News Bureau – Illinois

Professor Tim Liao and graduate student Sinyee Qianyi Lu standing before a screen showing the graphs of their data on work-hour volatility's effects on health.

Health and Medicine

Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment

Unstable work hours negatively affect employees' health, but they affect men and women differently

Humanities

Illinois professor’s book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes

A new book by Illinois professor of English and of gender and women’s studies Siobhan Somerville looks at the history of the U.S. naturalization process.

Photo of the researchers seated in front of a projected image of several brain regions activated during the study.

Life Sciences

Emotion-regulation training reduces distress, changes the brain, team reports

Scientists taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, memories.

Photo of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist Matthew Winters

Humanities

New book studies ‘persistent citizens’ of the Global South

The book, “Persistent Citizens: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina,” was co-written by U. of I. political scientist Matthew S. Winters.

Announcements Students in an academic auditorium at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Five Illinois professors recognized as University Scholars

Five professors at the U. of I. have been named University Scholars in recognition of their achievements in teaching, scholarship and service.

Announcements Hallene Gateway

Illinois announces new endowed chairs

Two U. of I. faculty members have been named as university endowed chairs, an honor awarded to highly distinguished scholars at Illinois.

Campus News 2026 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates celebrate.

2026 spring semester graduates, Dean’s List and Bronze Tablet honorees named

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces graduates, Dean’s List and Bronze Tablet honorees for the 2026 spring semester.

Agriculture The four team members who competed standing together on stage at the competition.

U. of I. food science students cook the competition at the College Bowl Nationals

Food science College Bowl team clinches its first national title with the largest margin ever in the competition’s finals

Research News Photo of Cline Center team

New ‘anomaly detector’ flags outlier counties in police uses of lethal force

A new data-driven dashboard uses predictive modeling to pinpoint U.S. counties that have unusually high or low numbers of police use of lethal force incidents.

Social Sciences Sociology professor Jina Lee

Novelty claims in research studies are key to establishing authority, boosting scholarly impact

Novelty claims in research papers are particularly pronounced in fields where the pressure to achieve firsts is intense.

Behind the Scenes

A large group of people stands by the Alma Mater statue

Exploring veterinary medicine, one busload at a time

50 high school students from Chicago’s Little Village visit VetMed.

Photo of Lois Yoksoulian talking with a group of 20 on Foellinger Hall Plaza with a view of the Union in the distance.

Lois rocks the Quad

Campus News Bureau physical sciences editor Lois Yoksoulian leads a tour exploring the unique geology of the U. of I. Quad.

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