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Faculty Spotlight
We welcome Brian B. Monson to the Neuroscience faculty. Dr. Monson is an assistant professor of Speech and Hearing Science. He received his Ph.D. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Arizona with minors in Neuroscience and Theatre Arts. His Masters in Physics (Acoustics) is from Brigham Young University with a minor in Vocal Performance and his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering was received from Utah State University. Prior to joining the University of Illinois, Dr.
Alumni Spotlight
Dr. Daeyeol Lee has been named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Lee graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995 (MS in Biology) and 1995 (PhD in Neuroscience). Established by Michael Bloomberg, Lee will be among 50 professors from around the world named to these posts who are pioneering interdisciplinary fields.
