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  • Tiny nets woven from DNA strands cover the spike proteins of the virus that causes COVID-19 and give off a glowing signal in this artist’s rendering. Image courtesy of Xing Wang

    DNA nets capture COVID-19 virus in low-cost rapid-testing platform

    Sep 23, 2022 1:00 pm

    Tiny nets woven from DNA strands can ensnare the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, lighting up the virus for a test – and also impeding the virus from infecting cells, opening a new possible route to treatment, study finds.

  • visitors to a previous Vet Med Open House rub the nose of a friendly horse

    Vet Med Open House, Oct. 2: The Adventure Awaits!

    Sep 23, 2022 2:15 pm

    On Sunday, October 2, more than 300 veterinary students will host a behind-the-scenes look at the state’s only veterinary college. Aspiring veterinarians, animal lovers of any age, there’s something for you at Vet Med Open House.

  • doubles partners Ashley Yeah and Josie Frazier congratulate each other after a match

    Women's Tennis earns singles and doubles championships at UTR College Circuit

    Sep 26, 2022 9:15 am

    Illinois women's tennis racked up 26 combined wins across two days of play in the UTR College Circuit hosted at the Atkins Tennis Center. Ashley Yeah and Josie Frazier earned the doubles title. In singles, all four semifinalists were Illini.

  • artist's rendering of the Discovery Partners Institute

    U of I announce plans for Discovery Partners Institute for South Loop

    Sep 26, 2022 1:45 pm

    WGN-TV (Sept. 23) The University of Illinois announced Friday it is ready to make its mark on Chicago’s South Loop. Ground will be broken on the Discovery Partners Institute in 2024, creating a new hub for technology and innovation in Chicago.

  • Illini Football Head Coach Brett Bielema addresses the media

    Coach Bielema press conference quotes ahead of contest at Wisconsin

    Sep 27, 2022 9:15 am

    'I like where we're at from a health standpoint... Actually, we're going to see Jamal Woods back, he's been out the last two weeks...it's going to be a huge advantage in a tough game, obviously.'

  • graphic Illustrations by Nic Morse

    Physics for the masses, one song at a time

    Sep 27, 2022 10:00 am

    A shared love of physics, music and education outreach brought Maggie and Fahad Mahmood together. The couple continues their musical journey in the Physics Department at Illinois with song parodies celebrating all things physics.

  • David Rosenboom, a pioneer in experimental music. Photo by Maximo Parpagnoli

    Experimental composer headlines events examining art-science connections

    Sep 27, 2022 11:45 am

    David Rosenboom, a pioneer in experimental music, will lecture, perform and conduct workshops with students during a two-week series of events, 'Experimental Arts & Sciences at UIUC,' beginning Oct. 3. 

  • Anthony and Anton Downing (Photo courtesy of the Downing Brothers.)

    Meet the Downing Brothers: The first black men with a show on HGTV

    Sep 27, 2022 2:15 pm

    Black Enterprise (Sept. 27) Identical twins Anthony and Anton Downing, both U of I grads, became the first Black men to get their own HGTV pilot. They make it a point to show Black men in a positive light.

  • A specially-designed LittleBeats shirt on an infant

    Wearable tech offers up-close look at infant development

    Sep 28, 2022 10:00 am

    Illinois researchers have developed a tool to measure stress regulation and parent-child bonding in young children. The device enables infants as young as one month to provide useful information from the comfort of their own home.

  • wrestler Lucas Byrd works out with 75 pound dumbbells

    Wrestler Lucas Byrd selected to NWCA All-Star Classic

    Sep 28, 2022 10:45 am

    Illinois wrestler Lucas Byrd has been selected to wrestle in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on November 22 in Austin, Texas. 'This group is the elite of the elite in college wrestling,' said Illini head coach Mike Poeta. 

  • graphic art shows giant hand giving document reading 'debt' to person in cap and gown

    Student debt relief plan: A shot in the arm

    Sep 28, 2022 11:30 am

    'Student loan debt is impacting people’s lives,' says Prof. Jennifer Delaney. 'When you borrow for college, you’re much less likely to buy a house right away, you hold back on retirement savings, don’t start a small business, wait on starting a family.'

  • Gravitropism of budding corn root [Edgar Spalding]

    U of I researchers ID genes that make roots grow toward gravity

    Sep 28, 2022 11:45 am

    Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (Sept. 27) 'NASA is interested in growing crops in space, and they need to know what you’d have to breed for to do that,” says U of I's Mathew Hudson. 'Plants are pretty discombobulated without gravity.'

