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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 26, No. 4, Aug. 17, 2006
Research | Campus |Books | Briefs | On the Job | Calendar | Lost & Found | Job Market | Deaths| PDF Format
iBuy logo New system to streamline purchases, offer data analysis
As part of the budgetary reductions and administrative streamlining that the UI has undertaken in recent years, procurement has been identified as an area for the university to save money. Full story
RESEARCH
Trees appear to respond slower to climate change than previously thought
Genetic analysis of living spruce trees provides strong evidence for the presence of a tree refuge in Alaska during the height of the last glacial period (17,000 to 25,000 years ago), and suggests that trees cannot migrate in response to climate change as quickly as some scientists thought. Full story
  Digital imagery leaves artists without legal protection
The move from physical objects to digital technology in the art world has created a thorny set of legal questions centered on how artists can protect their work from unauthorized use, manipulation or even destruction. Full story
Scientists identify gene involved in stem cell self-renewal in planarians
New research has identified a protein, produced by a gene found in both planarians and humans, that plays a vital role in maintaining the stem cell population in planarian. Full story
Study: Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning
As Stacy Harwood observed while collecting research data for a study of land-use decision-making in multicultural communities, not all residents of a California community she was studying viewed clotheslines and garage sales through the same lens. Full story
Lake shape a major factor in outbreaks of epidemics among plankton
The shape of a lake’s basin – in reverse of what researchers had theorized – has a prominent role, along with predation and weather patterns, in epidemics affecting water fleas grazing on lakes in Michigan, researchers say. Full story
 
How mothers respond to baby’s distress matters
A mother’s attentiveness to her baby’s distress, especially in the first year, is more important to his secure attachment than positive feedback when he’s happy and content, concludes a UI study published in the June issue of the Journal of Family Psychology. Full story
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  • "“The Travelers’ World: Europe to the Pacific," by Harry Liebersohn. More

brief notes Krannert Art Museum announces fall exhibitions … Gala celebration kicks off Sinfonia da Camera season … Library tours offered Aug. 21 to 24 …White to be guest on 'Focus 580' Register for Women's Club interest groups Sept. 1 … 'Dump and Run' sale will be Aug. 24 to 26 More

On the Job: Daniel Crawmer
Daniel Crawmer is an associate director in the Office of Real Estate lanning and Services. More
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Personnel Services maintains listings for staff openings

deaths

John D. Alexander, 85, died Aug. 11 at Provena Covenant Medical Center. Alexander was a professor of pedology (the scientific study of soils) in the department of agronomy for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1985 as professor emeritus. Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 210 W. Church St., Champaign, IL 61820, or the National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., Suite 1100, New York, NY 10016.

Evelyn C. “Eve” Bristol, 81, died July 28 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Bristol came to the UI in 1965  as an associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures and was promoted to professor in 1990. She retired in 2003.

John Garvey, 85, died July 18 in Silver Spring, Md. Garvey was UI professor emeritus of music. He joined the UI School of Music faculty in 1948. He continued as the principal teacher of viola and as a member of the Walden String Quartet until the 1970s. He conducted the School of Music’s chamber orchestra, started the UI Jazz Band in 1960 and remained the principal faculty member in the jazz field until his retirement in 1991. He also was active in the school’s activities in new and experimental music. A campus memorial service is tentatively set for Oct. 14.

Sarah May Hollingsworth-Larsen, 90, died Aug. 5 at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Henderson, Nev. Hollingsworth-Larsen was a clerk II in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

Florence Mulcahey, 87, died Aug. 2 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Mulcahey worked at the UI for 17 years, retiring in 1980 as a housekeeping supervisor  at the Illini Union. Memorials: Holy Cross School, 406 W. White St., Champaign IL 61820.

Barbara Jane Smalley, 80, died Aug. 6 at Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana. Smalley was an assistant professor of English and of comparative literature at the UI from 1968 until she became an associate professor of English in 1975. She taught in the department of English until she retired in 1996.

Inez Elaine Wildemuth, 79, died July 30 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Wildemuth was a transcribing secretary in the Office of Instructional Resources. She worked at the UI for 18 years, retiring in 1987. Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 210 W. Church St., Champaign IL 61820 or the Alzheimer’s Association.

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