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Flexible
tactile sensors could help robots work better
A robot’s sensitivity to touch could be vastly improved
by an array of polymer-based tactile sensors that has been combined
with a robust signal-processing algorithm to classify surface
textures. The work, performed by a team of UI researchers, is
an essential step in the development of robots that can identify
and manipulate objects in unstructured environments.
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Summer
camps offer academics, athletics and music
June marks the beginning of summer camp season, and the playing
fields, classrooms and rehearsal halls on the Urbana campus will
be flooded with middle-school and high-school students eager to
improve their skills in music, athletics and academics.
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Writer
Andrei Codrescu donates literary works to UI Library
Andrei Codrescu, the prolific poet-novelist-essayist and widely
recognized radio celebrity, has given his collection of Romanian
books, periodicals, films and other materials to the UI Library.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
| achievements
A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
and staff members.
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| brief
notes
Garden
Walk will be June 25 … Hosts needed for Japanese students
… Summer campus rec memberships for sale …Swim lessons
available for all ages … Local
school desegregation examined in radio documentary … Dan
Perrino presents young singers in two TV specials … College
of Business establishes scholarships for military …UI hosts
summer research lab …
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Photography
exhibition
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On the Job: Barb
Robbins
Barb
Robbins is a UI police officer in the Division of Public Safety..
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market |
Academic
Human Resources maintains listings for academic
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.
Personnel Services maintains
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| deaths
Betsy
Kimpel, 75, died May 28 at Heartland Healthcare
Center, Paxton. Kimpel was the first women’s golf coach
at the UI. A celebration of life will be June 11. Friends who
would like to join the family may call 217-390-1998.
Rex M. Rawlings,
64, died May 25 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Rawlings
was a locksmith for Facilities and Services and had worked at
the UI for18 years.
William Franklin Shannon, 85,
died at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Shannon worked
at the UI for 34 years, retiring as a laborer/electrician in 1985.
He also worked as a store clerk and storekeeper, all in the Division
of Operation and Maintenance (now Facilities and Services).
Jesse W. Stonecipher,
88, died May 24 at his home in Diamondhead, Miss. Stonecipher
was chief pilot at the UI for 36 years, where he developed the
pilot training curriculum, supervised pilot instruction and conducted
research. He was instrumental in having the Institute of Aviation
designated as the first school in the U.S. to be certified by
the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct all tests involved
in the issuance of civil pilot certificates. He retired in 1982
as professor of aviation emeritus. Memorials: Alzheimer’s
Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago,
IL 60601.
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