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Committee rosters available
online
The
annual summary of committee members on the Urbana-Champaign campus
can be viewed online Go to index |
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UI
works with cities to improve pedestrian safety
University and city officials are looking at ways to keep pedestrians
safer on campus following the death of freshman Sarah Channick
of Deerfield, who was struck and killed by an MTD bus while crossing
Sixth Street at Chalmers on Sept. 29.
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To
stem disease, keep cats indoors, stop feeding strays, scientist
urges
Keep pet cats inside, stop feeding strays, cook meat sufficiently
and reconsider the way the veterinary profession and public health
agencies think – and teach – about the zoonotic pathogen
Toxoplasma gondii.
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SUAA
looks out for current and future retirees’ benefits
While new employees or those who are years from retirement may
not be giving much thought to their pensions, the State Universities
Annuitants Association thinks they should be.
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University
appeals NCAA policy
The UI has appealed the National Collegiate Athletic Association
policy that labels the Urbana-Champaign campus’s use of
the names Illini and Fighting Illini and the Chief Illiniwek tradition
“hostile and abusive.”
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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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Arts,
technology searching for common space
Though random collaborations among artists, scientists and technologists
have emerged on campus through the years, until recently, few
formal structures have been in place to support the development
or continuity of such relationships.
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Anywhere
is 'walking distance'
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Tunnel vision
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Aggravated assaults
increased in UI reporting district, statistics show
Aggravated assaults and batteries increased by about 28 percent
in the UI reporting district during the Sept. 1, 2004 to Aug.
31, 2005, reporting period, according to statistics released
this week by the UI Division of Public Safety.
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Researchers seeking
alternative to surgery for brain cancers
With a four-year, $450,000 grant from the James S. McDonnell
Foundation, UI scientists are working to develop an immunotherapy
that would be a safe alternative to surgery for brain cancers.
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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
Wednesday
is for families at Spurlock … Annual fall Japan House open
house is Oct. 22 … Staff Service Recognition Program …Symposium
covers 'More Than the Chief' … Integration
of human, animal research featured in lecture … 'Ebertfest'
passes on sale Nov. 1 … IUB features Illinois writers Oct.
21& 24 …Israeli journalist to speak Oct. 27 …
Holiday pet portraits
available available Oct. 29 … Forum focuses on raising children
in C-U … Upcoming CAS lectures announced …
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benefits
briefs
Enrollment
for Prudential LTD insurance open through Nov. 15 |
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On the Job: Jeff
Carpenter
Jeff
Carpenter
is a multimedia specialist at the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications.
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calendar
of events |
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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
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| deaths
Charles
D. Caraway, 34, died Oct. 14 at Provena Covenant
Medical Center, Urbana. Caraway had been an extra help food-service
worker since 1998. Memorials: Champaign Christian Center, 511
N. Neil St., Champaign.
Anthony K. Cassell, 63,
died Oct. 9 at his Champaign home. Cassell joined the UI faculty
in 1971. He had been a professor of Italian and of comparative
literature. Memorials: Chapel of St. John the Divine Building
Fund or American Cancer Society.
Dolores “Jo” Faullin,
72, died Oct. 10 at ManorCare Health Services, Champaign. Faullin
worked as a secretary at the UI Benefits Center from 1980 until
1997.
Raymond Russell Marsh, 88,
died Oct. 6 at Champaign County Nursing Home in Urbana. Marsh
worked at the UI for 30 years, retiring in 1975 as a natural science
laboratory assistant III in animal sciences. Memorials: Alzheimer’s
Association.
Jack V. Washburn,
83, died Oct. 7 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
Washburn worked at the College of Veterinary Medicine for 36 years,
retiring in 1976. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society,
1911 E. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802; or St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, 708 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802.
Louis Bemis Wetmore, 92,
died Oct. 4 at his Urbana home. Wetmore was a faculty member for
19 years, retiring in 1976 as professor emeritus of urban and
regional planning. Memorials: Episcopal Chapel of St. John the
Divine, 1011 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820.
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