Illinois in the News

Associated Press (New York City, April 7) — The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products. Not being able to read urgent weather alerts could be a matter of life or death, says atmospheric sciences postdoctoral researcher Joseph Trujillo-Falcón.

IT Brew (New York City, April 3) — Computing and data science professor Paris Smaragdis often needs neural networks for his audio-related research. Campus pros like computational analyst Kaiwen Xue ensure that the roughly 2,000 researcher systems are equipped with the most helpful tools.

Forbes (Jersey City, N.J., April 2) — Illinois is among the top 10 for public universities in the Forbes New Ivies list.

MIT Technology Review (Cambridge, Mass., April 2) — Mechanical science and engineering professor Bill King and his colleagues set out to design a heat exchanger that includes features to optimize heat movement, like wavy walls and pyramid-shaped bumps, which wouldn’t be possible using traditional manufacturing techniques.

Live Science (New York City, April 2) — A close look at airflow around high-speed shapes reveals surprising turbulence, says a new study co-authored by doctoral student in aerospace engineering Irmak Taylan Karpuzcu.

Forbes (Jersey City, N.J., April 2) — The University of Illinois System will team up with a Chicago-based nonprofit that supports community college students to pilot a multiyear program aimed at increasing transfer rates from community colleges to four-year universities. The initiative will provide eligible students with a comprehensive suite of wraparound support services as they transfer to the U. of I.

Popular Mechanics (New York City, April 1) — Physics professor Nadya Mason explains how Coopers pairs can avoid losing energy due to collision, also known as superconductivity.

Vogue (New York City, April 1) — Human development and family studies professor Brian Ogolsky discusses the findings that there are officially four stages to modern relationships: flirtationship, relationship potential, official and then, finally, commitment or bust.

Science News (Washington, D.C., April 1) — A newly discovered bacterial weapon against fungi can kill even drug-resistant strains, raising hopes for a new antifungal drug. Bacteria are masters at fending off fungi, says chemistry professor Martin Burke.

(Atlanta, March 30) — A crew of four passengers is set to launch aboard a SpaceX capsule that will carry them over the Earth’s poles, marking the first time humans have flown such a mission. Aerospace engineering professor emeritus John Prussing on the projected launch of SpaceX on April 1 in Coordinated Universal Time.

Interesting Engineering (New York City, March 30) — Aerospace engineering professor Deborah Levin and doctoral student Irmak Taylan Karpuzcu have conducted advanced simulations of hypersonic flow around cone-shaped models.

Axios (Arlington, Va., March 29) — “You should be aiming to get your fiber from foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes,” says Hannah Holscher, a professor of food science and human nutrition.