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PUBLICATIONS
Inside Illinois
Vol. 20, No.17, April 5, 2001
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Sound Thinking
Agreement
signed to commercialize intelligent hearing aid
For
someone with partial hearing loss, picking out a voice in a crowded
social gathering can be hard, even with the help of a hearing
aid. That's about to change in a revolutionary way. Full
story …
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Project explores student experiences
during the Depression
Newsreels
of the Great Depression typically depict scenes of extreme hardship.
Yet despite the financial crisis, most people went on with their
daily lives. A new oral history project at the UI is helping to
recover the routine and preserve the ordinary in one realm of
that extraordinary era: collegiate life. Full
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Program encourages collaboration
between Urbana and Chicago researchers
Research projects
that look at the possibility of restoring sight and of fighting
cancer are under way on the Chicago and Urbana-Champaign campuses
because of a first-time research initiative aimed at encouraging
top professionals in biotechnology from both campuses to work
together. Full story …
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New treatment for muscular
dystrophy promising in mice with most common form of illness
Mice carrying
the same gene deficiencies as humans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
experienced dramatic improvements in both their physical condition
and life span following an experimental treatment by researchers
at the UI. Full story …
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Simple control strategy derived
for solar-sail spacecraft
This year's
anticipated launch of the Planetary Society's "Cosmos 1" spacecraft
may usher in the long-awaited age of solar sailing. The performance
of such spacecraft could be optimized with a simple control strategy
developed by scientists at the UI. Full
story …
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| HONORS |
| Three UI faculty
members awarded Fulbright Scholar grants Three
UI faculty members have been awarded 2000-2001 Fulbright Scholar
grants. They are among about 800 U.S. professors and other professionals
selected this year to receive the highly competitive awards, which
enable them to lecture or conduct research abroad. Full
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Flowchart this: AHA names
Butler nation’s top history teacher
On Jan. 5,
Chris Butler walked across the stage of the Constitution Ballroom
in the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. He was applauded by some of the
most distinguished historians in the United States as the American
Historical Association presented him with the Beveridge Family
Teaching Award, the highest honor a K-12 history teacher can receive.
Full story …
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Chancellor honors staff members
with 2001 CDSA
Seven
employees have been selected to receive the annual Chancellor's
Distinguished Staff Award, which recognizes exceptional performance
and service to the UI. Full story …
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Roger Ebert's overlooked festival
is April 25-29
Roger Ebert
has announced the 12 films he will screen at his third annual
film festival, among them Woody Allen's 1996 musical "Everyone
Says I Love You." "Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival" will
be April 25-29 at two historic Champaign theaters, the Virginia
and the Art, and at the UI, Ebert's alma mater. Full
story …
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Annual graduate
school rankings released
Graduate programs
across a wide range of disciplines fared well in the latest rankings
released by U.S. News & World Report in its annual "Best
Graduate Schools" issue, which went on sale April 2. Full
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Workshop helps
assistant professors with 'academic life'
The tenure track
often is both tortuous and torturous, especially for scholars just
beginning their academic careers. In an effort to ease the journey,
the Office of the Provost and the American Association of University
Professors (AAUP) recently sponsored a two-day program for assistant
professors on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Full
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Dennis Cleveland: Multimedia-opera's
Midwest premiere is April 12-13
Part therapist,
part priest, part provocateur, the TV talk show host emerged at
the end of the 20th century as an unmistakable icon that continues
to reflect a surreal image of postmodern life. Full
story …
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| ADMINISTRATION |
| Senate votes to
establish committee to advise on research policy more… |
| Board's ruling
shapes hearing on proposed union More… |
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Clarification
In the March 1 issue of Inside Illinois in the story titled "New
superconducting magnet to probe proton structure," credit
to the designer of the magnet was omitted. The principal designer
of the 14-foot diameter magnet is former UI physicist Ron Laszewski.
The magnet is undergoing testing on campus before it is shipped
to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport
News, Va., for the international G0 ("Gee Zero") experiment.
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brief
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Labor
balladeer … VetMed Open House is April 7 … Trombone ensemble
featured … MFA candidates display art … Journalist, author
to be honored … Copyright issues addressed April 5 … New
award deadline is April 16 … Spring concert series continues
… New version of UIArchive released … Petals and Paintings
benefit … Photography, architecture explored … Picnic
at the Plaza announced … Garden talk, tea ceremonies planned
…Science Oympiad held April 7 … Research Park Director
to speak … Ally orientation, training is April 10… More
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On
the Job: Robert
H. Burger
Burger
began his career at the UI in 1976 as a serials cataloger in the
Slavic library. From 1989 until February of this year, Burger was
head of the Slavic library. He assumed new responsibilities as associate
university librarian for services on Feb. 21.
