Illinois in the News

MIT Technology Review (Cambridge, Mass., April 16) — Law professor Jacob Sherkow on a patent that would give one compny exclusive legal rights to create and sell gene-edited elephants containing ancient mammoth DNA.

CNN (Atlanta, April 15) — Even if tariffs do spur more domestic chip production, America still lacks electronic assembly capabilities, says electrical and computer engineering professor John Dallesasse.

HealthDay (Norwalk, Conn., April 15) — A “smart shirt” equipped with an electrocardiogram can help identify folks who are at higher risk of heart disease, according to a new study led by biomedical and translational sciences professor Manuel Hernandez.

Associated Press (New York City, April 14) — Labor and employment relations professor Robert Bruno discusses the negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools.

Reuters (London, April 14) — The U. of I. is among the universities suing the federal government over a cap on energy grants.

National Geographic (Washington D.C., April 14) — If you want to learn to like something, it’s best to eat that food when you’re very hungry, says food science and human nutrition professor Yanina Pepino.

The Atlantic (New York City, April 11) — Agricultural and consumer economics professor William Clifton Ridley talks about the effects of tariffs on seed oil consumption.

The Atlantic (New York City, April 10) — Physics professor emeritus Alan Nathan says the new design for the torpedo bat is exciting.

The New York Times (April 9) — Atmospheric sciences professor emeritus Donald Wuebbles discusses the Trump administration’s cuts to funding and staffing at the program that oversees the federal government’s National Climate Assessment.

CNN (Atlanta, April 9) — Although the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act passed in 2022 helped to incentivize chipmakers to open U.S. facilities, even if tariffs spurred more domestic chip production, America still lacks electronic assembly capabilities, says John Dallesasse, a professor of electrical and computer engineering.

The New York Times (April 8) — Professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences Deanna Hence comments on severe storm systems that fit into a broader pattern in recent decades of increasing rainfall across the eastern half of the U.S.

Bloomberg (New York City, April 8) — Professor of materials science and engineering Harley Johnson, the executive director and chief executive officer of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, discusses the development of the park.