College of LAS: Latest News http://illinois.edu/pc/imageList/1004 The latest news and announcements from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. New report predicts how global warming will hit home in Chicago. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/climate News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/19266 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Ninety years from now, the Chicago Fire could be a good description of the heat on the street, not just a reference to the blaze that destroyed the city in 1871. Longtime LAS programs recognized as departments. http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/2008/lasprograms/ News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18817 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:45:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Two vibrant programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are enjoying the university equivalent of an 18th birthday this fall as they become academic departments. Credit crisis easing: Some signs are positive, but economy is fragile. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/credit News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18818 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:30:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News The credit freeze is showing signs of thawing, says LAS economist Anne Villamil. Students are acting locally so they can travel globally with a clear conscience. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/carbonneutral News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18819 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:15:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Students and faculty in LAS's Austria Illinois Exchange program lead new effort to reduce the carbon footprint of students studying abroad. LAS scientists discover new compounds that battle resistant tumors. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/breastcancer/ News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18820 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News A new family of compounds show great potential in combating tumors that are specifically activated by estrogen, according to research by U of I scientists. Study shows that most elected officials keep their promises. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/promises/ News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18821 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:45:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News A new study reveals that winning Senate and House candidates of both parties do a good job of backing up their promises once in office. Politicians love it. Voters hate it. What is it? Polling. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/polling News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18822 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:30:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News Private polling influences candidates' behaviors in ways that reduce the amount of choice available to voters. U of I has the hottest website when it comes to global warming. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/cryosphere News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/18823 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:15:00 CST College of LAS: Latest News A website created by the Polar Research Group in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences has become a well-known reference in global warming debates. Electoral maps haven't been this close for more than a century. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/electoral News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/17568 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT College of LAS: Latest News With the presidential campaign coming down to its final weeks, the national political environment is more tightly contested than it has been since the 1880s, according to a political science professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Researchers discover how ulcer bacteria can exist in the stomach. http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2008/ulcer/ News http://illinois.edu/pc/article/1004/17569 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:45:00 CDT College of LAS: Latest News Scientists have long been uncertain how a particular bacterium, responsible for many cases of ulcers, could survive in such an inhospitable environment as the human stomach--a place with a pH somewhere between that of lemon juice and battery acid.