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Human Resources
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professional and
faculty
positions. Prospective employees also may subscribe to the academic
jobs listserve (look under Career Information) and receive e-mail
notification of open positions.
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deaths
Madhavarao
Balachandran,
62, died Sept. 29. Balachandran served on the UI faculty from 1972
to 1999 and was head of the Commerce Library for 17 years.
Kenneth Bickford, 79, died March 11 at
Simi Valley, Calif. Bickford was a commercial artist II in Instructional
Resources. He worked at the UI from 1966 until 1980.
Robert L. Black Jr., 72, died March 11
at his Champaign home. Black was a professor in business law for the
UI College of Commerce and Business Administration from 1955 until
his retirement in 1995. Memorials: Carle Hospice.
Lawrence Edward Doyle, 91, died March
2 at Meadowbrook Health Care Center, Urbana. Doyle was a professor
in the UI mechanical engineering department for 35 years. Memorials:
American Heart Association.
Marion Everett Endsley, 83, died March
17 at ManorCare Center of Champaign. Endsley was a building service
working for the Division of Operation and Maintenance who retired
in 1988 with 19 years of service. Memorials: Carle Hospice or Pesotum
United Methodist Church.
Phillip Fehl, 80, died Sept. 11 in Rome.
Fehl was a professor of art history at the UI from 1969 to 1990. Memorials:
Phillip Fehl Lecture Fund, UI Foundation, Harker Hall, MC-386.
Samuel I. Goldberg, 77, died March 22
at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Goldberg was a professor emeritus
of mathematics. He served on the UI faculty from 1960 until his retirement
in 1991. Memorials: the Samuel Goldberg Memorial Fund for Visiting
Lecturers in Jewish Studies or the Samuel I. Goldberg Memorial Fund
for Mathematics, in care of the UI Foundation, Harker Hall, MC-386.
Patricia Healea, 61, died March 26 at
Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Healea was a secretary with
Commerce Career Services from 1990 until her death. Memorials: Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund.
Claudine Hubert, 73, died March 12 at
Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Hubert began working at the UI
in 1978. She worked for several units including Labor and Industrial
Relations, the Library and Highway Traffic, retiring in 1986. Memorials:
American Heart Association.
Virginia "Fran" Leffler, 77,
died March 12 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Coles County. Leffler
worked at the UI for 24 years, retiring in 1990. She worked as a secretary
IV at McKinley Health Services.
Leon J. "Jack" Miller, 73,
died March 12 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Miller worked
at the UI from 1953 to 1987 for the Illinois State Water Survey, the
Coordinated Science Laboratory, the electrical engineering department
and the School of Chemical Sciences. After he retired in 1987, he
worked part time for the UI mathematics department. Memorials: University
Place Christian Church of Champaign or Carle Hospice Program.
V. Ermal "Andy" Owens, 80,
died March 27 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Owens retired
as an operator II from the UI Office of Instructional Resources in
1985 after 28 years of service. Memorials: Urbana Assembly of God
Church Building Fund, 2502 S. Race St., Urbana.
Marjorie Ridgley, 80, died Feb. 19 at
Pacific Regent Nursing Home, Bellevue, Wash. Ridgley had been a secretary
in the UI English department for 10 years when she retired in 1975.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association, United Methodist Church
of Roberts, United Methodist Church of Champaign, or the United Methodist
Church of Farmer City.
Grace Witte, 90, died March 15 at her
Champaign home. Witte retired from UI food service in 1974. Memorials:
St. John’s Lutheran Church or St. John’s Lutheran School,
Champaign.
Wayne "Vance" Wright, 91, died
March 28 at Venice, Fla. Wright was a carpenter and cabinet maker
at the UI for 27 years. He retired in 1978. Memorials: American Cancer
Society or the American Heart Association.
Memorial
A memorial service will be held for education professor Alan
Peshkin from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7 in the Pine Room of
the Illini Union. Peshkin, 69, died Dec. 7 at Palo Alto, Calif. Peshkin
taught at the UI from 1967 to 1997. Memorials: American Cancer Society
or the Sierra Club.
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