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White House honors
Charles P. Slichterwas presented the 2007 National Medal of Science by President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony on Sept. 29. Photo |
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Walking forum report shows need to expand physical activity in schools
With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis. Full story |
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The dietary supplement genistein can undermine breast cancer treatment
Women taking aromatase inhibitors to treat breast cancer or prevent its recurrence should think twice before also taking a soy-based dietary supplement, researchers report. Full story |
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Depression-era failings behind recent Wall Street bailouts, expert says
Lessons from the Great Depression are likely guiding an unprecedented wave of government bailouts now propping up American International Group Inc. and other cash-strapped financial firms, a UI economist says. Full story |
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Parks and recreation play key role in promoting healthy living, study finds
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois professor has confirmed what parks and recreation professionals have long suspected: Nationwide, their agencies are serving as effective partners with community health-care providers in promoting healthy, active lifestyles among residents. Full story |
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Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions
Scientists at the UI have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors are suitable for the rapid identification of inhibitors of protein-nucleic acid and protein-protein interactions. Full story |
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Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies
Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say. Full story |
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Step right up, let the computer look at your face and tell you your age
People who hope to keep their age a secret won’t want to go near a computer running this software. Like an age-guesser at a carnival, computer software being developed at the University of Illinois can fairly accurately estimate a person’s age. But, unlike age-guessers, who can view a person’s body, the software works by examining only the person’s face. Full story
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Ban on betting would boost ailing economy, gambling critic says
Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile U.S. economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic says. Full story |
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UI-7 offers window to the university
The cable television channel at the Urbana campus, UI-7, is undergoing a rebirth and transforming into a resource for broadcasting original, professional-quality programming produced by the campus community. Full story |
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UI Homecoming celebration offers week of activities
Feel the ’NOIS!,” the theme of the 98th annual homecoming celebration at the University of Illinois, starts with a Homecoming Kickoff on Saturday (Oct. 4) and Soccerfest on Sunday (Oct. 5). Full story |
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NSF funds new 'Center for the Physics of Living Cells' at Illinois
The National Science Foundation announced this month that it is funding a new Physics Frontiers Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center for the Physics of Living Cells is one of nine Physics Frontiers Centers in the U.S., and the second to explore the physics of biological systems. Full story |
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New division will aid researchers in biomedical research
The newly formed Division of Biomedical Sciences will begin a seminar series for researchers on campus on Oct. 13 with speaker Chand Khanna, the head of the Tumor and Metastasis Biology Section and director of the Comparative Oncology Program at the Center for Cancer Research in the National Cancer Institute. Full story
Engineering’s iFoundry looks at possible shift in curricula, teaching ‘soft skills’
To pave the way for curricula reform, the College of Engineering is forging a program based upon organizational change first. Full story
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New Faces 2008
Among the newcomers to the Urbana campus are tenure/tenure track faculty members whose appointments began this summer or fall. Inside Illinois continues its tradition of introducing some of the new faculty members on campus and will feature at least two new colleagues in each fall issue.
(All New Faces this semester)
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Improvising
UI dance professor Kirstie Simson, above, has transformed the galleries of the Krannert Art Museum into an unexpected dance space for improvisational dance on select Thursday evenings this fall. More |
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Fireswallow Project endorses ‘Art’
If you’ve spied a silent, mime-like guy walking around town in a suit lit up with red LEDs, looked down to discover a sidewalk chalk drawing of a bass player or passed by a mass planting of red-white-and-blue political-style yard signs with the message “Vote for Art,” you’ve experienced one of several recent communitywide “art attacks.” Full story |
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brief notes
Japanese films featured at Asian Film Festival
… CAS announces program deadlines … Linguist to speak Oct. 9 …CTE hosts faculty workshop Oct. 3
… University Primary School hosts community open house Oct. 16 …
Site-specific dance performances scheduled …TV series looks at election-year issues …Speaker discusses 'government secrecy'
… Series offers conversations about Lincoln …
Workshops offered on Qi-gong … Enrollment still open for BIS courses …French ambassador to give keynote address … More |
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Book Corner
“Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth," by UI psychology professor Ed Diener and his son, Robert Biswas-Diener |
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Scott Althaus, a professor of political science and of communication who studies campaign media and advertising strategies, and their effects on voting behavior. |
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On the Job: Jeff Carder
Drafstmen such as Jeff Carder, a chief engineering draftsman at CITES, are responsible for keeping the information systems on campus connected to the world. More |
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Listings of academic professional and faculty member positions can be reviewed during regular business hours or online.
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deaths
Steven D. Brown Jr., 37, died Sept. 15 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Brown had worked at the UI since 1998 in grounds maintenance for Facilities and Services. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Robert V. Carley, 80, died Sept. 16 at his Monticello home. Carley was an electrician sub-foreman at the Physical Plant for 34 years, retiring in 1981.
Harold Lynn Cromwell, 81, died Sept. 14 at the Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello. Cromwell worked at the UI for 22 years, retiring in 1981 as a tool room attendant at the Physical Plant. Memorials: Homer Fire Department, G.A.R. Cemetery or Alzheimer’s Unit at the Piatt County Nursing Home.
John Frederick Klitzing, 71, died Sept. 14 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. He worked at the UI, retiring from the Illinois State Geological Survey’s Samples Library in 1993. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Phyllis May Stone, 77, died Sept. 19 at her Champaign home. Stone worked for 22 years at the State Water Survey, retiring in 1991 as a meteorological aide in atmospheric sciences. Memorials: PEO Scholarship Funds, c/o Pat Askew, 2908 Prairie Meadow, Champaign, IL 61822; or the Phyllis Stone Fund for the 4-H Memorial Camp, c/o the Illinois 4-H Foundation; or Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect Ave., Champaign, IL 61821.
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