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UI community
steps up to help Hurricane Katrina victims
From collecting donations at football games and on the Quad to
accepting displaced students, the UI community is trying to help
those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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Web
site provides forum for discussion of Katrina aftemath, how
to help
A
UI professor, who formerly taught at Tulane University in
New Orleans, has set up a public online forum to address the
disaster.
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Experts
should be thinking -- now -- beyond Katrina rescue effort
While
post-Katrina rescue and evacuation operations continue to
be the priority in New Orleans, urban planning expert Rob
Olshansky says now also is the time to be staging the next
phase of the city’s disaster-recovery plans.
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Researchers
zero in on estrogen's role in breast-cancer cell growth
Why do estrogen dependent breast-cancer cells grow and spread
rapidly? UI researchers say it may be because estrogen virtually
eliminates levels of a vitally important regulatory protein.
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New
techniques study the brain's chemistry, neuron by neuron
The human brain is composed of billions of cells, each a separate
entity that communicates with others. The chemical interaction
of those cells determines personality, controls behavior and encodes
memory; but much remains to be understood.
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NEW faces 2005
Among the many newcomers to campus are 113 new tenure/tenure-track
faculty members whose appointments began this summer or fall.
One thing they have in common – their combined expertise
will enhance the research and teaching at Illinois. Inside Illinois
will feature two new colleagues in each fall issue.
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Trustees
approve FY07 operating budget
roposed conference center project at the Urbana campus was given
the go-ahead by the UI Board of Trustees when it met Sept. 8 at
the Illini Union in Urbana. The $11 million center, to be built
south of Assembly Hall, would be connected to a $15.5 million
hotel and restaurant complex planned at the site.
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Faculty promotions
approved
In July, the UI Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions
that became effective at the beginning of the 2005-2006 appointment
year. More
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UI
employees required to complete ethics training
All UI employees at the Urbana and Springfield campuses and
in University Administration will be required to complete the
annual online ethics training between Sept. 15 and Oct. 16.
Training for all graduate assistants and all Chicago campus
employees will be Oct. 27-Nov. 29.
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Arts-technology
hybrids grow out of ‘Seedbed’
This is the second installment in a three-part series that focuses
on creative intersections between the arts and technology.
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‘End
of Cinematics’ features Krannert Center as producing partner
New
York-based multimedia artist Mikel Rouse and company are back
in residence at the Krannert Center preparing for the Sept. 17
world premiere of the trilogy’s final production –
“The End of Cinematics.”
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Williams’
‘Candles to the Sun,’ related events scheduled
One of the early works of Tennessee Williams – his first
full-length play, “Candles to the Sun” – will
receive its 21st-century debut at the UI on Sept. 29 at the Krannert
Center for the Performing Arts. The play runs through Oct. 9 and
will be the focus of a series of related events, Oct. 6-8, that
includes readings, short performances, lectures and open rehearsals.
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HONORS |
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Recipients
noted for public service, outreach
Two faculty members, one academic professional, two students,
and a team of faculty members and students will be honored with
this year’s Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.
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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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notes
Campus
invited to installation of B.
Joseph White
Local
festival to feature world's guitars
Religion's
effect on medical decisions explored …Electronic directory
to change … Crisis
helpline now available … Activities to promote campus fire
safety … Shadow puppet performance is Oct. 1 …Staff
employee Expo is Sept. 19 … Professor
featured in documentary … New I space exhibitions announced
… Special events augment KAM exhibitions More
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On the Job: Tony
Suttle
Tony
Suttle is an instructional media planner for Academic Outreach in
the Office of Continuing Education. 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
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| job
market |
Academic
Human Resources maintains listings for academic
professional and faculty
positions
Prospective
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| deaths
Adrian
Jackson Durant Jr.,
83, died Aug. 31 at his Champaign home. Durant worked at the UI
for 12 years, retiring in 1977 as a professor of educational psychology.
He worked for many years at the Institute for Research on Exceptional
Children. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church of Champaign, 302
W. Church St., Champaign, IL 61820.
Joy W. Kristunas, 63,
died Sept. 5 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Kristunas had
worked as a staff secretary in the department of chemistry since
1983. Memorials: American Heart, Alzheimer or American Cancer
associations.
James Joseph “Jim”
Valek Sr., 77, died Sept. 4 in Columbia, S.C.
Valek was an assistant football coach at Illinois during the 1959
and 1960 seasons and head football coach from 1967-1970.
Walter B. Ziel,
82, died Sept. 2 at his home in Adams, Wis. Ziel was a UI professor
at the Police Training Institute for 15 years, retiringin 1985.
He was a pioneer in the field of chemical intoxication tests and
played a key role in setting up nationwide law-enforcement training
programs for breath-alcohol testing. Memorials: Doctors Without
Borders.
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