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New contrast agents may be on horizon for better medical imaging

Research by scientists based at the UI may lead to the development of a new breed of “multimodal” contrast agents that could work within a host of medical imaging platforms – from ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) to magnetic resonance imaging and molecular imaging. Full story

Post-employment costs will darken Illinois retiree system outlook
New accounting rules requiring state governments to disclose health-care and other non-pension retiree costs will reveal more long-term revenue shortfalls in Illinois’ retiree systems, a UI tax expert warns. Full story

Colorful, rare-patterned male guppies have survival advantage in the wild
Any owner of a freshwater aquarium likely has had guppies (Poecilia reticulata), those small brightly colored fish with a propensity for breeding. Now guppy populations manipulated in natural habitats in Trinidad have taught researchers an evolutionary lesson on the survival of a rare genetic trait. Full story

Study elicits 'child's eye' view of methamphetamine abuse and its effects
The children of methamphetamine users were the subject of a study, apparently the first, to get a child’s-eye view of what happens in these families and how it affects the children. Full story

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Mildred Alice Baker, 87, died June 2 at her home in Arcola. Baker worked at the UI Film Center for 25 years, retiring in 1988 as a data entry operator II. Memorials: Lincolnland Hospice of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System, 1000 Health Center Drive, P.O. Box 372, Mattoon, IL 61938.

Richard Mather Forbes, 90, died June 7 at Meadowbrook Health Care Center, Urbana. Forbes taught in the department of animal sciences for 36 years. He was an associate professor of animal nutrition from 1949 to 1955, a professor of animal nutrition until 1962 and then a professor of nutritional biochemistry until he retired in 1985 as professor emeritus.

C. Dale Greffe, 97, died May 31 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Greffe was a professor of mechanical engineering from 1943 until his retirement in 1975. Memorials: Lions Clubs International Foundation, 300 W. 22nd St., Oakbrook, IL 60523-8842.

N. Frederick Nash, 70, died May 29 at his home in Urbana. Nash was an associate professor of library administration and curator of rare books and head of rare books and special collections. He retired from the UI Library in 1997. Memorials: Chapel Completion Fund at the Episcopal Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1101 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820.

Ruby A. Mosley, 82, died May 29 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Mosley worked at the UI for 22 years, retiring in 1989 as a telephone operator I with the Office of Telecommunications. Memorials: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Champaign.

Fay M. Sims, 89, died June 6 at Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana. Fay was professor of farm management at the UI’s College of Agriculture from 1957 to 1986. He was trust relations associate at the UI Foundation from 1987 to 1996. He retired in 1996. Memorials: FarmHouse Foundation, 11020 NW Ambassador Drive, Suite 330, Kansas City, MO 64153.

James William Westwater, 86, died March 31 at Meadowbrook Health Care Center, Urbana. Westwater was a professor of chemical engineering at the UI for many years. He was the head of the chemical engineering department from 1962 to 1980 and retired in 1988. Memorials: American Stroke Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674.

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