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Posted: June 19, 2019
Eighteen students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been offered Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Eleven are graduate students and seven are undergraduates. An additional 27 students were accorded Honorable Mention.
Launched in 1952 shortly after Congress established NSF, the Graduate...
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Posted: June 19, 2019
Fourteen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students and young alumni were offered student Fulbright grants to pursue international educational, research and teaching experiences across the globe this coming year, including four graduate students.
As the flagship international educational exchange program of the U.S. government, the...
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Posted: June 17, 2019
Introduction of 20 Fellows Kicks off Second Year of $25 Million Program in Partnership with the Rhodes Trust Part of a $100 Million Commitment to Drive Scientific Leadership and Interdisciplinary Research
This is the second year of this innovative post-doctoral program that aims to develop the next generation of interdisciplinary science leaders...
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Posted: May 7, 2019
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the University of Illinois found in a new study.
The two drugs used in the study, selinexor and 4-OHT, caused the cancer cells to die and tumors to regress for...
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Posted: May 7, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope Project announced that it has captured the first image of a black hole. The feature is located at the center of Messier 87 – a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. News Bureau physical sciences editor Lois Yoksoulian spoke with University of Illinois physics and astronomy professor Charles Gammie, who...