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Campus
welcomes new spam-control software
During the past several weeks, more than 10,000 faculty and staff
e-mail users have been introduced to CITES Spam Control, a software
module for detecting and screening unwanted e-mail messages implemented
by Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services.
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Social Security
not in peril as President Bush suggests, expert says
Social Security is not “in crisis,” “unsustainable,”
or even “bankrupt” – words that President
George W. Bush has used to rally support behind his campaign
to alter the retirement and insurance program – according
to an article by a UI law professor.
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Report: African-Americans
under-represented on Champaign County juries
While finding no statistical evidence of bias in the selection
of jurors, African-Americans were noticeably under-represented
on juries in Champaign County. The report of observations of
state and federal courts was conducted by the UI College of
Law and the League of Women Voters of Champaign County.
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Excusing military
elite in Abu Ghraib scandal part of 'shameful pattern'
A scholar working on a book about the war in Iraq agrees with
a recent Human Rights Watch report that described Abu Ghraib
as only the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of U.S.
involvement in prisoner abuse.
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Biosphere
is source, not sink, for carbon dioxide emissions, study shows
Converting forests into croplands and pastures reduces carbon
storage, say scientists who studied the impacts of human-induced
change on terrestrial ecosystems. The study results have important
implications for predicting carbon dioxide levels, and will help
provide a more complete understanding of Earth’s carbon
cycle.
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Synergistic
SuperGrid for transporting energy moves closer to reality
The concept of a high-capacity superconducting energy pipeline,
or SuperGrid, moved closer to reality when experts from industry,
government and academia attended a recent workshop at the UI.
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UI
policy offers guidelines for using Social Security numbers
Because the UI collects and maintains private information on students
and employees, it is important that faculty and staff members
understand the specific laws and university policies that are
in place to protect people’s privacy, say Mike Corn, director
of security services and information privacy at Campus Information
Technologies and Educational Services, and Carole Livingstone,
associate provost and director of management information.
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Herman
approved as chancellor, White unveils strategic plan
The
UI Board of Trustees met in Chicago on May 19.
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Grant will help
Mortenson Center at Illinois assist African librarians
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the
UI has received a grant that will, through the development of
automated systems, assist it in helping African librarians to
better serve the research needs of their users.
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Vintage
Vinyl Sale is May 21… Celtic music special to be taped May
22 … Photographs, paintings and sculpture on view at I space…More |
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Mary
E. Brockett, 83,
died May 9 in Town and Country, Mo. Brockett worked in the Office
of Admissions and Records for 13 years, retiring in 1984 as an
admissions and records officer I. She also worked as extra help
from 1985 to 1993.
Robert Fred Fitts Jr., 50,
died May 15 at his Urbana home. Fitts had been an instructional
computer programmer II at the Center for Teaching Excellence since
1991.
Oscar L. Gaddy,
72, died May 2 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Gaddy was
an assistant professor of electrical engineering from 1962 to
1965; an associate professor from 1965 to 1969; and was promoted
to full professor in 1969. He served as associate department head
from 1971 to 1984, with responsibility for the graduate and research
programs. He retired in 1993. Memorials: Champaign Salvation Army,
P.O. Box 618, Champaign, IL 61824-0618, or to the Parker Gun Collectors
Association, P.O. Box 6435, Charlottesville, VA 22906.
Everett P. Gibbs, 86,
died May 2 at Asta Care, Paxton. Gibbs was an instructor at the
Police Training Institute from 1967 to 1969; an extension specialist
from 1972 to 1976; and an assistant professor from 1976 until
his retirement in 1979. Memorials: Paxton American Legion Post.
Robert Mize Sutton, 89,
died May 2 at his Urbana home. Sutton worked at the UI from 1948
to 1983. He was a history professor, dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences and dean of the Graduate College. Memorials:
University Baptist Foundation Building Fund, 314 E. Daniel St.,
Champaign, IL 61820, or Provena Covenant Hospice Program, 1400
W. Oak St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Betty Turcott, 77,
died May 1 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Turcott was a
secretary for the civil engineering department at the UI.
Willis Dale Wilson, 79, died May 5 at his
home in Mansfield, Mo. Wilson was a truck driver at the UI for
37 years.
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