  • sophomore Jackson Buchanan watches a shot our of the rough

    Fighting Illini run away with Folds of Honor Collegiate title

    Sep 29, 2022 9:00 am

    The Illini used another strong start to open Wednesday's final round, and continued to push throughout the day en route to a 54-hole team tally of 854 (-10), led by sophomore Jackson Buchanan's closing 68 (-4).

  • kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan, who led the study with graduate student Arden McMath

    More physical activity, less screen time linked to better executive function in toddlers

    Sep 29, 2022 9:00 am

     A new Illinois study finds that toddlers who spend less than 60 minutes looking at screens or engage in more than 60 minutes of exercise per day tend to have better executive function than toddlers who do not.

  • Social work professor Ryan Wade. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Men's experiences of sexual racism differ in two online dating communities

    Sep 29, 2022 10:45 am

    While sexual minority men report that racialized sexual discrimination is rampant on dating apps and websites, Black men reported differing experiences on Grindr and Jack’d, according to a study led by social work professor Ryan Wade.

  • an Asian technology worker. CFOTO—FUTURE PUBLISHING VIA GETTY IMAGES

    Chip bans on countries like China will hurt the U.S. more than they’ll help

    Sep 29, 2022 1:15 pm

    Fortune (Sept. 28) U of I professor Rakesh Kumar: 'The U.S. believes its economy and national security is threatened if advanced chips end up with the Chinese... But the belief in export controls rests on two assumptions, both of which' may be false.

  • Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii. Native Hawaiians consider the mountain sacred and object to construction on it. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

    Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans?

    Sep 30, 2022 10:30 am

    The Conversation (Sept. 30)  'That is the question that the U.S. government and some states hope recent policy changes will address by giving Indigenous people greater input into managing such land,' writes Professor Rosalyn LaPier.

  • 20 years of research on relationship maintenance: More diversity needed

    Sep 30, 2022 12:00 pm

    'Instead of saying, "past research found this in this sample, so we should assume it is truth," we need to think about how things may be different and how they may or may not apply to diverse populations," says Professor Brian Ogolsky.

  • happy Illini football players along the sidelines in Madison

    Illini overpower Wisconsin for Big Ten West road win

    Oct 3, 2022 8:00 am

    Illinois picked up its first Big Ten win of the season on Saturday, taking down Wisconsin, 34-10, in Madison for the first time since 2002. The Illini scored 17 points on three takeaways to move to 1-1 in conference play and 4-1 overall.

  • Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Damien Guironnet and graduate students Vanessa DaSilva and Nicholas Wang demonstrated a new scalable process that can upcycle plastics. Credit: Heather Coit/University of Illinois

    Scientists crack upcycling plastics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Oct 3, 2022 9:45 am

    Researchers have developed a breakthrough process to transform the most widely produced plastic - polyethylene - into the second-most widely produced plastic, polypropylene, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • stock image of woman in wheelchair working at a computer with earphones

    U of I joins five tech industry leaders in new Speech Accessibility Project

    Oct 3, 2022 10:30 am

    'This task...requires a lot of infrastructure, ideally the kind that can be supported by leading tech companies, so we’ve created a(n) interdisciplinary team with expertise in linguistics, speech, AI, security, and privacy to help us meet this challenge.'

  • Business Instructional Facility at U of I

    Where did all the MBA applicants go?

    Oct 3, 2022 11:30 am

    Crain’s Chicago Business (Oct. 2) Some MBA programs are taking practical steps to encourage more applicants. U of I's Gies College of Business increased its offerings in digital commerce  to attract more learners, says Associate Dean Nerissa Brown.

  • Homecoming Week at Illinois

    Oct 3, 2022 2:15 pm

    Events throughout the week include a student dinner on the Quad, the Global Talent Show, Saturday Night Live: Homecoming Edition in downtown Champaign,  two concerts at State Farm Center and - of course - football on Saturday.

  • Professor Damien Guironnet and graduate students have demonstrated a promising new plastic recycling process. Photo by Heather Coit

    Recycling breakthrough turns one common type of plastic into another

    Oct 4, 2022 10:15 am

    New Atlas (Oct. 3) A team co-led by U. of I.  professor Damien Guironnet has demonstrated a promising new plastic-recycling process that could lead to massive reductions in global greenhouse emissions.

  • graphic promoting game vs Iowa on October 8, emphasizes 'orange out' request for fans to wear orange

    Illini Football returns home to take on Iowa

    Oct 5, 2022 9:30 am

    The Illini enter the contest on a three-game winning streak, most recently beating Wisconsin in Madison. The Illinois defense remains one of the best in the country, and it held Wisconsin to just two rushing yards in Saturday's 34-10 win.

