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Illinois in Washington
Program offers internships and real-world experience
Although the next U.S. presidential election is 19 months away, for Illinois student Kevin Fanning it’s an exciting time to be in Washington, D.C., working for one of the presidential frontrunners, Sen. Barack Obama. Fanning is one of six UI students living and working in the nation’s capital this semester through the Illinois in Washington program, an experiential learning and internship initiative launched last fall. Full story

Expert calls proposed gross receipts tax textbook case of 'inefficient tax'
The gross receipts tax proposed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, while a welcome step in tackling the state’s budget shortfall, is a flawed approach to taxation, according to a UI expert. Full story

Study finds textbooks lacking in how they teach conceptions of science
There is no certainty in science, no such thing as “the truth,” says UI education professor Fouad Abd-El-Khalick.Those who study the scientific enterprise are aware of all this, he says, but much of the public holds a simpler, more-naïve view about the nature of science – and science textbooks may deserve much of the blame. Full story

Big Ten Network to showcase more than sports
The Big Ten Network, a television network that will focus on intercollegiate sports, will offer the UI and the other 10 universities in the Big Ten Conference an opportunity to showcase academics, research and campus life and will more than double the UI’s television revenue. Full story

Instructional awards ceremony, nomination process to be revised
An awards program that honors outstanding instructors is being revamped as part of a broader effort aimed at synergizing teaching initiatives across campus and aligning them with the goals in Chancellor Richard Herman’s Strategic Plan. Full story

Transportation consultants recommend changes
Traffic patterns could change again on Wright Street, Armory Avenue and Sixth Street, if the university and the city of Champaign adopt the recommendations of a consulting agency that recently completed a new traffic safety study. Full story

Parking changes reflected in updated Campus Master Plan
As much as 75 percent of the parking on the core campus – and 45 percent of the parking on the main campus – could disappear in the future if the university constructs new buildings on surface parking lots around campus, as indicated in the March 2007 version of the Campus Master Plan. Full story

Exhibit, conference showcase Victorian amusements
Despite their reputations for being prudes and their Queen’s famous comment to the contrary, Victorian folks could be amused. Quite, in fact. And to demonstrate their ravenous appetite for fun, an ensemble of scholars at the UI has mounted a new exhibition titled “We Are Amused." Full story

History professor named Guggenheim Fellow
Mark Steinberg, a professor of modern Russian history, has been appointed a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow. Full story

Eight honored with Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award
Eight staff employees were honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award at a banquet April 16. Full story

brief notes Celebrity doodles support Wildlife Medical Clinic … Increasing drug costs to be examined … Summer foreign language classes offered … Congress of Qualitative Inquiry is May 25 …Free online resources available from the library … CTE calls for presenters and facilitators … Bring your children to work April 26 … Conger to speak on adolescent risk April 26 …Colloquium looks at religious violence … Allerton Park offers Mother's Day brunch May 13 … High-tech meets humanities April 20-21 … 'Petstravaganza' features exotic species, wildlife …Architectural renderings on view May 2 … May 4 forum looks at learning outcomes … Social implications of technology advances … Professor to speak on same-sex marriage … 'Dump and Run' collections begin May 7… Recycle electronics, computers April 21 …More

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Herbert E. Carter, 97, died March 4 in Tucson, Ariz. He was appointed assistant professor of biochemistry in 1934. In 1945, Carter was head of the department of chemistry. From 1954 to 1967, he was director of the School of Chemical Sciences. Carter served as vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1968 to 1971. Memorials: Herbert E. Carter Award at the University of Arizona, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (Attn: Kriss Pope), 1041 E. Lowell St., Tucson, AZ 85721-0088; or the Herbert E. Carter Endowment Fund (Attn: Lea Ann Gross), UI Foundation, 1304 W. Green St., MC-386.

John G. Colson, 59, died March 22 at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Md. Colson worked at the UI Press. Memorials: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.leukemia-lymphoma.org), Hospice and Palliative Care of Washington County (www.hospicewc.org).

Georgia Frances Edgar, 82, died April 6 in Westville. She was a clerk at the UI. Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association.

Clarabelle (Mikle) Gunning, 91, died March 8 in Santa Clara, Calif. She was a stenographic secretary and worked for the UI for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1978.

Helen E. Hess, 76, died April 2 at her Champaign home. She was assistant director of the School of Life Sciences at the UI. Hess retired in 1991 after 31 years of service. Memorials: Provena Covenant Hospice Care Program, 1400 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801.

Thomas M. Koerner, 90, died April 10 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. He retired from the UI in 1984 after 22 years as an instrument maker. Memorials: Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Naomi Koerner or Homer Presbyterian Church.

Joseph McGrath, 79, died April 1. McGrath was a professor of psychology at the UI for 37 years, retiring in 1997. He also served as head of the psychology department from 1971 to 1976 and joined the women’s studies faculty later in his career. Memorial services will be in July.

Donald W. Miller, 70, died April 7 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Miller retired from the UI Operation and Maintenance Division (now Facilities and Services). Memorials: St. Matthew Parish Building Fund or the Mansfield United Methodist Church.

Eleanor Frances Cooke Simms, 85, of Urbana died April 2 at Helia Health Care in Urbana. Simms was a secretary in the UI financial aid department. Memorials: Eastern Illinois Alzheimer’s Association.

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