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  • Father and Son playing with toys

    Toy Talk Promotes Language Development

    Oct 24, 2018 10:15 am268 views

    Research shows that the more language-rich interactions children have with their parents, the faster they learn words and the better they understand them. Toys can help facilitate language-rich interactions.

  • Physical therapy scene

    Keeping Things In Balance

    Oct 24, 2018 9:45 am8 views

    If it seems that falls are inevitable, there is good news: falls can be prevented if you know your risk level, where your weaknesses lie, and how to improve those weaknesses.

  • Gut Microbe illustration

    Exercise Can Improve Gut Health

    Oct 24, 2018 9:15 am5 views

    Two Studies - one in mice and the other in human subjects - offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut

  • Man and boy using VR headset

    Is Virtual As Good As Real?

    Oct 24, 2018 8:45 am21 views

    In his most recent research, Dr. Browning is exploring the potential of virtual nature as a substitute for the real thing. A study he recently completed may be the first of its kind to make an explicit comparison of the benefits derived from virtual versus real nature.

  • Woman using elevator control

    Reaching News Heights in Technology

    Nov 27, 2017 3:00 pm143 views

    New technology developed at the University of Illinois enables people in motorized wheelchairs who have limited mobility to operate elevators independently.

  • Converted lot #3

    Helping to Make the Dirt Go Away

    Nov 27, 2017 2:00 pm11 views

    RST professor Bill Stewart has been evaluating the impact of the City of Chicago's Large Lots Program.

  • Undergraduate Research Experience Valuable

    Nov 27, 2017 1:00 pm7 views

    Working in a research lab greatly enhances the undergraduate educational experience, as KCH student Garret Waterstradt reports.

  • Dr. Marni Boppart

    Research profile: Dr. Marni Boppart

    Nov 27, 2017 12:00 pm15 views

    Dr. Marni Boppart, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, is working to understand the cellular aspects of muscle aging.