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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 24, No. 16, March 3, 2005
Research | Campus | Honors | Briefs | On the Job | Calendar | Job Market | Deaths| PDF Format
Higher education facing reduced funding
Academic programs and employee pensions at the UI may face changes if the FY06 budget proposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich is passed by the Legislature.
University to borrow money to complete critical repairs
With the university’s capital budget for the current fiscal year unfunded – and the governor’s proposed appropriations for FY06 falling short of the UI’s request – the UI is planning to borrow money to begin making critically needed repairs to deteriorating facilities across its three campuses. Full story
RESEARCH
Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
In a new and novel study, scientists are looking to nature – specifically, to ants, bees and viruses – for ways to improve human collaboration during disaster relief efforts.
High-fidelity patterns form spontaneously when solvent evaporates
Resembling neatly stacked rows of driftwood abandoned by receding tides, particles left by a confined, evaporating droplet can create beautiful and complex patterns. The natural, pattern-forming process could find use in fields such as nanotechnology and optoelectronics.
Temperature inside collapsing bubble four times that of sun
Using a technique employed by astronomers to determine stellar surface temperatures, UI chemists have measured the temperature inside a single, acoustically driven collapsing bubble.
Bugs, even the 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
We have much to learn from bad bugs, according to Gilbert Waldbauer, whose book “Insights From Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us” was published this week (Prometheus Books).
CAMPUS
 
Trustees approve budget increase for Campus Recreation expansion
Rising costs for construction materials have prompted a $5 million increase in the budget for the Division of Campus Recreation renovation and expansion project.
Spanish students get real-world experience, do service work
UI students taking Spanish courses are learning language skills by helping people in the local Spanish-speaking community.
 
'Protracted Symposium' mixes talking, walking and investigation of places
For a host of artists, activists, writers, scholars and others who will be visiting the UI campus this spring to participate in a “protracted symposium” and related activities – walking can be a form of personal, creative expression.
HONORS
 
Philippine scholar, legal expert win UI achievement awards
An educational leader and policymaker from the Philippines and an authority on international trade law and European Union law are this year’s recipients of international achievement awards presented by the UI.
DEPARTMENTS

brief notes World architectural works featured in local photography exhbition… Nominations sought for campus awards … Ally meeting is March 3 …Engineering Open House is March 11, 12 … Scholarship available for UI employees… American Indian storyteller featured … 17th century French opera explored…Local author to speak at IUB … Viewers may vote for favorite Britcom … 2005 Community of Scholars Conference … New I space exhibition opens March 4 …Proposals requested for IPRH reading groups … Beckman hosts open house March 11-12 … CITES EdTech offers workshops … Saxophone quartet to perform March 13 …Auction, dinner support wilflife clinic … Regulation of police activities explored … Lecture to discuss moral responsibilities … More
On the Job: Sandra Washington
Sandra Washington is a clerical assistant in the Service Office for the Division of Facilities & Services. More
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deaths

A. Lynn Altenbernd, 87, died Feb. 17 at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana. Altenbernd was a professor in the English department at the UI for 30 years, retiring in 1984. He served as department head from 1966 to 1971 and as associate dean of the Graduate College from 1980 to 1983. Memorials: Frank Hodgins Fellowship Fund, in care of the UI Foundation, Harker Hall, MC-386.

Catherine Louise Bensyl, 84, died Feb. 21 at The Carle Arbours. Bensyl worked at the UI for 22 years as a typing clerk III for the Division of Facilities & Services, retiring in 1982.

Marilyn L. Blair, 72, died Feb. 23 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Blair worked at the UI for 23 years, retiring in 1992 as a typing clerk III in the Office of Continuing Education. Memorials: the Hume Christian Church Building Fund.

John Richard Johnson, 69, died Feb. 17 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Johnson was a building service worker at the UI from 1993 to 1999. Memorials: American Cancer Society.

Boris Isaac Katz, 81, died Feb. 10 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Katz worked as a civil engineer at the UI. Memorials: Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund, in care of Blanche Sudman, Sinai Temple, 3104 W. Windsor Road, Champaign, IL 61820.

Carol A. Myers, 66, died Feb. 19 at Colonial Manor, Danville. Myers worked as a proofreader for the UI Printing Division for 29 years, retiring in 1998.

Lois Jane Phillips, 76, died Feb. 17 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Phillips worked at the UI libraries from 1978 until 1996 as a library technical specialist. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 E. Main St. Urbana, IL 61802.

Nancy Kay Stone, 63 died Feb. 16 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Stone worked in the Office of Admissions and Records at the UI from 1970 to 1973. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church or Veterans of Foreign Wars, 609 Edgebrook Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.

Lawrence Layton Switzer Jr., 61, died Feb. 17 in his Danville home. Switzer worked for F&S at the UI for 17 years as a building service worker, retiring in 2002.

Derek Henry Wyld, 39, died Feb. 20 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Wyld worked in food service at the UI for four years, until his recent illness. Memorials: Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation Kidney Fund, 600 S. Taylor Avenue, St. Louis, MO, or to Wesley Church.

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