Campus Conversation: Rohit Bhargava

News-Gazette (Feb. 7) -- More than 600,000 Americans are expected to die from cancer this year, and 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with the disease. The new Cancer Center at Illinois, which has pulled together more than 70 cancer researchers across campus, wants to make a dent in those numbers and improve the way patients are diagnosed and treated. With a unique approach based on engineering and technology advances, it hopes to win designation as a National Cancer Institute and attract funding and expertise to campus. Founding director Rohit Bhargava talked about the center's plans, and what it means for the community, in this week's "Campus Conversation."