
Scholar: Federal privacy law needed for sensitive consumer data when companies go bankrupt
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Recreational genetic testing companies hold some of the largest repositories of consumer DNA in the world, but what happens to all that personal information when the company goes belly up? It would most likely be sold to a successor company that customers might not want to entrust with their genetic data, says […]

What effect will tariffs have on consumers, farmers?
Champaign, Ill. — Jonathan W. Coppess is the the Leonard and Lila Gardner Illinois Farm Bureau Family of Companies Endowed Associate Professor in Agricultural Policy at the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Coppess is the author of “Between Soil and Society: Legislative History and Political Development of […]

Young adults juggle conflicting pressures to hurry up ― and wait
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ― Some of the anxiety and frustration that many young adults are experiencing today may be caused by feelings of being caught between opposing forces, some of which pressure them to accelerate their maturation and assume adult responsibilities earlier, while others strive to hold them back, according to a new paper by scholars […]

Graduate art and design students exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Graduate students in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Art and Design will present their work in an exhibition at Krannert Art Museum. The annual School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition opens April 12 and runs through April 26. It includes 12 graduate students in studio art, […]

First-Generation Scholars Research Program provides research experience and more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Before arriving on campus, first-year University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student Andy Granados voiced the concerns that many students coming to a large university face. “Before I started freshman year, I was scared,” Granados said. “I’m not as social as other people. I don’t really know how to connect with my professors, so […]

How will (now 10%) tariffs, cuts to USAID, affect Lesotho?
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Before President Donald Trump abruptly changed course on tariffs, the 12th smallest African nation, Lesotho, was near the top of the list of countries whose products would be taxed at the U.S. border. Charles Fogelman, a professor in the Global Studies Program and in the Center for African Studies at the University […]
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Experiencing the intersection of art, architecture at Krannert Art Museum
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As an art student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, I love how different forms of art weave together. No art form exists in isolation; each one connects and interacts with others in meaningful ways. Painting borrows precision from drawing, dance is deeply connected to music, and photography captures the drama of […]

A temporary farewell to the Altgeld bells
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A large crane is parked on the north side of Altgeld Hall on this sunny and mild mid-December morning. As I watch from near the Alma Mater statue, the arm of the crane that extends far above the scaffolding surrounding Altgeld’s bell tower lowers a cable into the top of the tower, which has […]
Illinois in the News
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Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
ABC News (New York City, Jan. 29) — Climate change is intensifying wildfire conditions in California, increasing long-term risks, says civil and environmental engineering professor Lei Zhao.
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Welcome to tax season. What to know before you file
WTTW-TV (Chicago, Jan. 27) — Law professor Richard Kaplan explains key tax considerations for this year’s filings.
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I’m a dietician and microbiome researcher: What I eat to keep my gut healthy without being too strict about my diet
CNBC (Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Jan. 25) — Food science and human nutrition professor Hannah Holscher shares her gut-healthy diet recommendations.
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