  • Chancellor Jones sits in the Presidents Lounge in the Illini Union. Photo by Fred Zwicky/Public Affairs

    Why Chancellor Jones is absolutely bullish on Illinois’ future

    Oct 5, 2022 10:15 am

    Here's why Chancellor Robert Jones says, 'I’m more than just optimistic. I’m downright giddy and excited about the future. And you can quote me on that!'

  • The U of I research team responsible for spearheading the new Speech Accessibility Project.

    Tech giants partner with U of I to launch Speech Accessibility Project

    Oct 5, 2022 10:45 am

    Forbes (Oct. 4) Tech heavyweights Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft join Illinois in a 'one-of-a-kind collaboration rooted in the belief that inclusive speech recognition should be a universal experience.'

  • Voyager Scholarship winners Ella Dennis and Linh Nguyen

    Illinois students selected for inaugural Voyager Scholarships

    Oct 5, 2022 1:30 pm

    The inaugural Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, also known as Voyager Scholarships, provide up to $50,000 to use toward education-related expenses, and a $10,000 stipend toward an immersive work-travel experience.

  • advertising professor Michelle Nelson

    What do we know about political advertising?

    Oct 5, 2022 1:45 pm

    Advertising professor Michelle Nelson has found that most adults – even those politically engaged – don't fully understand online targeting, sources and funding for political ads, or how political speech is treated differently from commercial speech.

  • Five Star Veterinary team members Liz Alatorre, Shelby Cody and Hillary Sims take extra precautions when moving a combative cat named Leo to the examination table. Photo by David Blanchette

    Not enough vets for pets

    Oct 6, 2022 10:00 am

    Illinois Times (Oct. 6)  The U of I College of Vet Med wants to increase its admissions to meet a growing demand. 'I have students just starting the third of their four years who are getting job offers from practices that are willing to give signing bonuses.'

  • Senior offensive lineman Alex Palczewski grimaces while awaiting the next play

    Illinois takes on Iowa in Big Ten West showdown

    Oct 7, 2022 9:15 am

    Saturday marks the Illini's first Big Ten home game of the season, and they will look to snap an eight-game losing skid against the Hawkeyes dating back to 2008. Here are three storylines to watch.

  • black and white image of Jimmy, shirtless, in Saigon. Courtesy of Peter McDowell

    Alum's film about his brother's life, death in Vietnam screening on campus

    Oct 7, 2022 9:30 am

    When Peter McDowell was growing up in Champaign, the life of his older brother, a Vietnam War veteran, and his untimely death in 1972 at age 24 were a mystery. See the award winning film, 'Jimmy in Saigon', and discuss it with McDowell. 

  • U. of I. student Sruthi Navneetha, part of SPOTLITE’s student research team, compiles data and scans news articles for police uses of lethal force. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    New database catalogs police shootings in Illinois to improve accountability

    Oct 7, 2022 10:45 am

    An interdisciplinary team of U of I experts has developed a statewide registry on the use of lethal force by police officers in Illinois. It identified more than twice as many police-involved shooting incidents than previously reported.

  • defensive linemen for the Illini react after a tackle for loss in the Oct. 8 victory over Iowa

    Illinois Football ranked in the AP Top 25

    Oct 10, 2022 10:15 am

    The Illinois football team comes in at #24 in this week's poll. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is tied for first in the Big Ten West standings thanks to the top scoring defense in the nation and the nation's leading rusher, Chase Brown. 

  • psychology professor Karen D. Rudolph and graduate student Haley Skymba. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Peer adversity may cause girls to feel their self-worth is constantly at risk

    Oct 10, 2022 10:30 am

    A history of peer adversity sensitizes teen girls to situational threats to their self-esteem and interpersonal needs, cultivating feelings that their self-worth is constantly in jeopardy, a new study found.

  • The US President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has been stored on modified DNA from E. coli bacteria (Credit: Alamy)

    How to store data for 1,000 years

    Oct 10, 2022 12:30 pm

    BBC News (Oct. 7) Researchers might have hit on the perfect medium for long-term data storage, but DNA is incredibly fragile. Humidity, acids damage DNA. 'But if it’s kept cold and dry, it’s good for hundreds of years,' says professor Olgica Milenkovic.

  • Illinois scientist Ann-Perry Witmer leads research and an upcoming discussion that takes a fresh approach to climate change adaptation.

    What is place-based adaptation to climate change?

    Oct 10, 2022 2:30 pm

    Place-based knowledge fits a solution to a need, rather than the other way around. 'The impacts of climate change for farmers in Illinois, for example, are dramatically different than the impacts seen by the Navajo Nation in Arizona...'

