blog posts ‘Zombie’ retracted papers continue to infect future research, scholars warn Jan 18, 2024 12:15 pm The College Fix (Jan. 17) U of I information sciences professor Jodi Schneider calls these papers 'zombie studies' because though they appeared dead, they continue to live on, infecting research in the future. Zeynep Madak Erdogan receives American Association for Cancer Research award Feb 7, 2024 11:45 am 'At the time of our paper’s publishing, our system was a novel concept and more disputed, but as the paper was shared, cited, and tested, our system is now more mainstream in the lab and the field,' said Madak Erdogan. Zacharie Perrin joins Fighting Illini Basketball Jul 5, 2022 8:30 am 'He has benefited from playing against older competition on the international stage, and he has what I value so much in recruiting: versatility. Zach can play multiple positions. He has perimeter skills, can step out and shoot it, and is a gifted passer.' Zac Braunagel named NCAA/B1G Wrestler of the Week Jan 12, 2023 9:00 am Redshirt junior Zac Braunagel (197) was named to NCAA Wrestler of the Week and Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the week honors for this weekend's performances against No. 2 Iowa and No. 13 Wisconsin. Yu-Chieh Chiu: Clear for take off Jul 6, 2022 9:45 am How the joy of paper planes led graduate student, Yu-Chieh Chiu, to compete on the world stage at the Red Bull Paper Wings World Championships in Austria, and find community at Grainger Engineering YouTube did not actively direct users toward anti-vaccine content during COVID-19 Sep 15, 2023 11:15 am New research led by data science experts at Illinois and United Nations Global Pulse found that there is no strong evidence that YouTube promoted anti-vaccine sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. You don’t have to type anymore: Welcome to the golden age of voice dictation Apr 9, 2024 1:30 pm The Atlantic (April 8) 'For a long time, we were making gradual, incremental progress, and then suddenly things started to get better much faster,' says U of I electrical and computer engineering professor Mark Hasegawa-Johnson. Xinzhu Yu receives NIH Director's New Innovator award Oct 3, 2023 11:30 am The New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, which provides $2.4 M in funding over five years, will allow her to continue her exploration of mechanisms driving astrocyte-neuron interactions in the brain. Wrongful conviction course now required for all police recruits in Illinois Feb 1, 2023 8:45 am U. of I. Police Training Institute director Michael Schlosser worked with colleagues at the Illinois Innocence Project to develop a Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance course that is now required training for police recruits across Illinois. 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. WPGU: Playing the sounds of summer since 1953 Aug 3, 2023 10:45 am 'It was the best learning laboratory that I ever could have asked for, and to this day, my college friends forever regard me as ‘cool’ because of what I did at WPGU.' Would court ruling mean college athletes are employees? Nov 28, 2023 9:45 am A ruling in favor of college athletes in Johnson v. NCAA could potentially herald the most consequential change in college athletics since the NCAA was formed in 1906, says U of I labor expert Michael LeRoy, World's largest softball tailgate returns Saturday May 6, 2022 9:00 am With a goal of filling every seat at Eichelberger Field, tailgating begins at 11:00 a.m. with inflatables, balloon artists, face painting, food trucks, and more. Fans are encouraged to stay to watch their Fighting Illini take on Penn State. World renowned architect, Illinois alumna Jeanne Gang named 2024 commencement speaker Feb 1, 2024 2:00 pm Internationally recognized architect and Illinois alumna Jeanne Gang will serve as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s commencement speaker on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Stadium. Women’s Track and Field ranked No. 1 nationally for first time ever Jan 23, 2024 9:15 am The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its first round of weekly national rankings on Monday. The Fighting Illini women debut as the national leaders, and the men close out the top-10 rankings at No. 10. 