors the opportunity to enhance their teaching skills by learning from three of the university’s Distinguished Teacher/Scholars.

As costume rental manager at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Nicole Faurant helps outfit performers in local community theaters in Champaign and Urbana and in theater productions around the country.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois professor Benita Katzenellenbogen will discuss "Estrogen in Human Health and Disease" during the Center for Advanced Study Professors' 11th Annual Lecture, on Sept. 19 at the UI.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A community forum, "Responding to the Attack on New York and Washington: Security, Retaliation and Diplomacy," is scheduled to take place at the University of Illinois on Sept. 19.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Ira Solomon has been appointed head of the department of accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, effective Jan. 6, 2002.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. College students preparing to apply to law school are invited to attend Law School Day at the University of Illinois on Oct. 3.

Peter Kimble has been a high school teacher and a sound technician for several 1970s rock bands. For the past five years, he has been a computer-assisted instruction specialist, helping hundreds of UI faculty and staff members and alumni master various software programs.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A Community Help Line will be available beginning Tuesday (Sept. 25) to help people in East Central Illinois process their reactions to the recent terrorist attacks and their aftermath.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The editors of a new UI Press poetry anthology will read selections from it Tuesday during a night of poetry and then turn the microphone over to others who want to read their own or someone elses poetry.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Donald C. Sweeney, the man who blew the whistle on a 1998-1999 $50 million study of the expansion of dams on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, will talk about his experience Oct. 12 at the University of Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Several scholars from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be among the participants discussing Congos future during a colloquium at the University of Illinois Oct. 11-13.

Shirley Panepinto is an inventory specialist in the Redistribution Warehouse operated by the UI's Accounting Division.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Guest artist Isao Takahashi will exhibit the art of hanga woodblock print-making at the annual fall open house at the University of Illinois Japan House on Oct. 20.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A day of family fun will take place Saturday (Oct. 13) during the Family Fall Festival at the University of Illinois Arboretum. Children and adults can enjoy a variety of activities, contests and exhibits while learning more about horticulture.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fifty-five high school bands from across the state will compete in the 31st annual Illini Marching Band Festival on Saturday (Oct. 13) at the University of Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois advertising department will present a University of Wisconsin advertising professor with the S. Watson and Elizabeth S. Dunn Excellence in Advertising award during an afternoon reception Monday (Oct. 15).

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Lynn Sweet, Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times, will talk about covering the capital, state and national politics, and recent war-related stories at a brown-bag lunch on Monday (Oct. 15) at the University of Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois will mark its 91st annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 14 through Oct. 21.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Students in the University of Illinois School of Architecture are organizing a forum on Oct. 18 to discuss the World Trade Center attack and its impact on the built environment.

Randy Fonner is an extension specialist in the livestock manager program in the department of agricultural engineering.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Twenty University of Illinois seniors were selected to serve on this years homecoming court (EDITORS: See list).

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A computer that can recognize users faces, and even their moods. A method of delivering vaccine by a single pill that would eliminate the need for booster shots. An electronic "nose" that could be used by physicians to monitor dialysis patients and diagnose disease and by USDA inspectors to ensure fish is fresh.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois student is ill with meningococcal meningitis, Dr. Robert Palinkas, the director of McKinley Health Center on campus, said today (Oct. 26).

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois student has been named a recipient of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois 2001 Student Laureate Award for maintaining an excellent academic record while contributing extensively to campus agricultural organizations.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Applications are available for the 16th annual Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Aging, sponsored by the Retirement Research Foundation.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Four public forums about anthrax will be held on the University of Illinois campus next week.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. In early September, because of allegations of hazing, the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was suspended by William L. Riley, the dean of students, and the fraternitys General Headquarters in Oxford, Ohio. During the suspension, the fraternity was not permitted to conduct any operations, including membership recruitment, pending a hearing with the universitys Board of Fraternity Affairs.

Donna Erickson is a research dietitian in the department of food science and human nutrition.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas M. Siebel, founder, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems Inc., was presented with the University of Illinois Presidential Award and Medallion on Oct. 30 by UI President James J. Stukel.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Five University of Illinois students received the 2002 Siebel Scholars award for their outstanding work in the computer science graduate program. Bhaskar Borthakur, Albert Chu, Hui Fang, James Jackson and Ryan Szypowski were honored based on academic merit and leadership excellence. Each received a $25,000 cash award to defray tuition costs and expenses for their second year of graduate study.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The built environment will be the focus of two new exhibitions on view Nov. 16 through Dec. 22 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Maya Angelou, an internationally acclaimed author and the recipient of numerous honors, will be the featured speaker during commencement ceremonies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 12, 2002.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Monday (Nov. 19) for its new technology incubator, a facility that will give faculty and students the opportunity to explore commercialization options for their research.

Emma Jean Mahoney liked her first job so much she has never left it. On Nov. 13, Mahoney, dubbed "The Database Queen" by her co-workers, celebrated her 40-year anniversary with the university and the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The student flight team of the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation placed first in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Region Eight SAFECON competition Nov. 7-15 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.