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Japanese architectural trends reflect unique realities, scholar says
When Japan was hit with a major economic downturn in the 1990s, it affected architectural and construction practices in Japan. Those seeking lessons applicable to related industry practices in the U.S. during the current recession won’t necessarily find exact parallels, says an Illinois architecture professor. Full story |
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Odds are, seedings don't matter after Sweet Sixteen, UI professor says
For budding “bracketologists” busily weighing picks for their annual March Madness office pool, a UI professor has some advice on how to pick winners: In the later rounds of the tournament, ignore a team’s seeding, which is a statistically insignificant predictor of a team’s chances of winning. Full story |
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Markets still a good litmus test for the economy, finance expert says
Don’t put much stock in rumblings that financial markets are a faulty barometer of the nation’s economic climate, a UI business expert says. Full story |
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Extra medicare charges for the rich a slippery slope, expert says
A growing trend toward higher Medicare premiums for the richest Americans could ultimately creep into the retirement income of less-wealthy seniors, a UI expert on federal health insurance warns. Full story |
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Older air traffic controllers perform as well as young on job-related tasks
In a study that challenges the mandatory retirement of air traffic controllers at the age of 56 in the U.S., researchers have found that air traffic controllers up to age 64 perform as well as their young colleagues on complex, job-related tasks. The study of Canadian air traffic controllers, who can work up to age 65, appears this month in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Full story
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Vitamin E shows possible promise in easing chronic inflammation
With up to half of a person’s body mass consisting of skeletal muscle, chronic inflammation of those muscles – which include those found in the limbs – can result in significant physical impairment. A study by UI researchers considers whether the administration of Vitamin E, in vivo, might have positive effects on skeletal and cardiac muscle. The researchers put Vitamin E to the test in mice. Full story
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Lack of thermoelectric effect is cool feature in carbon nanotubes
Metallic carbon nanotubes have been proposed as interconnects in future electronic devices packed with high-density nanoscale circuits. But can they stand up to the heat? Full story
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Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history
A new study of proteins, the molecular machines that drive all life, also sheds light on the history of living organisms. Full story |
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Untold story of Irving Berlin's 50 years of work in theater is scholar's focus
Even if you’re too young to be able to match the songs of Irving Berlin with the composer, you likely can sing a few lines of “White Christmas” or hum the tune to “God Bless America.” Illinois musicologist Jeffrey Magee is researching and writing that story, which Oxford University Press plans to publish in its Broadway Legacies book series in 2011. Ful story |
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Study looks at how mental health care affects outcomes for foster children
Of the approximately half-million children and adolescents in foster care in the U.S., experts estimate that 42 to 60 percent of them have emotional and behavioral problems. Despite the prevalence of mental health problems among foster children, little is known about how pre-existing mental health conditions affect their outcomes in foster care. Full story |
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Researchers discover a new pathway that regulates inflammation
Inflammation, the body’s earliest response to damage or infection, can aid the healing process and trigger an immune response against invading pathogens. But inflammation gone awry can also undermine health, as in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or asthma. Full story |
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Researchers take first look at the genetic dynamics of inbreeding depression
Researchers have taken a first look at the broad genetic changes that accompany reproductive declines in inbred populations. Although scientists have known for more than a century that small populations of closely related plants or animals are likely to suffer from low reproductive success, the exact mechanism by which this “inbreeding depression” occurs is still the subject of debate.Full story
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Trustees discuss future of Global Campus, FY09 budget
At the March 11 meeting of the UI Board of Trustees in Urbana, President B. Joseph White agreed to work with faculty members from the University Senates Conference in appointing three additional people to the academic policy council that oversees Global Campus. White agreed to amend the constitution for the Global Campus accordingly before the board approved it. Chester Gardner, who has led the online program since its inception, was appointed its chief executive. Full story |
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Provost announces changes to promotion, tenure criteria
New criteria for promotion and tenure will take effect with the fiscal year 2009-2010. The changes are detailed in Provost’s Communication No. 9, which is posted on Provost Linda Katehi’s Web site and recently was revised by the Promotion and Tenure Reform Implementation Committee after an extensive cross-campus review process. Full story |
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Three chosen to receive Distinguished Service Medallion
The UI Board of Trustees voted March 11 to present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medallion, to three scientists from the Urbana campus: Sir Anthony J. Leggett, Carl R. Woese and the late Paul C. Lauterbur, Full story |
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The recently published book, which also includes an introduction by Perkins, represents the first collection of plays by African women published in English. The anthology’s nine plays consider topics that include AIDS, female circumcision and women’s rights to higher education. Also featured: commentaries by the playwrights and a bibliography of published and unpublished plays by African women.
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… Web offers budget news … Planet U: Climate change conference is April 8-10 …Vet Med curriculum, primary care service debut at Open House
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Update e-mail return-address settings … First African-American town featured on 'Prairie Fire' …Edible Book Festival is March 31
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Consumer behavior is panel focus … Economic Interest forms due April 22 … VuFind offers alternate way to search library online … More |
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On the Job: Sue Wilson
Sue Wilson, an office support associate in Housing, volunteers for a local animal welfare group called CATsNAP. More |
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John F. Bauerle, 81, died March 9 at Heartland Health Care Center, Champaign. He was an instrument maker in the geology department for 32 years, retiring in 1983.
Dorothy J. Brower, 97, died March 7 at the Iroquois Memorial Hospital Resident Home, Watseka. Brower worked as a clerk typist III in the food science department for 14 years, retiring in 1974. Memorials: Iroquois Memorial Hospice Program.
Kathleen L. Canavan, 74, died March 1 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Canavan worked at the UI as an administrative aide for 14 years in the College of Engineering, retiring in 1998.
Edward H. Davidson, 96, died March 2 at Clark Lindsey Village, Urbana. Davidson was a professor of American literature for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1980. Memorials: Emmanuel Church.
Mamie Elizabeth Miller, 87, died March 12 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Miller worked as an accounting clerk III in the College of Business for nearly 18 years, retiring in 1986. Memorials: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271 or the Champaign County Historical Museum, 102 East University Ave., Champaign, IL 61820.
Doris Jean Patterson, 82, died March 11 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Patterson was a clerk II with Admissions and Records from 1980 to 1983. Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association, Champaign County Humane Society or to Doris Jean Patterson Memorial Trust Fund.
Cecil A. Redding, 85, died March 7 at the Delmar Gardens West Nursing Home, St. Louis. Redding worked as a meat cutter for Housing from 1949 until 1966. Memorials: Parkinson’s Foundation.
Robert L. Smith, 82, died March 7 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Smith was a professor of lighting and illumination in the department of architecture. Memorials: Early American Museum, The Heritage Center of Champaign County, Post office drawer 1040, Mahomet, IL 61853.
James Edward Stallmeyer, 82, died March 5. Stallmeyer was a professor of civil engineering at the UI for 39 years, retiring in 1991. Memorials: National Foundation for Transplants, 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN, 38119.
Louis F. Welch, 77, died March 13 at Carle Foundation Hospital. Welch worked in the agronomy department, retiring in 1990. Memorials: Philo Road Church of Christ.
Jean Gilbert Wilson, 93, died Oct. 28 at the Will Rogers retirement home in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Wilson worked in the Entomology Section of the Illinois Natural History Survey until retiring in 1979.
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