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MARCH 2018 NEWSLETTER

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Survey: LAS graduates are increasingly successful
at finding jobs and other first destinations
 


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Gene Robinson awarded 2018 Wolf Prize in Agriculture

College of LAS professor honored for revolutionary honey bee research. 

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Kathryn Clancy 
 

 

 

Anthropology professor testifies before U.S. Congress

Kathryn Clancy discusses sexual harassment and misconduct in the sciences.

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LAS at Work 
 

 

 

Opening new doors

The career of Stephen Steinhaus includes football, Shakespeare, and launching a new school.

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Mara Wade 
 

 

 

Professor selected to lead prestigious Renaissance Society of America

Mara Wade aims to expand perspectives in the organization. 
 
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Mathematician: Tips could bite into restaurant profits

What’s good for waitstaff might not be good for eating out. 
 
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Clearing up a cloudy question

Researchers explore how brighter clouds near Antarctica affect climate. 
 
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Researchers use big data to examine gender in fiction books

Women laugh, men chuckle, and other differences uncovered by algorithms.

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Expanding our understanding of justice

Colleen Murphy brings light to some of our most complex issues.

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U of I receives $10.6 million to produce biodiesel and biojet fuel

Grant from Department of Energy to develop sugarcane and Miscanthus.

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