News Bureau – Illinois

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Arts

Art and Design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 100 seniors in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will exhibit work that is...

Engineering

More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds

Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer — the opposite of conventional thinking.

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Humanities

History professor Rosalyn LaPier helps create bison exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History...

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Engineering

New MRI technology provides a comprehensive view of the human brain

New MRI technology can map multiple biomarkers with one scan, giving a more complete picture of the brain and disease.

Health and Medicine Social work professor Rosalba Hernandez led a study that explored positive psychology's effects on cardiovascular health.

Social work professor Rosalba Hernandez led a study that explored positive psychology's effects on cardiovascular health.

Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity

Gratitude, mindfulness and other positive psychology practices support heart health, but lasting success may hinge on periodic reinforcement, study says.

Arts

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Architecture students create models, drawings for exhibit, materials collection of Ricker Library

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A collaborative project between architecture students and the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to enhance the library’s materials collection and increase student engagement with it. Through an independent study led by architecture professor Hugh Swiatek, the students are exploring the architectural details of three […]

Expert Viewpoints Social work professor Christopher Fleming led a study that explored youth gangs in small towns and rural areas in the U.S.

Do youth gangs exist in rural America?

Christopher Fleming is a professor of social work at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign and the first author of a recent study that explored gang involvement among youths from rural and small communities in the U.S. Fleming spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest. What sparked your interest in examining gangs in rural […]

Health and Medicine Social Sciences Doctoral student Shaimaa Khanam standing outdoors with the column of a campus building in the background.

Stealthing survivors grapple with a “gray area” of sexual violation

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nonconsensual condom removal by an intimate partner falls into a gray area of sexual violence, a traumatic experience that exposes survivors to health risks but one they often are expected to manage alone without medical assistance or legal recourse, a new study says. Study author Shaimaa Khanam, a doctoral student in communication […]

Health and Medicine Sara Gerke, the Richard W. & Marie L. Corman Scholar at the College of Law.

Paper: Autonomous AI-based drug prescribing rife with potential problems

Autonomous AI-based drug prescribing raises important clinical and legal issues, says law professor Sara Gerke.

Health and Medicine Social Sciences Photo of Rachel Hoopsick standing in a blue dress outside a university building.

Social media promotion, ease of access increase risk of adolescent inhalant misuse

Two new studies offer insight into adolescents who use nitrous oxide or other inhalants in the U.S.

Behind the Scenes

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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. […]

Photo of Robert Pahre wearing virtual reality goggles in front of a screen with a wilderness photo and surrounded by seated students also wearing VR goggles.

Exploring a wilderness area, virtually

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s a cold February day in Illinois, but I’m enjoying the view of a backcountry trail in Yellowstone National Park. I see a sunrise over Heart Lake, a lodgepole pine forest, a geyser basin, the yellow leaves of aspen trees above a canyon along the Snake River and views of Mount Sheridan. […]

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