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Fall 2003
Stories
Into the Mind of a Monkey
Primate can teach us a lot about what it means to be human—if we're careful.
As our closest living relatives, primates like monkeys and apes are intelligent, social animals that share a common heritage with humans. By understanding how they think and behave, LAS anthropology professor Paul Garber says we can "get a better sense of how we came to be the way we are."
U of I's Loner Revolutionary
A quarter century after being shunned as a radical, Carl Woese receives one of science's highest honors.
The Caretaker
Penny Patterson has dedicated her life to studying Koko the gorilla in the hope of preserving a species.
Doing More With Less
Making the best of the worst budget news in the University's history.
Nothing to Chance
Inspired by her sister, an LAS alumna uses science to make the world safer.
Additional Features
Around the College
- Putting Math into Pictures
- Birds are Natural Insect Controls in Tropical Forests
- A Colorful Sensor for Lead Paint
- Tracking a Dangerous Toxin
- Tai Chi May Benefit Older People
- Tiny Wasps Enlist Plants to Woo Mates
- Religious Differences Contribute to French-American Rift
- Global Warming Could Transform Illinois Climate
- Mystery of the Ancient Figurines
- Roll Out the Barrel Structure
- Mightier Than the Sword
- Activism May Help Those with AIDS Cope Better with Illness