blog postsYouth dating violence shaped by parents’ conflict-handling views, study findsNov 16, 2018 3:15 pm0 views A new study says urban teens whose parents advocate nonviolent approaches to resolving conflicts may reduce their children’s likelihood of abusing their romantic partners – even if these parents also say that aggression is warranted in certain situations.Diagnostic tool helps engineers to design better global infrastructure solutionsNov 15, 2018 8:45 am0 views Ann-Perry Witmer has developed a new computer algorithm that helps engineers who work internationally incorporate the influences of local values into their infrastructure designsHistorian tells new story about venerated ‘Domesday Book’Nov 13, 2018 8:30 am0 views An Illinois historian tells a new story about England’s famous “Domesday Book” and what it tells us about the trauma of the Norman conquestFostering gratitude reduces materialism, increases generosity in adolescentsNov 12, 2018 10:00 am0 views Study shows encouraging gratitude decreases materialism and its attendant negative social consequences, and increases generosity toward others -- often in short supply in adolescentsFor community college students, ‘nudge-induced borrowing’ increases achievementNov 12, 2018 9:00 am0 views When student loan amounts were printed in community college financial aid award letters, it led to better academic results and, in the following year, an increase in transfers to four-year collegesE-cigarette use rising dramatically among Illinois teens, survey findsNov 8, 2018 8:30 am0 views E-cigarettes are introducing increasing numbers of Illinois teens to the habit of smoking, according to a survey conducted by the U of I's Center for Prevention Research and DevelopmentStudy: Communities with less variety in housing types have higher foreclosure ratesNov 6, 2018 8:45 am0 views Researchers in Urban and Regional Planning found that communities with more diversity in types of housing have lower foreclosure rates and can better weather a housing crisisCaterpillar, fungus in cahoots to threaten fruit, nut crops, study findsNov 5, 2018 8:00 am0 views The navel orangeworm caterpillar works with a fungus to overcome plant chemical defenses, a new study findsStudy: Culture strongly influences coping behaviors after natural disastersNov 2, 2018 2:30 pm0 views Some of the cultural values associated with resilience, such as a focus on community and informal means of support, are less prominent among middle-class populations than lower income populationsStudy: At-risk mothers receive less support, information on breastfeedingNov 1, 2018 1:45 am0 views Researcher Carolyn Sutter found that women who are at greater risk of breastfeeding cessation also may have less access to resources that could provide helpful information and assistanceFour factors influence social media reach of public health tweets, study saysOct 30, 2018 11:15 am0 views Fear-related language; longer messages; the lack of links to another website; and images – photos, videos or GIFs – were the strongest predictors of whether a public health message was retweetedNew center to accelerate quantum information science and engineeringOct 29, 2018 9:30 am0 views Illinois is making a $15 million investment in quantum information science and engineering, a field poised to revolutionize computing, communication, security, measurement and sensing Plump songbirds more likely to survive migration over Gulf of MexicoOct 25, 2018 3:00 pm0 views If they make it, they’ll continue the journey to a South American winter habitat. If they don't, the journey will end in the waters of the gulfOptimizing airplanes' winglets for more efficient flightOct 23, 2018 8:45 am0 views 'We were able to systematically explore the space of possible designs, and ultimately obtain designs that may seem unusual, and that we could never have predicted by relying on mere intuition'Gene Robinson elected to National Academy of MedicineOct 19, 2018 9:00 pm1 views Illinois entomology professor Gene Robinson was elected to the National Academy of Medicine 'for pioneering contributions to understanding the roles of genes in social behavior'Study: Stem cell proliferation is controlled directly by nervous systemOct 19, 2018 10:45 am0 views Prior to this study, scientists had suspected the autonomic nervous system was involved in stem cell proliferation, but they didn’t know if the relationship was direct or indirectBeckman researcher examines how caregiving impacts brain developmentOct 18, 2018 4:15 pm0 views 'There is tremendous plasticity in the brain in the first years of life, and that brain development is shaped, in part, by the infant’s repeated experiences with parents and other primary caregivers'Illinois joins UChicago, national labs in quantum collaborationOct 18, 2018 4:15 am542 views Quantum collaboration first step in broad partnership between Illinois and the University of ChicagoNew book studies friction between religion and family lawOct 15, 2018 9:15 am0 views A spate of Supreme Court decisions has caused a sense of unease among religious people, says Robin Fretwell Wilson, editor of the book 'The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law'Study identifies benefits when wildlife, livestock share territoryOct 15, 2018 5:00 am0 views Entomology professor Brian Allan and his colleagues at Bard College found that livestock and wildlife in central Kenya sometimes benefit from sharing territoryEffects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycleOct 12, 2018 11:30 am0 views Researchers found that neurons regulating hormone release have different activity in mice with epilepsy, and that those differences fluctuate with the reproductive cycleStudy: Online positive psychology exercises improve quality of life in hemodialysis patientsOct 10, 2018 9:30 am0 views Hemodialysis patients who participated in an internet-based positive psychology program for five weeks significantly improved their depressive symptoms and ability to cope with their diseaseHopis have made their mark in the world of running, author saysOct 1, 2018 3:00 pm0 views To be Hopi is to run. 'That’s who we are and that’s what we do,' says author and director of the American Indian Studies Program at Illinois, Matthew Sakiestewa GilbertNew, highly stable catalyst may help turn water into fuelOct 1, 2018 8:45 am0 views An Illinois research team developed a new material that helps split water molecules for hydrogen fuel productionChristina White wins American Chemical Society's synthetic organic chemistry awardSep 28, 2018 1:30 pm1 views Professor White is the first woman to win the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic ChemistryIllinois research accurately predicts U.S. end-of-season corn yieldSep 27, 2018 2:00 pm1 views Crop yield predictions impact nearly the entire agricultural supply chain. That’s why improving the accuracy of those predictions is so importantStudy: Damaged liver cells undergo reprogramming to regenerateSep 26, 2018 8:00 am1 views New Illinois research has determined how damaged liver cells repair and restore themselves through a signal to return to an early stage of postnatal organ developmentSchoolyard tree cover predicts math performance in high-poverty urban schoolsSep 25, 2018 11:15 am0 views Previous studies have documented a positive relationship between greenness and academic achievement, but, until now, no one had examined the relationship in high-poverty schoolsPaper: School shootings affect school quality, housing valueSep 21, 2018 10:00 am0 views 'Not a lot of good things happen to property values in the aftermath of a school shooting, and that effect persists, lasting for at least three years,' says graduate researcher Juan Sebastian MunozResearchers develop microbubble scrubber to destroy dangerous biofilmsSep 19, 2018 11:00 am0 views Researchers harnessed the power of bubbles to propel tiny particles through the surfaces of these tough films and deliver an antiseptic deathblow to the microbes inside
