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Solar energy viable in Illinois under right conditions, data indicate
Although costs for photovoltaic technology are too high now in comparison with power supplied by traditional utilities, the potential to make solar power economically feasible exists on a smaller scale, according to data released today by the Illinois State Water Survey and the UI. Full story

Parent’s conversational style contributes to child’s security
Parents who use a particular conversational style with their children – drawing them out to elicit detailed memories about past shared events and to talk about emotions – contribute to the child’s secure attachment, sense of self-worth, and eventual social competence, says a UI study published last month in a special edition of Attachment and Human Development. Full story

Foodborne pathogens difficult to remove from produce
Will you ever feel comfortable eating fresh spinach again? All raw agricultural products carry a minimal risk of contamination, said a UI scientist whose research focuses on keeping foodborne pathogens, including the strain of E. coli found recently on spinach, out of the food supply. Full story

Senate asks White, trustees to delay Global Campus plans
At its first meeting of the 2006-2007 academic year, the Urbana-Champaign Senate unanimously passed a resolution asking President B. Joseph White to suspend the submission of the Global Campus proposal and the UI Board of Trustees to defer action on the proposed online degree program at least until the end of the fall semester. Full story

New Faces 2006
Inside Illinois continues its tradition of introducing some  of the new faculty members on campus and will feature at least two new colleagues in each fall issue.

• Rachel J. Whitaker, asitat professoe f microbiolog, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Youfu (Frank) Zhao, professor of phytobacteriology in the department of crop sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Distinguished Teacher/Scholars will focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning
The Teaching Advancement Board recently selected Bertram C. “Chip” Bruce and Kim C. Graber as its Distinguished Teacher/Scholars for the 2006-2007 academic year. The program recognizes outstanding faculty members who actively enhance teaching and learning on campus and the program supports innovative projects that recipients develop as part of the selection process. Full story

brief notes CAPE nominations due Oct. 27 … Donations for gaming collection needed … Fall family activities announced …Doctoral candidates eligible for survey research award … Winning books displayed through Oct. 13 … Marching Illini perform at Assembly Hall Oct. 15 … Coach Weber to speak at Women's Club fall luncheon Oct. 18 … Family conference is Oct. 21 … Medieval Studies hosts conference … Library hosts annual book sale Oct. 25-26 … Sandi Patty Christmas Show is Dec. 8 …Ambassador of Finland will speak Oct. 17 … Law schools on hand for students … Apply for Visiting Professional Progam … Women's Club hosts networking event …Children's programs wll be in Spanish … Spa Night is Oct. 5 at CRCE … 'Area Studies' to be discussed Oct.10 …More

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Frederick Charles Bauer, 88, died Aug. 31 in Whitewater, Wis. Bauer was a clinical associate professor of pathology at the UI College of Medicine for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Memorials: Fairhaven Foundation, 435 Starin Road, Whitewater, WI 53190.

Lolita “Bobbie” Clark, 90, died Sept. 25 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Clark retired as an accounting clerk in the physics department. Memorials: First Baptist Church of Champaign.

Walter K. “Nick” Crook Jr., 50, died Sept. 24 at Vandalia Medical Center, Vandalia. Crook was a kitchen laborer in the Housing Division from 1978 to 1992.

Carol J. Downs, 68, died Sept. 18 at East Morgan County Hospital, Brush, Colo. Downs worked at the School of Social Work for 11 years as an adjunct professor.
Harold G. Halcrow, 94, died Aug 13. Halcrow was head of the department of agricultural economics at the UI from 1957 to 1970. He retired as professor emeritus in 1981.

William Hoggard Sr., 67, died Sept. 15 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. He worked at the UI for 17 years, retiring in 1996 as a chief flight line attendant.

Mary Agnes Sayles McLean, 74, died Sept. 17 at Heritage Nursing Center, Champaign. McLean worked in food service at the UI for five years.

Betty H. Norfleet, 71, died Sept. 27 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Norfleet worked at the UI for 20 years, retiring in 1997 as a personnel officer II in the Personnel Services Office. Memorials: Monticello United Methodist Church.

Eugene C. Ray, 81, died Sept. 29 at his Urbana home. Ray worked at the UI for 32 years, retiring in 1980 as a building service worker for the Housing Division. Memorials: Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, American Heart Association or Urbana VFW.

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