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Two Illinois College Teachers to Receive $1 Million in Science Grants.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)

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Byline: Robert Becker

Sep. 18--Faculty members at two Illinois universities will receive $1 million each from a national institute to help rethink the way universities and colleges teach science to undergraduates.

Hilary Godwin of Northwestern University and Yi Lu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are among 20 faculty members nationwide to receive a share of $20 million awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

The grants, announced Tuesday, come as higher education--particularly large research universities--struggles to attract students to the sciences.

"Clearly biology and the other sciences are becoming more…

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