Bold: Honoring the legacy of Nobel laureate Rosalyn Yalow Aug 1, 2022 11:00 am by Abby BobrowStoried. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images In September, 1941, Bronx-native Rosalyn Yalow arrived at the U of I to embark on her PhD in nuclear physics and a teaching assistantship. She was the only woman among 400 male faculty and teaching assistants in the college of engineering. Share on Facebook Tweet Email