Archive for November, 2009

MACOMB, IL – - The legendary rock band Kansas will team up with Western Illinois University’s Symphony Orchestra for a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 performance in Western Hall.

MACOMB, IL – - On the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, Western Illinois University’s physics and chemistry departments will explore the wonders of space in a down-to-earth presentation.

MACOMB, IL — Three former Western Illinois University faculty members, along with other past presidents of the Illinois Science Teachers Association (ISTA), were recognized Nov. 13th at an ISTA conference luncheon in Peoria (IL).

MACOMB, IL — Five Western Illinois University alumni have been selected to receive the WIU Alumni Achievement Award at the Saturday, Dec. 19 Commencement Exercises, while another Western alumnus has been named the recipient of the inaugural International Alumni Achievement Award.

MACOMB, IL–A new dinosaur discovered in South Africa – - named Aardonyx, meaning “earth claw” – - is shedding light on the origins of the biggest dinosaurs ever, the sauropods, said Matthew Bonnan, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at Western Illinois University who is part of the discovery team.