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Monitoring stress from the surface of the body
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Today, my laboratory looks more like a scene from a sci-fi film than a psychology research space. Wires snake across tables, sensors lay carefully arranged on trays, and a bucket of ice water sits in the corner, quietly waiting its turn. This work is part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s department […]
New AI tool helps match enzymes to substrates
The new AI-powered tool EZSpecificity can help researchers determine how well an enzyme fits with a desired target, helping them find the best enzyme and substrate combination for applications from catalysis to medicine to manufacturing.
Marching Illini to perform at 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Marching Illini will perform in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026. Band members learned this morning that they were selected as one of 10 marching bands for the centennial anniversary of the holiday parade. Marching Illini director Barry Houser was notified about the selection a month ago and has […]
Study: Tariffs have potential to reshape US beer market
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The ripple effects of increased tariffs under President Trump could extend to the $117 billion U.S. beer market, according to new research from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign agricultural economist who studies food supply chains. While tariffs could stimulate increased domestic beer production, any gains in domestic market share would most likely […]
What risks does sickness pose in pregnancy?
Infection while pregnant produces inflammatory factors and fever, which have adverse effects on fetal development, says prenatal neurodevelopment expert Adrienne Antonson
How will the government shutdown impact air travel?
Although Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers are considered essential workers, any reduction in staff could result in long security lines and flight delays or cancellations, says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aviation security expert Sheldon H. Jacobson.
What is the status of higher education access at Illinois prisons?
Rebecca Ginsburg is the director of the Education Justice Project and a professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ginsburg spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest about a recent report released by the Illinois Department of Corrections that examined access to higher education programs for people who […]
Retraining after a lapse in endurance exercise adds to muscle gains, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research offers potential good news for those who’ve lapsed at the gym. The study found that mice that voluntarily ran on an exercise wheel for four weeks, stopped for four weeks and ran again for another four weeks saw unexpected gains. The second bout of wheel running led to a bigger […]
Illinois history professor’s book shows how 1942 was a global war without end
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — World War II became a global war in 1942, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into the war. All the world’s most powerful nations were at war with one another, and the fighting spanned the globe. But the war was global in other ways too — in the unifying idea […]
Misinformation/disinformation leads to US couples’ divorces, breakups
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Political misinformation or disinformation was the key reason for some U.S. couples’ recent divorces or romantic breakups, a new study found. Emily Van Duyn, a professor of communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, conducted in-depth interviews with 28 people who had recently ended a relationship with a partner whose political ideology did […]
Study explores messages that cultivate voter support for green space projects
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Celebrity endorsements are most persuasive with voters who are less engaged with environmental issues, while temporal messages explaining the tax implications of proposed referenda are more impactful with voters who believe conservation projects are important but are also concerned about how the tax increase will affect them, say the authors of a […]
Krannert Art Museum exhibition examines significance of early modern European prints
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Art Museum will present an exhibition of some of the finest early modern European prints held in U.S. collections. The exhibition “Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Art and Agency in European Prints, 1475-1800” will have more than 100 prints on view. They illustrate how prints were the first form of visual mass […]