LAS News

PhD student Ivan Sosa Marquez, left, and plant biology professor Katy Heath
Study identifies gene clusters in rhizobia linked to robust legume growth
Findings will help optimize plant growth, according to researchers
›
A precursor to invasive breast cancer
Study finds differences between benign and cancerous breast calcifications
Findings could assist biopsy decisions and guide therapy development, researchers say
›
Cover of the Brain Matters undergraduate student journal
A growing look at the brain 
Brain Matters, a scientific journal produced by U of I students, gains notice 
›
Illinois history graduate student Alex Jacobs.
A new model for learning about the community
Graduate student teaches by integrating physical spaces with history
›
Cline Center researchers
Research: Police uses of lethal force dropped dramatically in U.S. from 2021-23
U of I provides the most comprehensive dataset on this issue
›
Illustration of experiment setup
Illinois researchers pair nanocatalysts, food waste to reduce carbon emissions in aviation
Research findings could help produce alternatives to traditional jet fuel
›
Property plat books in Champaign County
The covenants of racism
LAS professors join an effort to redact—and learn from—discriminatory property laws that remain on the books
›
Illustration of chemical compounds
Crowdsourcing chemistry: Gift cards serve as incentive in Kaggle competition for data-driven discoveries
Machine learners from across the globe accept the challenge to develop models to predict molecular photostability
›
Former President Barack Obama looks at May Berenbaum as a woman in a military uniform holds the National Medal of Science
Faculty honors

LAS professors bring honor and recognition to the college. See a list of their accomplishments.

Faculty honors
Media contact information

If you are a member of the media, please reach out to us.

Learn more
A close-up shot of a news camera
An issue of the Quadrangle
Read The Quadrangle and LAS News

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences mails its magazine, The Quadrangle, twice a year. Its enewsletter, LAS News, mails monthly.

Read the magazine
See the newsletter archive