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2015-12-31 - The multi-institutional Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology received word that it will receive nearly $20 million in renewable support over the next five years from the National Science Foundation to study nanoparticles in emerging technologies and their effects on the environment.

2015-12-31 - Seven University of Illinois researchers have been named to the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers list for 2015. The list includes “some of the world’s most influential scientific minds,” according to a statement from Thomson Reuters. “About 3,000 researchers earned this distinction … ranking among the top 1 percent most cited for their subject field...

2015-12-01 - Professor McCall is being honored for his research in the development of ultrasensitive, ultrahigh resolution molecular ion spectroscopy methods that when combined with astronomical spectroscopy observations help elucidate chemical and physical conditions in interstellar clouds.

2015-12-01 - University of Illinois chemists found that a number of drugs approved to treat various conditions also have antibiotic properties.

2015-12-01 - The 2015 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award for Leadership in Diversity was given to Professor Steven Zimmerman. This honor was in recognition of his leadership in being an outstanding advocate in advancing diversity at Illinois. As head of the Department of Chemistry, achieving diversity within the department was at the top of his list of to do...

2015-11-30 - Graduate students Long Luu and Lien Nguyen, with U. of I. chemistry professor Steven Zimmerman, developed drug compounds that target three pathways associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1.

2015-11-01 - This award is presented to people who have demonstrated profound confidence in and support of the college’s diverse mission, and who have personified throughout their lives and careers the unique benefits and responsibilities that define a liberal arts and sciences education. The award also recognizes individuals who have maintained a lifelong personal bond with the College.

2015-11-01 - The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring 347 new fellows this year for their "scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications".

2015-11-01 - A chemist and Illinois alumnus whose work was critical to U.S. operations in World War II has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The late William Sparks (PhD, chemistry, ’36) had 145 patents to his name, but he’s best known for co-inventing poly-isobutylene-co-isoprene, more commonly known as butyl rubber, while conducting research at Standard Oil Company in 1937. Butyl...

2015-11-01 - Kenneth Suslick is one of eight 2015 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Scientist Mentor Awardees. The title for his research is "The Optoelectronic Nose: An Adventure in Molecular Recognition". The award provides a $20,000 grant to emeritus faculty in the chemical sciences in support of undergraduate research to be conducted under their guidance. Awardees are selected from applications...

2015-10-31 - The national SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science) organization will recognize 13 of its chapters for outstanding achievements at the 2015 SACNAS National Conference October 29-31, 2015 in Washington D.C.

2015-10-31 - Researchers at the Beckman Institute have received more than $2 million dollars over three years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative in order to develop an analytical platform that can lead to new insights in neuroscience and create diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in treating neurological diseases.

2015-10-01 - Searching for the precise, complexly folded three-dimensional structure of a protein can be like hacking through a jungle without a map: a long, intensive process with uncertain direction. University of Illinois researchers developed a new approach, dubbed COMPASS, that points directly to a protein’s likely structure using a combination of advanced molecular spectroscopy techniques, predictive...

2015-10-01 - Alison Fout is one of four early-career women scientists who received $50,000 grants to kick-start their academic research careers 15 October in an awards ceremony at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

2015-10-01 - Chemists have long believed that inserting nitrogen – a beneficial ingredient for making many pharmaceuticals and other biologically active molecules – into a carbon-hydrogen bond requires a trade-off between catalyst reactivity and selectivity.