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TUESDAY August 27, 2013
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3URJUDP¡V VW ZHHN FRKRUW EHJLQV 7KXUVGD\ there is some preliminary work done, basically to prepare and give more opportunities for success within the I-Corps program,â€? said Lesley Millar, director of the Office of Technology Management. Millar said the teams learn about what it’s like to be in a company by exploring management opportunities such as hiring employees, receiving funding and pitching ideas, as well as dealing with legal and financial requirements. “In becoming part of this program, the teams gain feedback,â€? Millar said. “It allows them to begin to address some of the issues needed to be addressed, such as considering what is it that your market is, what is your product and who is interested in what you are doing.â€? The teams will be learning how to validate market size, customer segment and their value proposition. They will
BY JACQUI OGRODNIK STAFF WRITER
The University’s first National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Sites cohort will begin Thursday, running for an eight-week period. The NSF I-Corps is a national program founded by the NSF to carry “basic research out of the lab and help commercialize it,� said Jed Taylor, assistant director of the Technology Entrepeneur Center. The NSF selected the University as one of three sites in July, along with the University of Akron and the University of California, San Diego. The Sites program is a step below the NSF’s national program, Taylor said. It has a less rigorous curriculum, takes less time commitment and has fewer structured teams than the national program. The program is designed to prepare the University’s teams for applying to the national program. “The I-Corps Site is where
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UI selected to participate in I-Corps Site program The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Sites presented several grants to multiple universities across the country, including the University of Illinois, which received three grants totaling $150,000.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 3 grants totaling $150,000
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Antonio Daniel, a junior in Engineering, juggles on the Quad on Monday. He said “juggling keeps you relaxed� and “gives you something to do." Daniel started juggling as a way to keep his coordination up.
International Computer Science Institute 1 grant totaling $50,000
University of CaliforniaSan Diego 1 grant totaling $50,000
University of Maryland Balitmore County 2 grants totaling $100,000
Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University 2 grants totaling $100,000
CUNY City College 4 grants totaling $200,000
Polytechnic University of New York 1 grant totaling $50,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation 7 grants totaling $350,000
Columbia University 2 grants totaling $100,000
Michigan State University 1 grant totaling $50,000
SOURCE: WWW.NSF.GOV/AWARDS/AWARD_VISUALIZATION
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SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SEC discusses goals and procedure changes BY BRITTANY GIBSON AND JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITERS
The Urbana-Champaign Senate Executive Committee convened for the first time this academic year Monday, focusing on procedure changes and goals for this year. Chancellor Phyllis Wise said she is excited for the new freshman class, which she said will likely be the most diverse class the University has ever seen, with students from 50 states and more than 100 countries. She added that the class will likely have higher ACT scores and be more selective than ever. Wise brought up her recent strategic initiative and the
campus’ plan to hire 500 new faculty members in the next five to seven years in an attempt to revamp a faculty that has shrunk in recent years. She said the decrease in faculty is due in part to early retirement and a tendency to not replace leaving faculty members because of the University’s uncertain financial condition. She mentioned that in order to stabilize the University’s finances, she would like to develop a business plan to not only help hire the faculty, but also to maintain a larger, more stable faculty base. “Whatever we do has to be
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Illinois passes stricter gun law 1HZ ODZ FORVHV Ă€UHDUP VDOHV ORRSKROH UHTXLUHV Ă€UHDUP RZQHUV WR UHSRUW ORVW VWROHQ ZHDSRQV enforcement a fighting chance against the flood of deadly weapThe state of Illinois now has ons entering our neighborhoods stricter gun regulations intend- illegally.â€? The legislation amends the ed to improve public safety, but opponents say the new law will FOID Card Act to require anyone have little impact. selling or transferring a firearm Gov. Pat Quinn signed into to obtain a background check and confirm that the law HB1189 on Aug. 18. The law recipient has a closed a previvalid Firearm Owners Identifious background cation Card. Precheck loophole for firearm sales viously, these and also requires measures were the reporting of only required all lost and stolen of licensed firefirearms for the arms dealers and KWAME RAOUL for sales at gun first time in the SENATOR state’s history. shows. This mea“Gun trafficksure takes effect Jan. 1, 2014, and ing is the single greatest threat to our pub- the department of the Illinois lic safety,â€? said Senator Kwame State Police has until that day to Raoul, D-13, a sponsor of the create a dial-up system for peobill. “I’m proud to have brought ple selling and transferring firetogether lawmakers with very arms to use. different perspectives on guns Additionally, the law requires to pass a law that finally moves firearm owners to report lost, stoIllinois toward universal back- len or misplaced firearms withground checks and gives law in 72 hours of discovering the SARI LESK
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By Sept. 7, the Illinois State Police must begin approving firearms training courses and instructors. On Jan. 1, 2014, all gun sales in Illinois will require a background check and verification of a valid FOID card. By this day, the Illinois State Police must have created a dial-up system to help determine if the person buying or receiving a gun has a valid FOID card. By Jan. 5, the department of the Illinois State Police must make available an application for concealed carry permits. you should have a background check done, that’s something that just seems to be good common sense and practice because we sure don’t want someone that has a history of criminal activity being able to sell weapons,�
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loss or theft. This measure took immediate effect. While the law represents new responsibilities for municipal and state police departments, the University Police Department does not see the law having a significant impact on its department. The University is a weaponfree zone, unless a person has been granted the express permission of the chief of police. Because possession of weapons is illegal on campus, the UIPD does not expect many people to report a stolen weapon to the department. “I don’t know how willing someone would be to report to us that their weapon was stolen when they know that by reporting it, they would be acknowledging that they had committed a crime themselves,� said Skip Frost, UIPD deputy chief. According to a press release, the law is expected to help law enforcement better address crime and to improve public safety. “If you’re going to sell weapons
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