http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/1004 The latest news and announcements from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/seaslugs/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/59688 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News What in the world does the decision-making process of a blind, cannibalistic sea slug have to do with the kind of decisions made by an out-of-control gambler burning through cash in Las Vegas, a shopaholic off on a spending spree, or an addict snorting cocaine? http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/arabspring/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/59689 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:45:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News The lessons of Arab Spring keep rewriting themselves. In Egypt, the elation following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak has been followed by reports of tension between Islamists and the military over the redrawing of power. And while some dictators fell like a deck of cards, the Syrian regime has defied revolutionaries for nine months. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/simons/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/59690 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Daniel Simons stayed well out of view behind a giant sign depicting the famous Las Vegas magician, David Copperfield, while the hidden cameras rolled. Simons watched, and so did the camera, as people were recruited from the casino crowd and taken to a counter to sign an agreement to appear on a television show. http://creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/podcast/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/59691 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:15:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News In the second of the monthly podcasts from U of I's Creative Writing Program, Professor Alex Shakar reads from his recently released novel, 'Luminarium,' and Professor Philip Graham reads from his forthcoming memoir, co-authored with Alma Gottlieb, 'Braided Worlds.' http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/reiten/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/59692 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News When Idun Reiten was only 12 years old, a radio show from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation held a math competition, presenting 10 problem sets over a span of 10 weeks. Only five people in all of Norway solved every single problem set, and 12-year-old Reiten was one of them. Her 16-year-old brother was another one. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/lawyers/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/58713 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Convincing people that this country needs more attorneys is the least of James Rowader Jr.'s problems. After all, Rowader is talking about Hispanic attorneys, and plenty of statistics indicate that they're underrepresented in the law profession. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/bandage/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/58716 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:45:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Researchers have developed a bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound. The bandage, called a "microvascular stamp," contains living cells that deliver growth factors to damaged tissues in a defined pattern. http://creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/podcast/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/58717 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:30:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News In the first of the monthly podcasts from U of I's Creative Writing Program, Professor Janice N. Harrington reads from her new poetry collection, "The Hands of Strangers: Poems from the Nursing Home," and the Ninth Letter staff reads selections from the journal's latest issue. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/climate/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/58718 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:15:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases. A new study led by U of I researchers aims to present a more complete picture--to incorporate other characteristics of ecosystems that also influence climate. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2012/spiral/ News http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1004/58720 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules. A team of U of I researchers have demonstrated that short spiral-shaped proteins can efficiently deliver DNA segments to cells.