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2013-09-25 - Carlos Fraga, a chemical and biological sciences researcher at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , has been named a 2013 HENAAC Luminary by the Great Minds in STEMTM organization.

2013-09-25 - Frederick Daniels Thayer III, 74, passed away in comfort and peace on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 after a brief and rapid battle with cancer. Frederick (Fred) was born April 23, 1939 in Stamford, Connecticut, to Jean Elizabeth (Dearness) Thayer, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio and Frederick Daniels Thayer Jr., formerly of Dudley, Massachusetts. Fred was raised in Darien, Connecticut and Lynchburg,...

2013-09-23 - Scientists have sequenced the genomes of nearly 6,900 organisms, but they know the functions of only about half of the protein-coding genes thus far discovered. Now a multidisciplinary effort involving 15 scientists from three institutions has begun chipping away at this mystery – in a big way.

2013-09-19 -   Donald K. Bailey, M.D. passed quietly at home on September 18, 2013 at the age of 93. He was born May 26, 1920 in central Ohio. He was placed in an orphanage and adopted by Ruth and Eugene Bailey of Cleveland, Ohio. They were great and loving parents. After attending high school in Ohio he attended the...

2013-08-16 - Mr. Leon H. Meyer, 87, formerly of Augusta, GA, died in St. Louis, MO on Thursday morning, August 15, 2013. Mr. Meyer worked at the Savannah River Plant from 1952-1984.

2013-08-16 - Lloyd E. Cunningham, 100, passed away at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Friendship Manor in Nashville. Lloyd was born Jan. 17, 1913, in Jacksonville, a son to James Edward and Elizabeth Jeanette (Thompson) Cunningham.

2013-08-13 - Dr. Wenbin Lin (PhD 1994, Girolami and Nuzzo) recently transfered to the University of Chicago, where he is now James Franck Professor of Chemistry. He previously served as Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

2013-08-05 - Jonathan Sweedler, Eiszner Family Chair in Chemistry and Director of the School of Chemical Sciences, has been named a permanent member of the Center for Advanced Study faculty. The CAS is self-described as " the intellectual heart of the University lies the Center for Advanced Study, bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines and backgrounds, encouraging and rewarding excellence in all...

2013-07-31 - Professor of Chemistry Gregory Girolami has been named Head of the Department of Chemistry. He will succeed Prof. Jeff Moore who has been serving as Interim Head on August 16, 2013. Professor Girolami has been with Chemistry at Illinois since 1983. This will be his second time serving as Head. Look out for a more complete profile and additional information online soon and in the Winter 2013-14...

2013-07-28 - Neal Orin Brace, age 91, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 in his home in Carol Stream, IL. Dr. Brace was born on April 12, 1922 in Osceola, WI to Cleo W. and Alice L. (Krienke) Brace. In high school he was active in music, sports, and church life. Dr. Brace graduated from the University of Minnesota and served in the U. S. Army Air Corps as an instructor at the Radio and Radar School at Yale...

2013-07-18 - Nardine Abadeer is one of three University of Illinois doctoral students who won Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide awards from the National Science Foundation. The other two are Evgueni Filipov and Andrew Mock, civil engineering, all of whom also are fellows in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program. The GROW program, which began this year, is a partnership between NSF and select...

2013-07-17 - Thanks to a new $2 million investment, a drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is on the road to human clinical trials. The compound, known as PAC-1, has so far proven safe and has promising anti-cancer effects in cell culture, in mouse models of cancer and in pet dogs with spontaneously occurring lymphomas and osteosarcomas. If PAC-1 (pack one) makes it...

2013-07-10 - Marian E. Banks, 84 years, of Park Ridge, IL, and Sturgeon Bay, WI, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at her home in Door County. She was a strong, independent, intelligent woman who touched countless lives with her caring nature and unflinching positive outlook. Born January 3, 1929 in Chicago to the late Fred and Edith (Lindberg) Erickson, she had many childhood pals that became lifelong...

2013-07-09 - Professor of Chemistry Christina White has been recently recognized by two of the most prestigious international chemistry societies-- the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society.

2013-07-01 - Two University of Illinois alumni have been awarded the 2013 World Food Prize, the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.