News Bureau – Illinois

Announcements

Restubog announced as School of Labor and Employment Relations dean

Simon Restubog will be the next dean of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Illinois. The appointment will take effect Aug. 1.

Engineering

Scrubbing bubbles: Microparticles clean wounds, surgical instruments with tiny bubbles

Illinois researchers developed bubble-generating microparticles to clean tenacious biofilms from surgical instruments and infected wounds.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

New electrochemical device targets climate change by sucking CO2 out of air

Engineers developed a device that pulls CO2 from the air using a process similar to charging and discharging a battery.

Announcements

Reyes Mason named School of Social Work dean

Lisa Reyes Mason will be the next dean of the School of Social Work at Illinois. The appointment takes effect Aug. 1.

Life Sciences graphic with all the creatures mentioned in the caption.

From cactus thorns to dinosaur teeth: Study analyzes biological puncture tool performance

The shape of biological puncturing tools is driven in part by tradeoffs between puncture efficiency and the ability to resist bending or buckling.

Earth and Environmental Sciences The image shows a satellite image comparing the differences in temperature found in cities and rural areas in India. Red spots mark hot areas, blue indicates cooler areas.

The image shows a satellite image comparing the differences in temperature found in cities and rural areas in India. Red spots mark hot areas, blue indicates cooler areas.

New AI-assisted climate study reveals what urban heat really feels like

Urban heat islands may not be as extreme in temperature and variability as some surface-temperature-based maps suggest.

Earth and Environmental Sciences A photo of a large data center in a rural setting with cooling towers and windmills,

Team looking to tap underground ‘thermal batteries’ to cool AI Data centers and save water

Researchers propose aquifer-based cooling and water supply option to ease environmental stress stemming from AI data centers in the U.S.

Announcements

New BTN documentary explores U. of I.’s remarkable history of agriculture

A new 30-minute documentary airing on Big Ten Network highlights the university’s rich history of agricultural innovation and discovery.

Business

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How will AI shape the future of work?

The U.S. needs to articulate a labor-focused strategy to cushion the blow for workers affected by the arrival of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

Health and Medicine Portrait of the researchers standing in front of a map of Illinois with tick species indicated on the map.

Study: Tickborne diseases reported every month of the year and in every Illinois county

Human cases of tickborne disease are on the rise in Illinois, a new study finds. Dogs are also affected.

Behind the Scenes

Photo of someone kneeling in the dirt and planting a small sapling, while wearing a bunch of leaves on their head.

Planting a pocket forest

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s 5:14 a.m., and the sun hasn’t come up yet. I’m at the Illinois Arboretum parking lot among a crowd of 70 students, faculty and community members, all awaiting the beginning of the same event — interdisciplinary artist Deke Weaver’s sunrise tree planting procession. Weaver, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor, […]

Photo of a student placing weights on top of a bamboo stick truss while other students watch.

Designing, building and breaking things

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bamboo skewers carefully arranged in the form of a truss span the space between two tables in the Temple Buell Architecture Gallery. Students gather around to watch as 5-pound and 10-pound weights are added one at a time, either on top of the truss or hanging from the bottom along its length. […]

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