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Exercise
adds years to life and improves quality, researchers say
Exercise is a lot like spinach … everybody knows it’s
good for you; yet many people still avoid it, forgoing its potential
health benefits.
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Wind
turbines, solar power to bring renewable energy
In the coming years, wind and sunlight will help generate power
at the UI’s Urbana-Champaign campus, thanks to a blossoming
student-initiative and a $2 million grant from the Illinois Clean
Energy Community Foundation.
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White outlines priorities
for next five years
UI
President B. Joseph White says his top priorities for the next
five years are strengthening academic programs, making significant
progress in addressing the backlog of deferred maintenance projects
and ensuring affordability and access for all students, even though
the UI will need to raise tuition to reach the first two objectives.
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Chancellor
pledges Illinois will ‘develop the whole student’
Chancellor Richard Herman plans to help Illinois students become
better citizens by developing initiatives that foster civic responsibility
and leadership.
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NCAA
OKs names ‘Illini,’ ‘Fighting Illini’
Chief
Illiniwekremains an issue
On Nov. 11, the NCAA agreed with the UI Board of Trustees that
the use of the nicknames “Illini” and “Fighting
Illini” are not reasons for including the university on
the list of schools subject to its policy banning Native American
names and symbols.
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UI
classics department celebrating 100th year
The department of the classics at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is celebrating the anniversary of its 100th year
– the highs and the lows, the goods and the bads of its
century-plus history.
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NEW
faces 2005
Among the many newcomers to campus are 113 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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Survey seeks
to find out what is needed to improve lab safety
If you work in a lab, what sort of training do you need to help
you – and your colleagues – work safely? And what
is the best way to communicate that to you? The Division of
Research Safety and its director Irene Cooke want to know.
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R.
Linn Belford has been a chemistry professor for 50 years and
doesn't show any signs of slowing down. Full
story
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Emily
Watts was a professor of English for 45 years. She's now enjoying
reading, writing and spending more time with her family, including
her grandchildren.Full story
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CITES offers free software,
workshops to promote computer safety
To help computer
users protect themselves against identity thieves as well as unwanted
e-mails, spyware and computer viruses, Campus Information Technologies
and Educational Services is hosting a series of workshops during
November.
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IIllini
Union offers baked goods for Thanksgiving holiday
For people
who can’t make it over the river and through the woods to
grandmother’s house this Thanksgiving, Illini Union Catering
is offering a selection of fresh-baked pies, cakes and rolls that
are sure to elicit “oohs” and “ahs” from
family and guests gathered around the holiday dinner table.
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Honored readings
Newly promoted or tenured faculty members honored during a reception
and book plating on Nov. 8 at Grainger Engineering Library. More |
| RESEARCH |
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Boards
that oversee human-subject research need overhaul
University Institutional Review Boards, which oversee research
involving human subjects, need to be revamped to avoid the “mission
creep” that is threatening academic freedom and restricting
research on the nation’s campuses, according to a report
by UI researchers and scholars.
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Caution:
Medicare drug plan may cause headaches
If many seniors are scratching their heads about the new Medicare
prescription drug plan, so are the experts.
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Proofreading and
error-correction in nanomaterials inspired by nature
Mimicking
nature, a procedure developed by UI researchers can find and correct
defects in self-assembled nanomaterials. The new proofreading
and error-removal process is based on catalytic DNA and represents
a paradigm shift in nanoscale science and engineering.
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Sisyphean
movement of motor proteins may help preserve DNA integrity
Researchers studying how proteins called helicases travel along
strands of DNA have found that when the proteins hit an obstacle
they snap back to where they began, repeating the process over
and over, possibly playing a preventative role in keeping the
genome intact.
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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
Recital-lecture
honors Thomas Mann…
Additional
Sexual Harassment Awareness training sessions announced…
University
Primary School open house is Nov. 30…Participants
50 years or older needed for study of religion and health…
Earth &
Society Initiative announces RFP…
Same-sex marriage to be discussed… RFP
to help improve campus sustainability…Lecture
explores history of wine… More |
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On the Job: Sheila
Maxwell
has
been a nursepractitioner at McKinley Health Center since 1995. Maxwell
enjoys teaching students to be good stewards of their health. 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
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| deaths
Roger
Applebee, 80, died Oct. 30 at his home in Newport,
Mich. Applebee worked at the UI for 25 years. He was a research
associate and associate professor of English and was associate
dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1966 until
his retirement in 1988.
James William “Bill”
Bullock, 82, died Oct. 5 in Colorado Springs,
Colo. Bullock was a flight instructor for the UI Institute of
Aviation during the late 1950s and was a research associate for
the State Water Survey for two years. Memorials: Dale House Project,
7 West Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903; or to a Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks of the donor’s choice.
Marjorie L. Hildreth, 80,
died Nov. 7 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Hildreth
supervised word processing for the department of animal sciences
and in the College of Veterinary Medicine. She worked at the UI
for 32 years, retiring in 1992.
James R. Johnstone,
80, died Nov. 5 at The Carle Arbours in Savoy. Johnstone worked
at the UI for 36 years, retiring in 1994 as a building operating
engineer. Memorials: National Diabetes Association.
Robert W. Walker, 79,
died Nov. 5 at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital
Campus, Altoona, Pa. Walker worked for the UI from 1966 to 1978.
He was an associate professor of vocational and technical education
and vocational agriculture as well as a counselor for the Council
on Teacher Education. Memorials: Bellwood Antis Public Library,
Bellwood, Pa., or Blair Senior Services, Altoona, Pa.
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