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Two Illinois faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign materials science and engineering professor Nancy Sottos and history professor Maria Todorova have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honor societies in the nation. They are among 261 new members elected to the academy this year in recognition of their […]
Illinois information sciences alumnae, professor preserving Ukrainian cultural heritage online
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As Russian bomb attacks destroy cities in Ukraine, graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences are among volunteers from around the world working to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage online. Quinn Dombrowski – a 2009 information sciences alumna and an academic technology specialist at Stanford University – is one […]
Professor’s novel weaves clues to a mysterious disappearance with whales trying to save the planet
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — “Rare Stuff,” the debut novel of Brett Ashley Kaplan, tells the story of a daughter’s search for answers about her mother’s disappearance, as well as a magical realism tale of Yiddish-speaking whales trying to save the planet. The novel’s subjects may seem far removed from the academic work of Kaplan, a University […]
Paper: COVID-19 outcomes not consistently explained by race, social vulnerability
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The COVID-19 pandemic has afforded researchers a unique lens through which to study racial inequities in health care delivery and outcomes in the U.S. And according to a paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist who’s an expert in data-driven social research, the racial health disparities experienced by minorities […]
Illinois researchers make Deseret Alphabet texts available for study
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are developing resources for studying the Deseret Alphabet, which was created by the Mormons and used briefly in the 19th century. Linguistics professor Ryan Shosted and computer science professor Neal Davis created the Illinois Deseret Consortium to make available online searchable transcriptions of texts written in […]
How does Russian invasion exacerbate Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis?
Cynthia Buckley is an Illinois sociology professor and demographer, and a co-leader of a U.S. Department of Defense-funded project looking for keys to stability and security in Ukraine and two other former Soviet republics, Estonia and Georgia. She spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about Ukraine’s humanitarian and infrastructure crises. How […]
Can historical racism in medicine help explain current racial differences in medical care?
Past instances of racism in medical care and the resulting distrust among Black Americans have been cited as factors in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Rana Hogarth is a medical historian and a history professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who teaches the history of Western medicine and African American history, and the author of “Medicalizing […]
Book examines history of Mexico City’s public square, evolution of Mexican spatial identities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For 700 years, Mexico City’s public square, known as the Zócalo, has been the place where many of the nation’s most significant events unfolded. Benjamin Bross, an architecture professor and urban historian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, wrote an urbanism-based cultural history of the Zócalo, using the public square and historic […]
Private investment in California’s solar energy industry increases climate vulnerabilities, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — California is a national leader in renewable energy development. But energy systems development is driven more by financial considerations than environmental ones, leaving customers more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher determined. Sean Kennedy is a professor in urban and regional planning whose research interests […]
Directors del Toro, Zwigoff join ‘Ebertfest’ slate
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as “Ebertfest,” announced that director Guillermo del Toro will return to the festival in April alongside screenwriter Kim Morgan with a black-and-white version of their Oscar-nominated movie “Nightmare Alley.” Director Terry Zwigoff also will attend with […]
English professor’s novel tells of Black Civil War soldiers’ fight for freedom
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Richard Etheridge was a biracial former slave who fought in the Civil War and led a regiment of Black troops. A fictionalized account of Etheridge and his military service drives the narrative in a recently published novel by David Wright Faladé, an English professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Faladé described […]
What are the consequences for US interests in Russia-Ukraine conflict?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political science professor Nicholas Grossman is the author of “Drones and Terrorism: Asymmetric Warfare and the Threat to Global Security” and specializes in international relations. Grossman spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the brewing Russia-Ukraine conflict. How close are we to seeing military action in Ukraine, […]