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U. of I. scholar’s documentary on American Indians to reach broad audience
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A professor of American Indian Studies and of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is taking her show on the road quite literally this fall, shifting her venue, if only temporarily, from the classroom to television and movie theaters. LeAnne Howe, an award-winning author, playwright and scholar who teaches in […]
U. of I. linguistics scholar to receive Presidential Award in India
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A professor emerita of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive the Presidential Award from the president of India. Yamuna Kachru will go to the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Sept. 14 to receive her award, one of four to be presented by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the […]
Why is the number of fatal motorcycle crashes increasing?
A recent New York Times article reported that in 2005 the rate of deaths in highway accidents rose for the first time in almost 20 years, an increase attributed to a spike in the number of fatal motorcycle accidents. John Sudlow is project coordinator for the free Motorcycle Rider Program at Illinois, which offers basic […]
What happens to U.S.-born children when their parents are deported?
Noreen M. Sugrue is a faculty member in the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, where she is coordinator of Health Policy Initiatives. In a recent op-ed published in the Christian Science Monitor, Sugrue documented the affects of existing and proposed U.S. immigration laws and policy on families. She discusses those points further in […]
Some online video games found to promote ‘sociability,’ researchers say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Hang in there, parents. There is some hopeful news on the video-gaming front. Researchers have found that some of the large and hugely popular online video games – although condemned by many as time-gobbling, people-isolating monsters – actually have socially redeeming qualities. In theory, anyway. After examining the form and function of […]
Polynesia explorers created worldwide web of scientific knowledge
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scientific travelers of the 18th and 19th centuries led waves of daring expeditions into Polynesia, netting oceans of discoveries about its geography, flora and fauna and people. But they were more than simply courageous collectors of artifacts and statistics, says the author of a new book. These seafaring naturalists were the producers […]
How does parents’ methamphetamine use affect their children?
Wendy Haight is a professor of social work at Illinois and part of a research team* looking at the effects of methamphetamine use on families and children. The research has been conducted in seven largely rural Central Illinois counties, with help from the Charleston child welfare field office that serves them. Their studies have involved […]
U. of I. Library online users can access booksellers to buy books
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has added a new service. The largest public university collection in the world, holding nearly 24 million items, now offers its users a “Buy a Book Service.” Linked to the library’s Web site, the book-purchase service gives users “easy and quick access to […]
Preserving home movies as history is subject of U. of I., national events
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – If getting people to watch your home movies is like herding cats, maybe the problem isn’t your content, but rather, the physical quality of your movies. If that’s the case, help is on the way during an upcoming event at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The first “Home Movie Day” Aug. […]
Charles Yerkes, telescope benefactor, a stellar scoundrel, author says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Robber barons apparently didn’t come by their titles easily. Just how hard they had to work – on both sides of the law – to hold on to their empires is revealed in a new book about one particularly ingenious and controversial tycoon. Even by Chicago’s standards at the turn of the […]
Research reinforces findings that Chinese exercises benefit older adults
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – New work by researchers at the University of Illinois lends strength to previous research documenting the health benefits of Qigong and Taiji among older adults who practice these ancient Chinese martial-arts forms. Qigong (chee-kung) and Taiji (tye-chee) – or Tai Chi, as it is more commonly known in the U.S. – combine […]
Advertising and its methods put ‘on trial’ in the 1930s, author says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the current world of product placement, cross-promotion, pop-up ads, and ad-driven politics, it’s hard to imagine there was ever a time when advertising as an institution was severely challenged. We’ve come to see advertising as a given, “as part of who we are,” says Inger Stole, a professor in the Institute […]