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Maltreated children more likely to engage in delinquent behavior
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Children who have experienced maltreatment are significantly more likely to engage in delinquent behavior, according to a unique new study matching child welfare and juvenile court records from Chicago and its Cook County suburbs. The rate of delinquency increases even more among those removed from their homes and placed in foster care, […]
Clothing industry led the way in seeing kids as consumers, scholar says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – “It takes a village to raise a child” may be a popular ideal. “It takes a marketplace to raise a child” may be closer to today’s reality, says Dan Cook, the author of an upcoming book on the history of the clothing industry and the rise of the “child consumer.” In the […]
Professor’s research leads to new state law on child support
A 12-year educational effort by a UI professor of family economics paid off earlier this summer when a bill containing new guidelines for child support in Illinois was signed into law. The law increases the percentage a non-custodial parent pays for support of the second child in a two-child family. “For low and moderate-income families, […]
Journalism professor, students identify ‘Deep Throat’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The identity of “Deep Throat” is no longer a mystery, at least not for one investigative journalism class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After four years of work, involving more than 60 students over eight semesters, professor Bill Gaines and his current class believe they know the identity of the […]
Clinic provides needed services while fulfilling research
One of the advantages of living in a community that’s home to a major research university is access to resources that would otherwise likely be available only in a large, urban area. The Audiology and Speech Clinic, operated by the UI’s department of speech and hearing science, is just such a resource for residents of […]
Journalism students reveal most probable ‘Deep Throat’ identities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. After six semesters of digging and analysis, a journalism class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has produced a list of seven candidates for “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source who helped two Washington Post reporters expose the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. The identity of the source has been a subject […]
Obesity researcher to give public lecture March 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Internationally known obesity researcher Richard Lee Atkinson will discuss the prospects for effective treatment in a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the University of Illinois. The lecture is free and will be in Room 150 of the Animal Sciences Laboratory, 1207 W. Gregory, Urbana. Atkinson, a physician and director […]