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Earth's
core rotates faster than its crust, scientists say
Scientists have ended a 9-year-old debate by proving that Earth’s
core rotates faster than its surface, by about 0.3 to 0.5 degree
per year.
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Battered
women who kill in non-beating situation have self-defense right
Answering critics of the “battered woman syndrome,”
a UI expert argues that the claims made by victims of domestic
violence are a legitimate extension of the longstanding rules
of self-defense.
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Rise
of unincorporated businesses linked to regulatory, ethical issues
The rapid expansion of non-incorporated businesses, such as limited
liability companies (LLCs) and limited liability partnerships
(LLPs), raises questions ranging from government regulation to
professional ethics, according to the latest issue of the UI Law
Review.
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CAMPUS |
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Campus
does homework preparing for new strategic plan
“If The New York Times published an article about our campus
10 years from now, what would you want it to say?” That’s
the kind of question that UI officials hope will guide them in
formulating a strategic plan for the campus and its colleges,
departments and other units and be a guiding force in the years
to come.
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New
faculty and staff members learn the ropes
While thousands of new students were strolling the Quad behind
the Illini Union enjoying the hubbub of Quad Day, inside the Union,
new faculty members – and new academic professional staff
members – were getting information to help them adjust to
campus.
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Can
you hear me now?
ABC comes to town to cover research by Beckman's Human Perception
and Performance Group on driver impairment and cell phone usage.
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Library
changes enhance access to resources
Full
story
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Fine
arts scholars join computer scientists to explore cultural creativity
Green
Street as imaginary border between the arts and the sciences is
fast becoming obsolete as faculty members and students from both
sides of the street are forming alliances, sharing tools, learning
each others’ languages, combining methodologies and forging
new paradigms.
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story |
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Statewide initiative
aims for support for all new Illinois teachers
New
teachers in Illinois will get help where they need it, and access
to mentoring from veteran and National Board Certified teachers.
Administrators will get advice on supporting new teachers during
their first crucial years in the classroom.
Full
story
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Seven
UI professors join Center for Advanced Study
Seven UI professors begin their appointments this fall as professors
in the Center for Advanced Study – one of the highest forms
of recognition the campus bestows on faculty members for outstanding
scholarship.
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| brief
notes
Sexual
harassment awareness training offered … Allied agency employees:
last chance to update directory info … Economics lecture
will be Sept. 9 …New library service allows users to import
references from online sources … Some
textbooks now available at library … Course teaches design
and construction of Japanese gardens … Friday Forum series
kicks off Sept. 16 …Pacifica Quartet performs Sept. 11 at
'Second Sunday' … Krannert
Center celebrates opening night Sept. 10 … Faculty Art Exhibition
is Sept. 9-Oct. 2 … Illini athletics tribute is Sept. 10
…International conference on language is Sept. 1-5
… UI hosts expert
on immigration issues … More
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Sinfonia adds 'touch of dance'
to 2005-06 season More
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Welfare, war, marriage among
topics of fall lecture series More
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On the Job: Darlene
Schweighart
Darlene
Schweighart is a building service worker in the Housing Division.
More |
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| lost
& found |
If
you’ve lost or found something on campus, send a description
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
listings |
| job
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
listings for staff openings |
| deaths
W. Leighton “Late”
Collins, 99, died Aug. 10. Collins was an
emeritus professor of theoretical and applied mechanics at the
UI. He worked at the UI for 35 years, retiring in 1965. Memorials:
W. Leighton “Late” Collins Fund, UI Foundation, Harker
Hall, MC-386.
Morris Scheinman, 92,
died Aug. 22 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Scheinman,
an emeritus professor of general engineering, joined the UI faculty
in 1962. He retired in 1983 but continued on a part-time basis
until 1990. Memorials: Jewish Federation, 503 E. John St., Champaign,
IL 61820.
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