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New database catalogs police shootings in Illinois to improve accountability
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research and an interdisciplinary team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts have developed a statewide registry on the use of lethal force by police officers in Illinois to improve accountability and rebuild the public perception of law enforcement. The Systematic Policing Oversight Through Lethal-Force Incident Tracking […]
What’s the future of drones in counterterrorism operations and the Ukraine war?
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 implications of the U.S. killing former al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri by drone in […]
Will the Jan. 6 committee hearings affect public opinion?
Brian Gaines is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a senior scholar at the U. of I. System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs. Gaines, who studies elections and public opinion, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the potential impact of the Jan. 6 […]
What are the global security implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Edward A. Kolodziej is Emeritus Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and author of the book “Global Governance: Evaluating the Liberal Democratic, Chinese, and Russian Solutions.” He spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has altered the landscape for U.S. […]
Why are so many states trying to limit transgender rights?
Several states have introduced legislation in the last year that would restrict the rights of transgender people and regulate discussions of gender identity in schools. State laws prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports in public schools, ban talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in some elementary school grades and prohibit medical care […]
History professor’s book examines racism in Russia
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Russia, under President Vladimir Putin’s administration, is perhaps the most dangerous country for racial violence in the world, according to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Eugene Avrutin. That wasn’t always the case. In his new book, “Racism in Modern Russia: From the Romanovs to Putin,” Avrutin explores the history of racism […]
How does history suggest that work will change following the COVID-19 pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic made clear the enormity of inequalities in the workplace and the value of essential workers, whose jobs put them at greater risk of being infected. Many workers left their jobs as part of the Great Resignation. Others are unwilling to give up the flexibility of working from home. Starbucks and Amazon workers […]
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 […]