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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded ECE Associate Professor Brian Cunningham and Dr. Richard Zangar of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory a grant to fund the development of diagnostics that can detect the presence of cancer in the human blood stream.

ECE Professor Michael Loui, along with several undergraduate researchers, found that regular study sessions facilitated by knowledgeable leaders led to improved exam grades.

The Information Trust Institute (ITI) at the University of Illinois and its partner institutions have been recruited to contribute towards the ongoing development of a resilient, secure Smart Grid in the United States, following the announcement of a major award of research support.

Earlier in October, 38 members of the Science and Engineering Club from Champaign’s Countryside School paid a visit to Everitt Lab as part of a field trip hosted in part by ECE Professor Jennifer Bernhard.

ECE graduate student Albert Liao (BS PHYS ‘07, MS ECE ‘08) was recently awarded the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) Hans J. Coufal Fellowship to continue his current research at Illinois.