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Brazilians with less education more likely to report being in poor health, study finds

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brazilians with less education are more likely to self-report as being in poor health, according to a study using data from nationwide surveys distributed every five years from 1998 to 2013. The study also found that general subjective health did not improve over the study period, even though more people gained education […]

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Activist and author Susan Burton will discuss her new memoir and the challenges of re-entering society after prison at an event co-sponsored by the Education Justice Project at the University of Illinois.

Susan Burton, advocate for women re-entering society after prison, to speak at event

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Susan Burton, a nationally recognized advocate for restoring civil and human rights to formerly incarcerated women, will discuss her new book and the challenges of re-entering society after prison at an event Tuesday, May 15, in Champaign. Burton will talk about her recent memoir, “Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to […]

Expert viewpoints Chris Roegge, the executive director of the Council on Teacher Education at the University of Illinois, discusses the impact of new state legislation on Illinois teachers.

Chris Roegge, the executive director of the Council on Teacher Education at the University of Illinois, discusses the impact of new state legislation on Illinois teachers.

Will Illinois’ new education law fix the state’s teacher shortage?

Editor’s note: Chris Roegge is the executive director of the Council on Teacher Education, a unit within the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Roegge recently spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about a new education law in Illinois that makes it easier for out-of-state applicants to become substitute teachers, as […]

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University of Illinois recreation, sport and tourism professor Lynn Barnett found in a new study that being labeled a “class clown” by teachers and classmates may have negative repercussions for boys that become evident by third grade and could affect their long-term social and educational success.

Study explores the down side of being dubbed ‘class clown’

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Class clowns’ off-task antics amuse and delight their classmates during first and second grades, making them the most sought-after playmates on the playground in early elementary school. But by the time these mischievous boys are promoted to third grade, they plummet to the bottom of the social circle as classmates’ disapproval of […]

Social sciences A team led by social work professor Kevin Tan, right, found in a recent study that girls are more likely than boys to struggle with significant academic, behavioral and social needs than boys during eighth and ninth grade. The team, left to right, includes graduate students Esther Shin, Gaurav Sinha and Yang Wang.

A team led by social work professor Kevin Tan, right, found in a recent study that girls are more likely than boys to struggle with significant academic, behavioral and social needs than boys during eighth and ninth grade. The team, left to right, includes graduate students Esther Shin, Gaurav Sinha and Yang Wang.

Study: Girls more likely than boys to struggle with social, behavioral, academic needs

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The more failing grades students have during eighth grade, the more likely they are to experience social-emotional learning problems, academic difficulties and behavioral problems during their freshman year in high school, a new study found. And despite the gender stereotype that boys are more likely to be the problem children in school, […]

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Students in an area middle school learned principles of coordinate math and computer programming by creating a laser light show in a collaborative project started by University of Illinois researchers in education and engineering. The team, from left, Joe Muskin, a visiting education coordinator in mechanical science and engineering; Adam Poetzel, an instructor of mathematics education in curriculum and instruction; and Arend van der Zande, a professor of mechanical science and engineering.

Laser light show machine teaches students math, computer programming

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Laser light shows are no longer just the stage dressing for rock concerts. They’re also a fun way for local middle school students to learn the fundamentals of mathematics and computer programming. University of Illinois faculty members in education and engineering have teamed up for the project, adapting a “homemade” laser light […]

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Journalism professor Benjamin Holden wants to balance First Amendment rights with the need to protect students from cyberbullies.

Professor makes legal case for schools to challenge cyberbullies

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Student bullying on the internet could be headed for a showdown with a 50-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case that granted expansive First Amendment rights to kids in public school. When it does, University of Illinois journalism professor Benjamin Holden, through a two-part legal study, is ready to make the case for challenging […]

Social sciences While males’ and females’ occupational interests diverge sharply during early adolescence, they converge as people age, according to a new study led by University of Illinois industrial-organizational psychology graduate student Kevin Hoff and James Rounds, who is a professor of educational psychology and of psychology.

While males’ and females’ occupational interests diverge sharply during early adolescence, they converge as people age, according to a new study led by University of Illinois industrial-organizational psychology graduate student Kevin Hoff and James Rounds, who is a professor of educational psychology and of psychology.

Gender differences in vocational interests decrease with age, study finds

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gender differences in vocational interests increase drastically during puberty but tend to decrease across the lifespan, a new study found. The researchers also suggest that the optimal time for gender-diversity programs to begin recruiting females for male-dominated fields may be during late adolescence. More than 20,000 people ranging in age from 11 […]

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Is the tide of sexual misconduct allegations shifting the balance of power?

University of Illinois educational psychology professor Anita Hund has a counseling practice and her research interests include sexual trauma. Hund spoke recently with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about current attitudes toward sexual misconduct in the U.S. Every passing week seems to bring new allegations of sexual misconduct involving famous men. Does this mark a […]

Life sciences Director of assessment and evaluation J. Patrick Grenda, left, and medical information science professor Kashif Ahmad, both in the U. of I. College of Medicine, co-wrote a new study in which they found that creating customized videos that explain complex material presented in classroom lectures can be effective teaching tools – and significant time savers for faculty members and medical students.

Director of assessment and evaluation J. Patrick Grenda, left, and medical information science professor Kashif Ahmad, both in the U. of I. College of Medicine, co-wrote a new study in which they found that creating customized videos that explain complex material presented in classroom lectures can be effective teaching tools – and significant time savers for faculty members and medical students.

Paper: Videos help medical students master physiology concepts

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Physiology may be one of the toughest courses that first-year medical students take as part of a curriculum that’s filled with daunting amounts of complex information. However, researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and Carle Illinois College of Medicine have found that creating short videos that explain information presented […]

Life sciences University of Illinois psychology professor Brent Roberts and his colleagues found that, above and beyond other factors known to influence life success, responsible behavior and interest in high school correspond to economic and career success 50 years later.

University of Illinois psychology professor Brent Roberts and his colleagues found that, above and beyond other factors known to influence life success, responsible behavior and interest in high school correspond to economic and career success 50 years later.

Study links responsible behavior in high school to life success 50 years later

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study links doing one’s homework, being interested and behaving responsibly in high school to better academic and career success as many as 50 years later. This effect, reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, holds true even after accounting for parental income, IQ and other factors known to […]

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Fewer than half of parents of children with disabilities develop plans to ensure that their child’s needs will be met in the event of the parent’s or other caregiver’s death, University of Illinois special education professor Meghan Burke found in a recent nationwide survey.

Study: Many parents of children with disabilities don’t make care plans

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fewer than half of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities make long-term plans about who will take over their child’s care if the parent or other relative providing care dies or becomes incapacitated, a new study suggests. More than 380 parents – primarily mothers – of individuals with disabilities participated […]

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