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WILL-TV
celebrates 50 years
WILL-TV begins a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary
this month by looking back at the station’s history, and
by looking ahead to the digital era.
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| RESEARCH |
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Governors'
pact on electricity transmission a sensible step, expert says
An agreement by Midwest governors to coordinate policies for electric
transmission lines is a positive move to improve the reliability
of the electric supply system, a UI energy expert says.
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Girls'
confidence in math dampened by parents' gender stereotypes
A survey of middle school girls reveals that their self-confidence
in math suffers when their parents believe the gender stereotype
that holds that math is a male domain and when the parents give
unsolicited help with homework.
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UI
economist: Flash Index of Illinois economy climbing
The
UI Flash Economic Index continued its strong performance, rising
to 106.9 in July from its 106.5 level in June.
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Arts
program provides services, guidance
As
an art educator and researcher, Julia Kellman has long been aware
– from her academic’s box-seat vantage point –
that art can impact people’s lives in profound ways.
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Malpractice
litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
Conventional wisdom holds that malpractice lawsuits are the
bane of modern medicine, with high insurance premiums driving
doctors from the profession and the threat of lawsuits discouraging
health-care employees from reporting and correcting medical
mistakes.
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Comparative
chromosome study finds breakage trends, cancer ties
Breakages in chromosomes in mammalian evolution have occurred
at preferred rather than random sites as long thought, and many
of the sites are involved in human cancers, an international
team of 25 scientists has discovered.
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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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book
corner
- "I
Found It on the Internet: Coming of Age Online," by Frances
Jacobson Harris. More
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brief
notes
Joan
Embery to speak Aug. 11 … College Preview Program is Aug.
17 … Sabbatical information now online … Dump and Run
Garage Sale is Aug. 25-27…New employee orientation is Aug.
23 … More
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On the Job: Michele
Winfrey
Michele
Winfrey is an admissions and records officer in the School of Social
Work. More |
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of the item, where and when it was found or lost and an e-mail
address and phone number to dkdahl@uiuc.edu.
E-mail addresses will be published. Current
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market |
Academic
Human Resources maintains listings for academic
professional and faculty
positions
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| deaths
Harold
H. Beaty, 100, died July 6 in Pratt, Kansas.
Beaty was a professor of agricultural engineering for 27 years,
retiring in 1976 as professor emeritus.
Charles T. Flora, 73,
died July 21 in Champaign. Flora worked at the UI for 30 years,
retiring in 1986 as supervisor of graphic design for Printing
Services. Memorials: Champaign County Forest Preserve District
Foundation Flora Memorial, P.O. Box 1040, Mahomet, IL 61853 or
to the local chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Kris Daniell Larson, 45,
died July 25 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Larson
was a building service worker in the UI Housing Division for almost
24 years until 2003.
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