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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 25, No. 18, April 6, 2006
Research | Campus | Honors | Books | Briefs | On the Job | Calendar | Lost & Found | Job Market | Deaths| PDF Format
Rare volcanic plumes create uncommonly dangerous ash flows
Three unique photographs of a recent volcanic eruption in a remote part of Ecuador show a plume unlike any previously documented, and hint at a newly recognized hazard, say UI scientists.
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CAMPUS
Provost seeks faculty nominations for new program
Faculty members on the Urbana campus are being invited to lend their experience and expertise to critical strategic initiatives and projects for the campus, while taking advantage of opportunities to nurture their leadership skills, through a new fellowship program implemented by Provost Linda Katehi.
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Two proposals prompt rigorous debate at senate meeting
Two proposals – one to merge two departments in the College of Engineering, and one to end Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in campus area bars – prompted vigorous debate at the April 3 meeting of the Urbana-Champaign Senate.
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TAM-MIE merger approved amid criticism

UI course teaching students to 'harness powers of video and writing'
College students in a new composition course are mixing their metaphors, but that’s their assignment this semester.
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Allerton adopts two dogs to aid in humane pest control
Staff members at Robert Allerton Park, Monticello, are hoping that some not-so-fancy footwork by two new residents will help keep the park’s wildlife in check. Fred and Ginger, two shelter dogs, have been adopted by the university as part of an ongoing effort to control wildlife that likes to dine on the crops grown on the park’s Diversified Farm.
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  UI group seeking ideas to improve energy efficiency on campus
Got a bright idea for a clean-energy project? The Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on a Sustainable Campus Environment wants to hear it. Full story
Faculty members use podcasting to enhance learning
Curious about creating podcasts – the delivery of audio and video files over the Internet for use on portable players and personal computers – faculty and staff members have attended recent noontime workshops offered by Educational Technology staff members of Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services that guides participants through the steps of creating podcasts.
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U.S. News releases its annual grad school rankings
In its latest rankings of America’s best graduate schools, U.S.News & World Report ranked a number of UI units best in the nation, including the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the department of accountancy and the department of civil engineering.
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RESEARCH
photo of bust of beethoven
First movement of unfinished Beethoven trio reconstructed by scholar
These days, when William Kinderman’s colleagues pass the musicologist in the halls of the Music Building at the UI, they’re likely to catch him humming a new tune.The music was written nearly two centuries ago – by Beethoven.
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Ill veterans who had radiation exposure now caught in bureaucratic web
Veterans suffering from cancers linked to exposure to radiation from atomic test explosions encounter a complex and error-ridden process that routinely denies them disability benefits, a University of Illinois scholar says.
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  Social Security still imperiled, says scholar who promoted Bush plan
While the Bush administration’s efforts to change Social Security have faltered, the ticking time bomb of a revenue shortfall has not gone away, a University of Illinois expert warns. Full story
 
Researchers simulate complete structure of virus–on computer
When Boeing and Airbus developed their latest aircraft, the companies’ engineers designed and tested them on a computer long before the planes were built. Biologists are catching on. They’ve just completed the first computer simulation of an entire life form – a virus. Full Story

HONORS
Six academic professionals honored with CAPE award
Six employees received the 2006 Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence award at a ceremony and reception April 4. Now in its 18th year, the award program is designed to recognize the contributions made by academic professionals on campus. Full Story
 

Fellows announced for CDMS
The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society has announced its 2006-07 fellows. The four faculty members and five advanced graduate students selected will have a semester free of teaching responsibilities during which they will be in residence conducting research across the broad area of “multiracial democracy.” Full story

  Four win UI International Achievement Awards
Two alumni, a law professor and an undergraduate student are recipients of awards given for international achievement at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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DEPARTMENTS

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  • "Gender, Politics and Allegory in the Art of Rubens ," by Lisa Rosenthal. More

brief notes Foreign language instruction offered … Marimba virtuoso featured April 9 … Bus service offered to and from Danville … Advanced RefWorks workshops offered Celebrating blacks and Latinos in medicine … Events aim to increase LGBT awareness … Student employees recognized April 13 …Events celebrate Soy Foods Month Farm revenue assurance examined … Free tornado-safety seminar is April 11 … Header …Workshop examines study of religion 'Brain Bender Week' is April 10-17 … Japan House open house is April 8 … Symposium looks at women and politics …Conference to look at benefits of diversity CAS/MillerComm lectures Copyright law developments discussed … World Health Day celebration is on April 7 … Writers from around the world to be featured … More

