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Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment
Unstable work hours negatively affect employees’ health, but they affect men and women differently
Illinois professor’s book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes
A new book by Illinois professor of English and of gender and women’s studies Siobhan Somerville looks at the history of the U.S. naturalization process.
Emotion-regulation training reduces distress, changes the brain, team reports
Scientists taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, memories.
New book studies ‘persistent citizens’ of the Global South
The book, “Persistent Citizens: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina,” was co-written by U. of I. political scientist Matthew S. Winters.
Five Illinois professors recognized as University Scholars
Five professors at the U. of I. have been named University Scholars in recognition of their achievements in teaching, scholarship and service.
Exploring veterinary medicine, one busload at a time
50 high school students from Chicago’s Little Village visit VetMed.
Illinois announces new endowed chairs
Two U. of I. faculty members have been named as university endowed chairs, an honor awarded to highly distinguished scholars at Illinois.
2026 spring semester graduates, Dean’s List and Bronze Tablet honorees named
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces graduates, Dean’s List and Bronze Tablet honorees for the 2026 spring semester.
U. of I. food science students cook the competition at the College Bowl Nationals
Food science College Bowl team clinches its first national title with the largest margin ever in the competition’s finals
New ‘anomaly detector’ flags outlier counties in police uses of lethal force
A new data-driven dashboard uses predictive modeling to pinpoint U.S. counties that have unusually high or low numbers of police use of lethal force incidents.
Novelty claims in research studies are key to establishing authority, boosting scholarly impact
Novelty claims in research papers are particularly pronounced in fields where the pressure to achieve firsts is intense.
Genetic base editing treats Huntington’s disease in mice
A new gene editing tool to treat Huntington’s disease was successfully demonstrated in mice.