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Faculty, staff urged to register foremergency text-messaging system
The Urbana-Champaign campus of the UI is launching a new emergency communication system that will alert students and faculty and staff members to crisis situations on campus through mass cell-phone text and e-mail messages. Full story
Emergency plans in place for threats on campus
In the wake of tragic shootings that have occurred at university campuses such as Virginia Tech, the Division of Public Safety and the Office of Campus Emergency Planning have been reviewing best practices and guidelines for dealing with threats posed by people armed with weapons, as well as other potential crises. Full story
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Oh, my goth - dark, cultural phenomenon thriving, scholars say
Occasional fashion-mag spreads aside, punk, as a subcultural phenomenon, is toast.
Its dark, melancholic and aging love child, on the other hand, is alive and kicking.
In fact, goth is so vibrant, it’s positively undead, say the editors of “Goth: Undead Subculture” (Duke University Press), Lauren Goodlad, a professor of English at the UI, and Michael Bibby, a professor of English at Shippensburg University. Full story |
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High school footballers wearing special helmets to monitor brain injuries
just out of sight, tucked inside many of the maroon helmets worn by the Unity High School Rockets, a revolution of sorts is taking place. This season, 32 varsity team members are sporting helmets outfitted with the same electronic encoder modules now used by a handful of college teams. Full story |
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Fledgling traders should lean on experts for investing tips, study shows
Novice investors earn lower stock returns when they seek an edge by wading through complex financial data rather than relying on experts to guide them, a new study by two University of Illinois professors shows. Full story |
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List of international leaders with UI ties continues to grow
The leader of a South American nation where thick rainforests straddle the equator earned his doctoral degree at a U.S. university in the shadows of cornfields a half a world away. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is just one of more than a half-dozen UI economics department graduates who have risen to high-ranking international government and finance posts over the last five years. Full story |
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Cystic fibrosis patients may breathe easier, thanks to bioengineered antimicrobials
By better understanding how antimicrobials bind and thereby get inactivated in the mucus of air passages, researchers at the UI may have found a way to help cystic fibrosis patients fight off deadly infections. Full story |
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Census of protein architectures offers new view of history of life
The present can tell you a lot about the past, but you need to know where to look. A new study appearing this month in Genome Research reveals that protein architectures – the three-dimensional structures of specific regions within proteins – provide an extraordinary window on the history of life. Full story |
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Rare "Hear It Now" recordings lend insight on Murrow and news history
The 1950s program “See It Now,” hosted by Edward R. Murrow, has earned a place in the early history of television news. Largely forgotten and little studied, however, has been its innovative radio predecessor and prototype, “Hear It Now,” says Matthew Ehrlich, a professor of journalism at the UI. Full story |
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Students enrolling in Global Campus for January classes
Starting the first week of October, the UI’s Global Campus began taking applications for the first of its four online degree and certificate programs, which begin in January, and initiated the hard launch of its marketing campaign, intended to attract students to those programs and others expected to begin during 2008. Full story |
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Louanner Peters, Illinois deputy governor, visited Lincoln Hall on Sept. 25 to drum up support for “Illinois Works. View photo |
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Senate discusses concerns with new endowed fund
The Urbana-Champaign Senate’s first meeting of the academic year, held Oct. 1, and its annual meeting of the faculty on Sept. 24 were largely devoted to discussion of faculty members’ concerns about the Academy on Capitalism and Limited Government Fund, an endowment established in the UI Foundation. Some faculty members believe the fund will constrict academic freedom and intellectual diversity on campus, and represents an attempt to propagate a specific political and economic ideology through unprecedented control over educational activities. Full story
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New Faces 2007
Among the newcomers to the Urbana campus are more than 7,500 freshmen and about 100 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.
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University, UI Foundation receive $190.5 million in private gifts
Gifts to the UI and the UI Foundation for the fiscal year that ended June 30, totaled $190.5 million, according to Walter K. Knorr, UI chief financial officer and treasurer of the UI Foundation. Of the $190.5 million received, $54 million was designated to the UI directly and $136.5 million was contributed through the foundation. Total private giving increased 3 percent over the previous year. Full story
Brilliant Futures Campaign update
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Four named to Swanlund Chairs, university's premier endowed recognition
Four UI professors have been named Swanlund Chairs, the highest endowed titles at the university. Full story |
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Soy center wins top honors at chili cook-off
… 'Healthy Living Through Qi-gong' is Oct. 4… Lecture links health and income …First American Indian lawyer showcased
… Lectures explore global warming …
i-card Perks offers merchant discounts… Alumnus's work showcases effects of war …Staff employee expo is Oct. 16
… World War II screenings and discussions on WILL …
Slow advancement for women discussed … Author to lecture on Proust's mother …Popular culture industries explored
… Vote for civil service advisory reps Oct. 16…
CITES: October is 'Computer Security Month' … Two endowed lectures are Oct. 18 & 25
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On the Job: Tori Exum
Tori Exum is a human resource officer in Staff Human Resources. More |
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Murvin Clyde Beasley, 88, died Sept. 20 at VA Medical Center in Marion. He was a building service worker for 30 years before retiring in 1980. Memorials: First Christian Church, Sesser.
Harold S. Butler, 74, died Sept. 16 at ManorCare Health Services in Urbana. Butler was a professor of agriculture at the UI for 25 years. He retired in 1992.
George Thompson Clayton, 90, died Aug. 28 in Urbana. He taught in the School of Architecture for 35 years, retiring in 1985.
Bryon Ruskin, 79, died Sept. 23 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. In 1986 he joined the UI Medical School faculty and taught for 10 years. Memorials: UI Foundation for the Medical School Library in Champaign-Urbana or the Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana at Savoy.
Mary Louise Switzer, 88, died Sept. 27 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Champaign. She worked as a clerk II in the Office of Admissions and Records from 1952-62. Switzer then worked as extra help from 1965-88 before resigning. Memorials: Holy Cross Development Fund or the American Red Cross.
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