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Around the College

Animal Biology

• Snakes on the Plains! LAS Researchers Track Snakes in Illinois, Texas, and Canada (Winter)

Astronomy

• The Sun Has Siblings? (Winter)

Chemistry

• U of I Team Penetrates Staph Defenses (Winter)

Collegewide

• Two LAS Professors Make Scientific American Top 50 (Winter)
• LAS Senior Named Marshall Scholar (Winter)

Communication

• True Feelings: At Some Point, Taking a Chance on Love Means Confiding Your Real Feelings (Winter)

Economics

• The Fostering Dilemma: Controversial Practice Benefits Some African Children (Winter)

Entomology

• The Running of the Roaches: Cockroach Research Could Lead to Better Robots (Winter)

Geology

• Lost and Found: Geologists Locate Missing Piece of Earth Under Tibet (Winter)

Psychology

• Worrywarts: Excessive Worrying Is Unhealthy and Treatable (Winter)

Plant Biology

• Researchers Successfully Simulate Photosynthesis and Design a Better Leaf (Winter)