Illinois in the News

Delish (New York City, Feb. 21) — Fertilized eggs taste the same as infertile ones, according to Illinois Extension.

NPR (Washington, D.C., Feb. 20) — Communication professor Cara Finnegan on the framed photo of President Donald Trump’s mug shot, which hangs just outside the Oval Office.

Fortune (New York City, Feb. 19) — Long COVID-19 survivors are more likely to drop out of the workforce, which could lead to paying less into Social Security over time and possibly needing to tap the safety net’s disability benefits, notes an Illinois economist and colleagues.

Associated Press (New York City, Feb. 19) — Labor and employment relations professor Emily Twarog says a question mark hangs over the labor secretary-designate, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Gizmodo (New York City, Feb. 18) — Mechanical engineering doctoral student Mohammad Tanver Hossain and mechanical science and engineering professor Sameh Tawfick discuss a new 3D-printing technique to create microfibers just 1.5 microns thick.

PolitiFact (Washington, D.C., Feb. 17) — Social Security does sometimes send out payments improperly. A dollar spent on fixing the improper payment problem could pay for itself with $10 in saved funds, says finance professor Jeffrey Brown.

Bloomberg (New York City, Feb. 17) — Lessening wind speeds — known as “stilling” — is driven by amplified warming of both the land and the troposphere, the layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface, says climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences professor Gan Zhang.

Live Science (New York City, Feb. 17) — In Western Europe and North America, celebrating one’s date of birth with a party with friends became popular around 1870, says history professor Elizabeth Pleck.

Live Science (New York City, Feb. 16) — Solitary songbirds can understand the calls of other bird species on their migration pathway, perhaps helping them to stay safe and navigate the long journey, says natural resources and environmental sciences professor Benjamin Van Doren.

NPR (with audio; Washington, D.C., Feb. 14) — YouTube turns 20 today, marking two decades since former PayPal employees, including alumni Jawed Karim and Steve Chen, launched the platform.

WBEZ-AM (with audio; Chicago, Feb. 14) — East Asian languages and culture professor Misumi Sadler, says learning Japanese to read manga explains why enrollment in her Japanese-language courses is on the rise.

Business Insider (New York City, Feb. 13) — Electrical and computer engineering professor Philip Krein on data center electricity demands and developing electric power grids to meet them.