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James Slauch named Deb & Tim Paul Chair in Human Infectious Disease & Immunology
 James Slauch, an infectious diseases and immunology expert and leader in medical research and education, has been appointed the inaugural Deb & Tim Paul Chair in Human Infectious Disease & Immunology.For over 30 years Slauch has worked to better understand the pathogenesis of ...
From left: Dan Shike, interim department head of the Department of Animal Sciences; Sara M. Kelley and Keith W. Kelley, donors of the endowed professorship; Erik K. Nelson, Keith W. and Sara M. Kelley Endowed Professor of Immunophysiology; Germán Bollero, dean of the College of ACES; and Amy Santos, associate provost for faculty development.
Erik Nelson named Keith W. and Sara M. Kelley Endowed Professor of Immunophysiology
 Erik K. Nelson, professor in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named the Keith W. and Sara M. Kelley Endowed Professor of Immunophysiology. The investiture ceremony, hosted by the ...
Homer Lake Forest Preserve
'Trees are time machines'
 Geology can take many forms, from the study of rocks and minerals to the living records preserved in trees. At Homer Lake Forest Preserve, graduate students from the ...
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College of LAS announces staff and academic professional awards
 Eight staff members and academic professionals are being honored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for outstanding professional contributions.Heather Lash, Kristi McDuffie, and Jamie Thomas-Ward have been selected to receive the LAS Academic Professional Award, which provides a...
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Scientists discover how cells use tiny “highways” to move important cargo
 A team of plant biologists has made an exciting discovery about how flowers grow and organize themselves, and one of the key authors was professor of plant biology Ya Min (Minya) from the University of Illinois. Their new study...
Portrait of Ying Diao in her University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lab.
Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity
 A new study marks a significant step forward in positioning synthetic polymers as an alternative for expensive, unsustainable minerals used in the manufacture of devices such as conductors, transistors, and diodes.These newly tweaked polymers — developed by University of Illinois Urbana-...

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