Physician, Educate Thyself

Physician, Educate Thyself

At Illinois, students inject the study of medicine with other disciplines Illinois Alumni June 2010 The bioengineer wants to develop a cure for blistering skin disease, and the neuroscience student believes her understanding of how zebra finches learn songs could help...
Regenerative Biology

Regenerative Biology

Helping the Body to Heal Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Regenerative medicine in the 1990s promised simple and dramatic cures, but these cures remain the stuff of fiction. Over the last 15 years researchers and clinicians alike have begun to...

Teacher Advocacy: Teachers Speaking Up

Through Advocacy Day — and Other Grassroots Activities — We Can Make a Difference in Literacy Education NCTE Council Chronicle January 2010 Teachers don’t typically enter their profession for political reasons — such as education their political representatives on...
Education for Every Generation

Education for Every Generation

IGB + OLLI = Great Fun, By Golly! Biomarker December 2009 IGB faculty members are not only advancing life sciences research and stimulating bio-economic development in the state of Illinois, they also are advancing and stimulating the minds of area residents age 50...

Regenerative Biology

Helping The Body To Heal Biomarker December 2009 Regenerative medicine in the 1990s promised simple and dramatic cures, but these cures remain the stuff of fiction. Over the last 15 years researchers and clinicians alike have begun to realize that, while the promise...