‘My Fair Lady,’ a Cape Town Carmen and Valentino headline ‘Ebertfest’More

On the Job: Sara Thompson
Sara Thompson is the leadership development coordinator for the Illinois Leadership Center, where she has worked since 2002. More
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deaths
Robert Walter Bohl, 80, died March 18 at his Urbana home. Bohl worked at the UI for  35 years, retiring as professor emeritus of mining and metallurgical engineering and of nuclear engineering in 1981. He also served as associate head of nuclear engineering for three years. Memorials: Bob Bohl Scholarship Fund at the UI Foundation.
Charles E. Chapman, 76, died March 21 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. Chapman worked for the UI more than 30 years, retiring in 1990 as a roofer. Memorials: Walnut Grove Christian Church, Arcola.
Buford V. Conover, 85, died March 21 at ManorCare Health Services of Champaign. Conover worked at the UI Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services for more than 20 years, retiring in 1982 as a campus transportation operator.
Francis H. “Frank” Itzin, 89, died March 18 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Itzin worked at the UI for 18 years, retiring in 1984 as professor emeritus of social work. He also served as associate dean and acting dean of the school.
Linda Schull Jackson, 50, died March 26 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Jackson worked at the UI Housing Division. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Marcia Lynn Johnson, 57, died March 14 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Johnson worked in the UI department of curriculum and instruction most recently as an adjunct lecturer. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society.
William I. Lawrence, 75, died March 24 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. He worked at the UI for 38 years, retiring in 1995. Memorials: St. Matthew Catholic Church Building Fund or American Kidney Foundation.
Carolyn Dale McGreevy, 78, died March 29 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. McGreevy worked for the UI Library for more than 30 years, retiring in 1993 as a library technical assistant III. Memorials: Quincy Notre Dame High School or St. Mary’s Catholic School.
June D. Mitchell, 80, died March 18 at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville. Mitchell worked at the UI for 14 years, retiring in 1992 as a financial aid adviser III for the Office of Student Affairs. Memorials: Hoopeston United Methodist Church.
Luella G. Price, 84, died March 30 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Price worked at the UI for nine years. She left the UI in 1988 as a secretary III for accounting.
John Gordon Replinger, 82, died March 27 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Replinger worked at the UI for 35 years, retiring in 1985 as professor emeritus of architecture. He also served as associate head of architecture and was a professor of housing research and development. Memorials: Replinger Fund, Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, School of Architecture, in care of Jane Block, 208 Architecture, MC-624.
Glen B. Rubenking, 89, died March 22 at Heartland Health Care Center, Paxton. Rubenking was an architectural engineer  for the UI and a supervisor of construction, including renovations for Memorial Stadium. Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association; Fisher United Methodist Church; or Heartland Health Care Center, Paxton.
Minnie F. Sawyer, 85, died March 13 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Sawyer worked at the UI Law Library, retiring in 1983. Memorials: Sister Taylor’s House of Refuge, Brocton, or Little Galilee Christian Academy, Clinton.
Phyllis Lee Smith, 67, died March 22 at her Fairland home. Smith retired from the UI as a linen maid for housing after 35 years of service.
Miriam Beatrice Taylor Scantlebury, 69, died March 18 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Scantlebury was a nurse at UI Medical Center in Chicago and worked on the Urbana campus for 21 years at McKinley Health Center. Memorials: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Crisis Nursery of Champaign-Urbana.
John G. Velu, 79, died March 29 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Velu retired from the UI department of natural resources and environmental sciences. Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 2580 Federal Drive, Suite 403, Decatur, IL 62526.
James William Westwater, 86, died March 31 at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana. Westwater worked at the UI for 32 years, retiring in 1988 as professor emeritus of chemical engineering. He also served as head of the department from 1976 to 1980. Memorials: American Stroke Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.
Gilbert Wright, 79, died Feb. 20 in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Wright taught for several years at the UI and was associate director of the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Memorials: St. Raphael School Library Fund, 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901; or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, New York, NY 10305.

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