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. Women's Tennis 4-3 comeback win at Maryland Apr 10, 2023 8:15 am Down 3-1 at Maryland, Illinois Women's Tennis battled all the way back to secure a 4-3 victory on Sunday from the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. Women seeking credibility in health care feel ‘on trial’ Sep 27, 2023 4:00 pm Women whose health problems have been dismissed in the past said they struggle when interacting with physicians who make them feel illegitimate as they pursue diagnoses and treatment. Women’s Basketball to honor Illini coaching great Theresa Grentz Feb 8, 2023 4:15 pm The Illini welcome back former head coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Inductee Theresa Grentz to celebrate her legendary career with a Hall of Fame banner ceremony on February 19 before a game against Penn State. Women's Basketball returns for two-game homestand starting tonight vs Purdue Jan 26, 2023 9:15 am Illinois women's basketball (6-3 B1G) is set to host the program's first Philanthropy Night on Thursday as the Illini host Purdue (5-4 B1G) for a 7 p.m. game at State Farm Center. Women's Basketball receiving AP Top 25 votes after upset of Iowa Jan 3, 2023 8:45 am Now out to a 13-2 start under Shauna Green, the Illini are coming off their biggest win yet - a New Year's Day upset of Iowa. The last time the Illini appeared in the Top 25 was Nov. 27, 2000, when the team was ranked 24th in the AP poll. Women's Basketball opens NCAA Tournament against Mississippi State tonight Mar 15, 2023 8:45 am Illinois has secured the biggest one-year Big Ten win improvement in program history, and for the first time since 2003, the Illini have earned a berth in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. 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.' Women physicians face burnout crisis amid lack of support from staff Feb 10, 2023 2:30 pm Forbes (Feb. 10) Nurses often push back on female doctors' requests, questioning their authority and withholding basic assistance – things that male physicians don’t experience, according to a study by U of professor Teresa Cardador, colleagues. Women, Money & Power online course now open to public Feb 26, 2024 1:15 pm 'From negotiating for a first job to unique challenges in retirement, Women, Money & Power is valuable to everyone at any stage of their career,' said Presley Fee, digital financial planning program coordinator. With more opportunities than ever, why are teen girls so depressed? Mar 8, 2023 1:00 pm Courthouse News Service (March 7) U of I's Karen Rudolph says bullying is down overall, but bullying on social media can be worse. 'Social media is 24/7. It was bad before, but you could escape. Now it’s constant and the whole school knows...' With four career-highs, beam program shatters records against Michigan State Feb 28, 2023 9:00 am No. 24 Illinois women's gymnastics broke its program best beam score. Amelia Knight, Mallory Mizuki, Abby Mueller and Ruthuja Nataraj shattered their career-highs in a 197.450-196.425 loss to No. 13 Michigan State Monday night. Witherspoon shows first-round talent at Pro Day Apr 5, 2023 7:30 pm Illinois Football All-American Devon Witherspoon shined at his personal Pro Day on Wednesday at the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility. Witherspoon performed in front of 31 scouts representing 23 NFL teams. Witherspoon, Howell named Dike Eddleman Athletes of the Year Jun 21, 2023 10:30 am U of I football consensus All-American Devon Witherspoon and track national champion Olivia Howell are winners of the 2022-23 Dike Eddleman Award, presented annually to the top Fighting Illini male and female athlete. Witherspoon first Illini defensive back named Consensus All-American Dec 16, 2022 10:30 am Witherspoon will be honored with a permanent plaque in Grange Grove, a banner in Memorial Stadium, and his jersey hung in the Smith Center staircase. He's the first Illini to earn consensus honors since Whitney Mercilus in 2011. Witherspoon fifth overall pick by Seattle, becomes highest drafted DB in Illini history Apr 28, 2023 9:30 am Witherspoon joins an elite group of Illini to be drafted in the top 5. Only Jeff George (No. 1, 1990), Kevin Hardy (No. 2, 1996), Simeon Rice (No. 3, 1996), Dick Butkus (No. 3, 1965), and Joe Rutgens (No. 3, 1961) were selected higher. Will the Jan. 6 committee hearings affect public opinion? Jun 20, 2022 10:00 am 'The one-sidedness of the entire process, where no one has presented alternative perspectives or cross-examined witnesses, hasn’t helped its cause,' says elections expert and Illinois political science professor Brian Gaines. Will Russian invasion of Ukraine spark a global food crisis? May 3, 2022 8:00 am Professor Scott Irwin: 'On the international front, the invasion of Ukraine is having a major impact on worldwide grain, livestock and food markets because of the role of the Black Sea region as a major supplier of the world’s grain needs.' Will renaming carp help control them? Jun 27, 2022 9:00 am Illinois officials this month announced that Asian carp would now be called 'copi' in an attempt to make the fish more desirable for eating. Creating consumer demand will help enlist commercial fishermen to cull these invasive species. William Trent wins Spencer Foundation Mentorship Award May 11, 2022 10:30 