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Study: Some Chicago clubs use racist tactics to discourage Black patrons
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Some urban nightclubs in Chicago may charge Black patrons more for drinks compared with white patrons or use other tactics to discourage their patronage, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Illinois sociology department head and professor Reuben A. Buford May investigated possible discriminatory practices in […]
How do the charismatic leadership styles of Trump and Putin affect their interactions?
President Donald Trump met recently with Russian president Vladimir Putin and with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to negotiate a settlement to the Russia-Ukraine war. The three leaders are all charismatic figures who know how to use their appeal to mobilize public opinion, said Richard Tempest, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of […]
High-volume antibody testing platform could accelerate disease research and treatment development
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Antibodies are the critical targeting agents of the immune system and the crux of immune therapy and vaccine development, but studying them is slow, expensive and labor-intensive. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new high-volume method that can rapidly build and test large numbers of antibodies at […]
Illinois researchers promote scholarship of Central Asia with new book
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Central Asia has been an important crossroads of cultural exchange throughout history, but studies of the area are lacking and many sources of knowledge have been unavailable to scholars. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lead a project that recently published an edited volume of work on the cultural heritage, history […]
Kidney fibrosis linked to molecule made by gut bacteria
A molecule made by bacteria in the gut can hitch a ride to the kidneys, where it sets off a chain reaction of inflammation, scarring and fibrosis — a serious complication of diabetes and a leading cause of kidney failure — according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan. The group also developed a new antibody that could counter it.
Study: Organizational intolerance reduces gender differences in empathy for workplace harassment targets
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts who study workplace sexual harassment finds that men and women often respond differently when they witness sexual harassment in the workplace. Women consistently reported higher empathy toward workplace sexual harassment targets than men, and this greater empathy led to […]
Krannert Art Museum reopening highlights gallery reinstallations, artist Ronny Quevedo exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A major reinstallation of Krannert Art Museum’s Andean gallery highlights the connections and dynamic lives of the objects in the collection and allows Peruvian voices to shape the interpretations of their histories. Visitors will get their first look at the renovated Andean gallery at the museum’s grand reopening celebration on Aug. 28. […]
Mandatory media literacy education in Illinois schools impaired by digital divides
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —Teachers and high school students live in vastly different media worlds, and that’s one of several digital divides that undermine the efficacy of state-mandated media literacy instruction in Illinois high schools, a recent study suggests. The researchers — doctoral fellow Sakshi Bhalla and Michelle Nelson, professor and head of advertising, both of the […]
New book details the precarious financial lives of US bankruptcy filers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign law professor and nationally recognized expert in bankruptcy law and consumer finance explores both the stories and the data behind people who file for bankruptcy in the U.S. “Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy” was published by the University of California Press […]
Study: Multiracial women at greater risk of bipolar disorder during the perinatal period
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A recent study of more than 3.8 million women who gave birth in California found that those who were multiracial were more likely to have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder compared with women of a single race. The number of women in the study sample with bipolar disorder diagnoses was more than […]
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuels
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low-carbon biofuels for transportation and aviation. In a new paper in the journal Science, the researchers propose policies that would reward farmers for adopting “climate-smart” […]
Illinois team updates state threatened, endangered plant species rankings
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists from the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have updated the state conservation status ranks, or S-ranks, of threatened and endangered plants in Illinois. The update includes some plants not recorded in the state for decades and finds many that, while still threatened, are doing better […]