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Book looks at treasure trove of scientific data from 19th-century HMS Challenger voyage
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The voyage of the HMS Challenger in the 1870s was a sprawling 3-1/2-year expedition to explore the world’s oceans. The scientists aboard the vessel collected 100,000 specimens of sea creatures, discovered 5,000 new species, mapped the ocean floors and took hundreds of measurements of sea temperature and chemistry that formed the basis […]
Illinois professor’s New Yorker story, set in his hometown, examines racial, class struggles
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — David Wright Faladé examines race, class and gender through the eyes of a young college woman spending time in her small Texas hometown in his new short story, “Amarillo Boulevard,” which was published in Oct. 6 issue of The New Yorker. Faladé, an English professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, writes […]
Study: Generative AI could be transformative in mental health care
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New work by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar harnesses the power of generative artificial intelligence, using it in tandem with measurement-based care and access-to-care models in a simulated case study, creating a novel framework that promotes personalized mental health treatment, addresses common access barriers and improves outcomes for diverse individuals. Social […]
What are the benefits of seeing drought through a social lens?
Much of the Midwest is experiencing drought due to very dry weather in the late summer and early fall. Half of the state of Illinois is in a severe drought, and portions of Central Illinois are in an extreme drought, affecting farmers’ yields, particularly for soybeans. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign information sciences professor Dong Wang […]
Study: Electric scooters boost rideshare trips but reduce bikeshare demand, raise new safety concerns
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign marketing expert finds that electric scooters, one of the fastest-growing forms of urban transportation, reshape city mobility in unexpected ways. The introduction of shared e-scooters in Chicago boosted demand for ridesharing services but reduced bikeshare usage — and was also linked with higher […]
Study: Rethinking organizational design can boost supply chain quality
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A company’s internal organization may be the key to increasing quality in the supply chain, according to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign business scholar who studies supply chains. When it comes to improving supply chain quality, most companies look outward by tightening contracts, pressuring suppliers or switching vendors. […]
Are Illinois social studies educators prepared to teach inclusive topics?
As of the 2022-23 academic year, Illinois schools were required to adopt new learning standards for social science education in kindergarten-12thgrades. Asif Wilson is a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Social Studies Network. Wilson spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest about the […]
Is unintentional bias changeable?
Psychology professor Benedek Kurdi proposes a fresh approach to confronting implicit, or unintentional, bias in diverse organizations. He speaks about the problems associated with efforts to “train” the bias out of people and offers practical guidelines for those hoping to establish a more inclusive, welcoming atmosphere in their organizations.
Architecture professors design structures with community organizations for Chicago design festival
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival is an architectural design festival in the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale that brings together architects and community organizations to create gathering spaces to connect residents. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign architecture professors participating in this year’s festival built a bicycle kiosk and a pop-up theater, which will […]
Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Inspired by an artist’s stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to “paint” gold nanoparticles with polymers to give them an array of new shapes and functions. The “patchy nanoparticles” developed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers and collaborators at the University of Michigan and Penn State […]
Illinois chemist named 2025 Packard Fellow
Benjamin Snyder, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2025 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Photo by Holly Birch Photography
Building a living laboratory on a lake
DECATUR, Ill. – After more than a year of planning, our team is finally ready to launch a new phase of research. We’ve designed and built two small “islands” of wetland plants that will float on Lake Decatur. These living laboratories will help us investigate how floating wetlands may affect nutrient levels and sediment dynamics […]