  • Team uses digital cameras, machine learning to predict neurological disease

    Oct 11, 2022 10:45 am

    Illinois researchers led the development of a new approach for identifying people with multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease.

  • Brad Underwood at the podium at the Big Ten Conference media day on October 11, 2022

    See men's basketball coach Underwood's B1G Media Day comments

    Oct 12, 2022 8:45 am

    U of I head coach Brad Underwood comments on the aproaching season, the young players who'll try to fill big shoes at the guard positions, and more.

  • Susannah Scaroni propels her racing chair at the Chicago Marathon

    3 Marathons. 3 Weeks. 3 Top-3 Finishes.

    Oct 12, 2022 9:15 am

    New York Times (Oct. 10) Susannah Scaroni, an Illini and Paralympic gold medalist, broke three vertebrae when she was hit by a car in a training session a year ago. On Sunday, she won the Chicago Marathon, her third marathon in three weeks.

  • Yihao Liu, a professor of labor and employment relations and of psychology at Illinois. Photo by Brian Stauffer

    Paper: Established employees need adjustment period with new colleagues

    Oct 12, 2022 9:30 am

    Adding new employees to an established work team can have a multitude of consequences for long-standing employees, according to new research co-written by IYihao Liu, a U of I professor of both labor relations and psychology.

  • a video camera views U of I Women's Basketball Head Coach Shauna Green at Big Ten Media Days press conference

    Women's Basketball Coach Shauna Green's debut at B1G Media Day

    Oct 12, 2022 10:00 am

    The name of the game will be defense: It prevent opponents from scoring and allows the Illini to play fast. 'We want to play really, really fast, but...you can't run and play fast if you're playing off of a dead ball and a make, so gotta get stops.'

  • Illinois volleyball players celebrate a point against Rutgers on their home court

    Nationally televised volleyball: Illini sweep Rutgers

    Oct 13, 2022 8:00 am

    Using its second-best hitting percentage of the season, Illinois swept Rutgers at home on Wednesday night in a match aired live on ESPNU. The team is now 9-8 overall, 4-3 reading in Big Ten play. 

  • graphic promoting the B1G tailgate show on October 15

    BTN's Tailgate show airs live from Memorial Stadium on Saturday

    Oct 13, 2022 9:15 am

    The set will be located in the southeast corner of Lot 31 (across the street from Grange Grove). Illini fans can make signs onsite or bring their own to show live on B1G Tailgate before Illinois hosts Minnesota in its 112th Homecoming game.

  • recreation, sport and tourism professor Liza Berdychevsky at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    People who viewed sex as a leisure activity enjoyed more, better sex during the pandemic

    Oct 13, 2022 10:45 am

    People who strongly viewed sex as a leisure activity before and during the pandemic used their downtime to engage in more frequent, satisfying and creative sexual activity, according to a study by professor Liza Berdychevsky.

  • U of I alumna Tomeka Reid with cello

    U of I alumna among 2022 McArthur 'genius' grant winners

    Oct 13, 2022 1:15 pm

    WBBM-TV (Chicago, Oct. 12) Tomeka Reid, who earned her DMA at Illinois, founded the Chicago Jazz String Summit in 2013. It's an annual event celebrating stringed instruments and their 'unique contributions to the improvisational jazz sphere.'

  • Tight end Michael Marchese carries the ball down the Illinois sideline in a file photo

    Homecoming football preview

    Oct 14, 2022 2:45 pm

    Both Illinois and Minnesota come into Saturday's game with just one loss this season, and a win for either team would provide a big boost in the fight for a Big Ten West title.

  • Water samples taken by a male animal biology graduate researcher and female undergraduate researcher. Photo by Brian Stauffer

    U of I teams to participate in national program to advocate undergrad research

    Oct 17, 2022 8:00 am

    Four teams of Illinois faculty, staff, and undergraduate researchers were selected to take part in a new program to build national awareness of the benefits of undergraduate research as a high-impact educational practice.

  • U. of I. field school students at the Pottersville kiln site in 2011. Credit: Photo by Bridget Lee-Calfas

    Bringing an enslaved potter's story to the Met

    Oct 17, 2022 9:15 am

    George Calfas unearthed a jug in 2011 that is now part of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, 'Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina'

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chemistry professor Martin D. Burke has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Burke elected to National Academy of Medicine

    Oct 17, 2022 10:00 am

    'Dr. Burke’s election is well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research methods ...a testament to his unwavering focus on finding solutions that can directly impact people’s lives and the health of our  communities,” Chancellor Jones said.