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Technique
kills cancerous cells, leaves healthy cells intact
UI chemists have produced a molecule that selectively kills cancerous
cells in a desired way and leaves healthy cells virtually untouched.
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Clothing
industry led the way in seeing kids as consumers, scholar says
“It takes a village to raise a child” may be a popular
ideal. “It takes a marketplace to raise a child” may
be closer to today’s reality, says Dan Cook, the author
of an upcoming book on the history of the clothing industry and
the rise of the “child consumer.”
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Project
helps people of Afghanistan help themselves
Training the
trainers is the strategy being used to help Afghanistan get back
on its feet.
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Closing
of ERIC clearinghouse signals end of an era
For 36 years, the UI has been home to the ERIC Clearinghouse on
Elementary and Early Childhood Education. The clearinghouse doors
will close, however, on Dec. 31 – at the same time 15 other
clearinghouses around the country will be closed. Aspects of what
the clearinghouse has done will continue, and maybe even grow.
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| Professor
of law Thomas S. Ulen recognized with Swanlund Chair
Thomas S. Ulen, UI professor of law, was named a Swanlund Chair
at an investiture ceremony Nov. 19.
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notes
WILL
program remembers music of World War II … University Primary
School hosts open house Dec. 10 … Campus Profile available
online …Fiber artist featured Dec. 6 … Amasong
featured at Second Sunday concert … Lecture examines holiday
traditions … Panel discusses being gay …Researchers,
instructors invited to Dec. 9 ECDL open house … WILL-TV
program celebrates life in C-U … Non-traditional 'Hamlet'
presented … Dinner and intrigue on Dec. 8 …Holiday tips
to protect facilities … Eberfest
passes now on sale … Discussion conculdes one-year initiative
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the Job: Marita Romine
Marita
Romine
is an administrative aide in the Business Office of the Foreign
Languages Building. More |
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Ernest
Merle Canavan, 82,
died Nov. 25 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. Canavan was
employed at the UI for 41 years, retiring in 1981 as an animal
caretaker in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He started in
the department of animal sciences, working first as an assistant
herdsman and later as a farm laborer. Memorials: Full Gospel Christian
Fellowship Church or an organization of the donor’s choice.
Eloise
Enata,
80, died Nov. 29 at Heritage House Nursing Home, Champaign. Enata
was a UI assistant professor teaching English as a second language
until her retirement in 1975. Memorials: Heritage House Nursing
Home, 1315 Curt Drive, Champaign, IL 61821.
Margaret McGlaughlin, 93,
died Nov. 24 at her home in Muncie. McGlaughlin retired from the
UI Accounting Division. Memorials: Muncie Baptist Church.
Roy
H. Nelson, 73,
died Nov. 23 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Nelson
retired from the UI Division of Operation and Maintenance as a
building service worker in 1992 after 24 years of service. Memorials:
Church of Christ, St. Joseph.
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