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Office for University Relations

University of Illinois Good Works Update

November 2, 2007

The Good Works Update comes out weekly and highlights the best news of the week from the University of Illinois as compiled by the Office for University Relations.

Urbana-Champaign Campus Good Works
Odd protein interaction guides development of olfactory system
(October 29, 2007) Scientists have discovered a strange mechanism for the development of the fruit fly antennal lobe, an intricate structure that converts the chaotic stew of odors in the environment into discrete signals in the brain.
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Scientists discover new way to make water
(October 31, 2007) In a familiar high-school chemistry demonstration, an instructor first uses electricity to split liquid water into its constituent gases, hydrogen and oxygen. Then, by combining the two gases and igniting them with a spark, the instructor changes the gases back into water with a loud pop. Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered a new way to make water, and without the pop. Not only can they make water from unlikely starting materials, such as alcohols, their work could also lead to better catalysts and less expensive fuel cells.
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Illinois professor to receive Presidential Early Career Award
(November 1, 2007) Carlos Pantano, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at the University of Illinois, is among 58 young researchers named as recipients of the 2006 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
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Chicago Campus Good Works
Columbia U. Environmental Expert Named Dean of UIC School of Public Health
(October 26, 2007) Paul Brandt-Rauf, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, has been named dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
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UIC College of Education Grant Awards Top $10 Million
(October 30, 2007) Faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Education have received grants totaling more than $10 million for research and educator preparation.
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New System May Simplify County Patient Billing
(November 1, 2007) Designers and researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are producing an information system to explain medical bills and financial assistance programs to patients of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services.

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Springfield Campus Good Works
Emiquon Provides Endless Opportunities for UIS
(October 26, 2007) Strong gusts of wind swept over the lake and fields on a recent Saturday as Dr. Michael Lemke guided a group tour near Thompson Lake in western Illinois. Though the shallow waters are just starting to gain the appearance of a lake, the land’s new look is a vast improvement from the previous decades of farmland.
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UI President Speaks to UIS Community about Leadership
(November 1, 2007) B. Joseph White said he first began to think about writing a book about leadership while he served as a dean at the University of Michigan, when the faculty held a softball game of the "Reptiles" versus the "Mammals." White eventually applied that concept of reptiles and mammals to types of people and, ultimately, leadership.
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