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Illinois joins UChicago, national labs in quantum collaboration
Oct 18, 2018 4:15 am1022 views
Quantum collaboration first step in broad partnership between Illinois and the University of Chicago
Illinois researchers analyze data to challenge assumptions about how we learn
Sep 22, 2016 9:15 am774 views
Can online classes disrupt hundreds of years of traditional teaching? Researchers at Illinois’ Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) analyzed data from participants enrolled in U. of I. Coursera courses to try to answer that question and challenge assumptions about how we learn.
By targeting gene expression in parasites, Vet Med researcher aims to end childhood disease
Nov 28, 2016 1:30 pm525 views
As a young veterinarian in Zambia, Dr. William Witola wanted to know why the baby cows he saw were dying from a parasite resisting all treatment. Decades later, the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine researcher is designing small molecules to silence that same parasite’s gene expression, find potential drug targets and help end a disease afflicting children around the world.
Is the Every Student Succeeds Act an improvement over No Child Left Behind?
Dec 14, 2015 11:00 am457 views
A Minute With...™ Lizanne DeStefano, professor emerita of educational psychology
Retired Illinois soil scientist digs up information about Vietnam War tunnels
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm305 views
The Viet Cong's tunnels 'grew from temporary quarters for a few soldiers to encompass underground villages of soldiers with kitchens, living quarters, and hospitals.'
'Star Wars' and the coming of age of special effects
Dec 15, 2015 7:15 pm275 views
A Minute With...™ Julie Turnock, a professor of media and cinema studies
What the true story of the Essex - the inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - teaches us today
Dec 10, 2015 9:30 am244 views
A Minute With...™ Jamie Jones, who is writing a book on the literature, art and culture surrounding the whaling industry
Does climate change result in civil unrest?
Nov 18, 2015 8:30 am192 views
A Minute With...™ Peter Nardulli, political scientist
Research at Illinois: Life-saving chemical detection becoming a possibility
Apr 27, 2017 9:45 am178 views
Postdoctoral researcher Mohammad Amdad Ali says directed molecular transport could be the answer to both finding low-levels of chemical warfare agents and detecting early-stage diseases.
Is fusion energy around the corner?
Dec 31, 2015 2:00 pm143 views
A Minute With...™ U. of I. nuclear engineer Daniel Andruczyk
Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture
May 14, 2020 9:15 am93 views
Corn cultivation began in the vicinity of the Cahokia between A.D. 900 and 1000, researchers report. Its arrival may have contributed to the abrupt rise of this ancient metropolis in and around present-day St. Louis.
Tropical fire ants traveled the world on 16th century ships
Feb 18, 2015 11:30 am83 views
Thanks to a bit of genetic sleuthing, researchers now know the invasion history of the tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata), the first ant species known to travel the globe by sea.
Why has Putin's Napoleonic 'cold charisma' made him so popular in Russia?
Oct 12, 2015 5:45 pm69 views
A Minute With...™ Richard Tempest, professor of Slavic languages and literatures
Molecule-making machine simplifies complex chemistry
Mar 20, 2015 9:15 am63 views
A machine in University of Illinois chemistry professor Martin Burke's lab assembles complex small molecules out of simple chemical building blocks, like a 3-D printer on the molecular level. Read more here.
Technology from Professor Martin Burke behind $25M medical startup
Feb 4, 2015 2:45 pm45 views
Illinois chemistry professor Marty Burke explains how his research group breaks down complex chemicals into simple 'building blocks.' His group recently discovered that thousands of molecules that could be very useful as medicines can be built with only 12 different building blocks, which could dramatically speed up drug development. Hear his full story here.
Geologists unlock mysteries of Earth's inner core
Mar 12, 2015 6:15 am40 views
Thanks to a novel application of earthquake-reading technology, a research team at the University of Illinois and colleagues at Nanjing University in China have found that the Earth’s inner core has an inner core of its own, which has surprising properties that could reveal information about our planet. Read more here.
Paper: Four service features impact demand for physicians’ online bookings
May 15, 2018 10:15 am36 views
Four service-quality proxies (bedside manner, diagnosis accuracy, waiting time and service time) disproportionately affect demand for patient care, said Professor Yuqian Xu
Study: Green view through classroom window can improve students’ performance
Jan 22, 2016 11:45 am32 views
Doctoral student Dongying Li and Professsor William Sullivan the landscape architecture department, found that classrooms providing a view of green space significantly improve high school students’ performance.
Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain
Dec 12, 2019 9:00 am31 views
A review of the science finds evidence that yoga enhances many of the same brain structures and functions that benefit from aerobic exercise.
Study: Mobile device addiction linked to depression, anxiety
Mar 2, 2016 10:30 am27 views
Is cellphone use detrimental to mental health? A new study from the University of Illinois finds that addiction to, and not simply use of, mobile technology is linked to anxiety and depression in college-age students.
Illinois architecture professor designs transformable, adaptive structures
Apr 11, 2018 9:30 am25 views
Sudarshan Krishnan designs structures that can expand and collapse like an umbrella - not static buildings but structural frameworks that move and change shapes
Physicists excited by discovery of new form of matter, excitonium
Nov 10, 2017 2:45 pm23 views
Researchers have proven the existence of a new form of matter, excitonium, which has perplexed scientists since it was first theorized almost 50 years ago
Help a tick-tracking initiative combat tickborne disease this spring
Mar 29, 2018 11:15 am21 views
As the 2018 tick season gets under way, Illinois researchers are launching a surveillance program to learn more about where, when Illinoisans are encountering ticks
Professor’s history of Coca-Cola also tells larger story of globalization
May 6, 2019 9:45 am21 views
Coca-Cola’s history is one of innovation in image-making, outsourcing and other now-common practices of global capitalism – and of adapting to challenges from those resisting its practices, says Professor Amanda Ciafone
Physical force alone spurs gene expression, study reveals
Apr 1, 2020 2:15 pm20 views
'We found that force can activate genes without intermediates, without enzymes or signaling molecules in the cytoplasm,' said professor Ning Wang.
New aircraft-scheduling models may ease air travel frustrations
Jun 13, 2018 8:00 am20 views
Researchers have developed models to help create schedules that are less susceptible to delays and easier to fix once disrupted
Egypt case study shows ‘traditional’ marriage more modern than we think
Jun 15, 2015 10:45 am20 views
Those “traditional” marriage ideals and practices are more likely a product of the last two centuries, says history professor Ken Cuno.
Graybar opens innovation lab at U of I Research Park
May 1, 2017 12:00 pm18 views
'The Graybar Innovation Lab will accelerate our digital transformation by combining leading-edge technology with fresh ideas from the University of Illinois’ students and faculty.'
ISAS geophysical survey reveals 13th century village in central Illinois
Jun 2, 2016 11:30 am17 views
Video: ISAS archaeologists and researchers knew about the site for past 30 years but were unable to determine exactly how large and intact this very important site was.
Students's startup will make diagnosing anxiety disorder easier
Apr 8, 2016 9:45 am16 views
The test provides and indication of stress levels reliable enough to tell if the patient should seek further evaluation for an anxiety disorder.