Talking Points

Campus highlights for 2003

Two schools at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received $1.1 million grants from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to research how genes regulate cellular metabolism
Illinois researchers discovered potential clues to how olfactory receptors in the nose detect odors
Chemists at the U of I produced a molecule that selectively kills cancerous cells in a desired way and leaves healthy cells virtually untouched
Researchers at the University of Illinois and at Rice University discovered a way to chemically select and separate carbon nanotubes based on their electronic structure
Illinois researchers broke their own record for the world's fastest transistor
Thomas S. Ulen, professor of law was named a Swanlund Chair, the highest endowed titles at the university, created to recognize faculty members for outstanding contributions in their fields
Anthony J. Leggett, a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics
Paul C. Lauterbur, a pioneer in the development of magnetic resonance imaging was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, the largest public university library in the world, acquired its 10 millionth volume
University of Illinois seniors and graduate students of Osman Ataman, professor of architecture, build a two-story, single-family home for urban community in East St. Louis