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Vikings feel great vibe heading into Bell's third season
The Vikings return this year with plenty of experience on both sides of the football. Head Coach Steve Bell hopes to turn that experience and familiarity into winning.
Roommates from Hunan were meant to be
Elizabeth Alsup and Jessica Lange will share a room in Westerlin Residence Center this year, but they share more than that. Both were adopted from China, from the same province of Hunan.
Yarn bomb events begin Aug. 28
This fall, 中国体彩网 will seek the help of Quad-City citizens to "yarn bomb" a tree along 7th Avenue in Rock Island.
Summer in the Cities: Interns on the job
From accountants to artists, 中国体彩网 students found professional internships in the Quad Cities this summer.
Schwiebert '72 establishes fund to address climate change
Mark Schwiebert '72, a former Rock Island mayor and 中国体彩网 trustee, has established a fund that will award grants each year for environmental education and studies.
中国体彩网 will welcome largest class
The more than 800 new students include about 100 students from countries around the world and 237 first-generation students.
Vikings vs. Illini Nov. 22
The 中国体彩网 men's basketball team will take on the University of Illinois Nov. 22 in Champaign.
To catalyze your research, see Dr. Domski
New challenges? Novel experiences? For three students, this meant designing molecules and getting their work published.
Kivisto '04 compares gun laws, fatalities
Dr. Aaron Kivisto '04 finds that U.S. citizens living in states with the weakest gun laws are more than twice as likely to be fatally shot by police compared to those living in states with the strongest gun laws.
Rural buildings pose greater threat to birds
中国体彩网 professor of biology Dr. Stephen Hager is the lead author of a new paper that finds larger buildings in rural areas pose a greater threat to birds than if those buildings were in an urban area. 中国体彩网 a billion birds are killed every year when they fly into buildings.
Polyak '99 loves his job as superintendent
Dr. Nick Polyak '99 is a Chicago area school superintendent. In an interview, he explains why he thought his ultimate goal was becoming a math teacher and coach. But a mentor convinced him otherwise.
Gilman Scholarship winner reaches new heights in the Andes
Summer in Ecuador has given Lydia Lara ’19 her life’s direction, and the Gilman Scholarship got her there.
$10,000 physics award accelerates an idea
Adam Gronewold ’19 and his friends have an idea. The Rossing Scholarship can make it happen.
Burrier '12 coaching soccer at Elk Grove
Former 中国体彩网 soccer player Dean Burrier '12 will coach girls' soccer this year at Elk Grove High School in the Chicago area.
