MRI Pioneer, Former U Of I Researcher Peter Mansfield Dead At 83
Peter Mansfield, a former University of Illinois researcher who won a Nobel Prize for helping to invent MRI scanners has died at the age of 83.
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First Listen: Alison Krauss, ‘Windy City’
Hear the Champaign native's first solo release since 1999 in its entirety before its release date of February 17. Windy City shows off Alison Krauss' intelligence and good humor in versions of classic songs that are delightfully down to earth.
Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Reinstate Trump’s Travel Ban
A federal appeals court has unanimously rejected a Trump administration request to allow its travel ban to take effect. The three-judge appeals panel declined to overturn a lower court's order suspending the president's ban against entry into the United States from seven majority-Muslim nations.
The Future Of The Nation’s Health Care Law
Republican leaders in Congress have started the process of dismantling the Affordable Care Act. But an advocate in Champaign says she is glad to see they're slowing down the process of repeal and replace. GOP Congressman John Shimkus of Collinsville expects finding that replacement, made up of a "multitude of bills", will take most of 2017.
Springfield Imam Discusses Travel Ban’s Impact; Negotiating Taboo Topics In The Classroom
On the 21st: We spoke with an imam in Springfield about how President Trump’s travel ban is affecting families in Illinois. Plus, we learned about a new book on how to navigate controversial topics in the english language arts classroom.