am 'We wanted to tell the story of his mentorship from his students’ perspective... We each had our own personal story of how Dr. Trent had affected us as humans and scholars, and when we shared our stories his cumulative impact was clear.' Will a nuclear reactor spring up on the U of I campus? Jan 23, 2024 12:45 pm Crain’s Chicago Business (Jan. 22) If the U of I wins approval and funding for the project, it would mark the return of a nuclear reactor to the Urbana-Champaign campus for the first time in more than two decades Will 2024 be the year of the cicada in Illinois? Jan 24, 2024 10:15 am Cicada expert Catherine Dana describes the variety and abundance of cicada species that will make 2024 a very special year. The overlap of Brood XIII and Brood XIX this year only occurs once every 221 years. Why you want bats in your yard — and how to attract them Jul 28, 2023 10:00 am Washington Post (July 27) 'Plant long-lived trees like oaks, which will provide both foraging and roosting habitat,' says Professor Joy O’Keefe. Also, fast-growing trees like pines will provide roosting space under the bark, or in cavities inside dead branches. Why yoga may be even healthier than you thought Feb 8, 2024 9:45 am WebMD (Feb. 6) 'Yoga serves as a sort of brain fertilizer,' says U of I professor Sean Mullen. Yoga 'leads to the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a chemical that supports brain growth and learning and memory.' Why winter solstice matters, is celebrated around the world Dec 20, 2022 11:15 am The Conversation (Dec. 20) Native American communities held solstice ceremonies as well,, says U. of I. professor Rosalyn LaPier, and reflect their understanding of the workings of the solar system and the interconnectedness of the world.” Why was the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol considered an 'auto-coup d’état'? Jan 4, 2023 8:45 am An auto-coup occurs when 'the incumbent chief executive uses illegal or extra-legal means to assume extraordinary powers, seize the power of other branches of government, or render powerless other components of the government...' Why the University Of Illinois is a top college for entrepreneurs Sep 1, 2022 7:00 am Forbes (Aug. 31) - The University of Illinois has an incredible history of producing world-class startups and cutting-edge technologies. Why saying ‘thank you’ in a relationship is more important than you might think Oct 16, 2023 10:00 am Stylist (Oct. 13) 'Gratitude almost seems to be a secret sauce to relationships, says U of I researcher Allen Barton. '...it’s not just about being appreciative for your partner but also about feeling appreciated by your partner.' Why reports of period weirdness after covid shots were ignored Apr 18, 2023 10:30 am The Washington Post (April 18) U of I anthropology professor Kate Clancy writes about her research into the menstrual side effects of coronavirus vaccines and how early claims of such side effects were ignored and ridiculed. Why is the reparations movement gaining momentum in the U.S.? Apr 18, 2024 9:15 am Support for reparations is growing because U.S. political and corporate leaders have retreated from a commitment to racial justice, says Sundiata Cha-Jua, an Illinois professor of history and of African American studies. Why is Putin trying to buy weapons from North Korea? Sep 8, 2023 10:45 am WLS-AM (Sept. 7) Political science professor Nicholas Grossman discusses why the Russian president is seeking to purchase weapons from North Korea, alternative supply channels, and the potential outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Why green air travel will be a lifeline for US corn farmers Oct 4, 2023 3:30 pm Bloomberg Business News (Sept. 26) If ethanol demand for aviation fuel takes off, the market may 'more than make up' for the decline in demand amid the transition to electric vehicles, says U of I ag economist Scott Irwin. Why grads aren’t hot on accounting careers: Low starting pay, onerous testing May 12, 2023 12:45 pm The Wall Street Journal (May 12) – Michael Donohoe, the head of accounting at Illinois, blames stagnant salaries. 'Over the last eight to 10 years, starting salaries have not kept pace with these really cool emerging fields, like data science.' Why do we love horror films? Oct 25, 2022 9:45 am Horror films dominate Netflix queues right now. English professor Jim Hansen spoke about why we love horror. He says it’s because horror films let us 'choose the shape of our fears and then to face up to those fears.' Why do poison dart frogs ‘tap dance’? U of I researchers shed light Mar 6, 2024 9:45 am Smithsonian Magazine (March 4) Two U of I biologists suggest the vibrations from the frogs’ footwork cause insects to react and move around. 'Frogs can only really forage when prey is alive and moving,' says Professor Eva Fischer.