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Three Illinois faculty named AAAS Fellows
portraits of Cann, Link and Wheeler

Three Illinois faculty named AAAS Fellows

Animal sciences professor Isaac Cann, chemistry professor Stephan Link and animal sciences professor Matthew Wheeler are among the 471 scientists, engineers and innovators chosen by their peers for their distinguished achievements. 

What effect will a weakened consumer watchdog agency have on borrowers, bankruptcies?
Professor Robert Lawless

What effect will a weakened consumer watchdog agency have on borrowers, bankruptcies?

A weakened Consumer Financial Protection Bureau likely won’t lead to another subprime mortgage meltdown but 'a steady ratcheting up of unfair practices' for the average consumer, says bankruptcy expert Robert Lawless.

CI MED team develops light therapy to treat children with migraines
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CI MED team develops light therapy to treat children with migraines

The physician-innovators at Carle Illinois College of Medicine revolutionizes migraine therapy for children with a new side-effect-free, drug-free treatment device: a special set of glasses that emits green LED light.

Geese embody cooperation, a value humans too often forget
Geese exhibit what bird experts call “sentinel” or “sentry” behavior — one bird watches while the other eats, so that if a predator comes, they both don’t have their faces to the ground. It’s looking out for one another, a skill that humans struggle to understand.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file

Geese embody cooperation, a value humans too often forget

Chicago Sun-Times (March 25) Haveyou ever watched geese eat? One goose eats, the other stands watch. Professor Michael Ward calls it 'sentinel behavior - trying to detect predators. A lot of things want to eat birds,' so they take turns.

Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture
graphic promoting the lecture, 'The Magic of RNA' by Thomas Cech

Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture

'The Magic of RNA: New Medicines, Immortality, and the Power to Control Evolution' will be delivered by Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech at 3:30 p.m. on April 1st, 2025 at the I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center.

What are the historical precedents for consumer activism, economic blackouts?
Emily E. LB. Twarog, a professor of labor and employment relations at Illinois and author of the 2017 book “Politics of the Pantry: Housewives, Food, and Consumer Protest in Twentieth-Century America.” Photo by L. Brian Stauffer.

What are the historical precedents for consumer activism, economic blackouts?

Social media has changed the boycott since the days when that meant picketing outside stores, says professor Emily Twarog. 'There was a physical space where they were handing out flyers about why you, too, should join the boycott. It was very personal.'

Poetry book looks at how people create a sense of place for themselves
portrait of Janice Harrington beside an image of the cover of her new book, "Yard Show"

Poetry book looks at how people create a sense of place for themselves

English professor Janice Harrington draws on her love of the prairie and her interest in Black history in the Midwest to examine how people create a sense of place in her new book of poetry, 'Yard Show.'

How can digital technology contribute to human flourishing?

How can digital technology contribute to human flourishing?

John Schwenkle is the director of the new Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age, which aims to examine the challenges of living in a world shaped by technology and to explore how digital tools might contribute to human flourishing.

New IVF method mimics fallopian tube environment, increasing sperm viability
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New IVF method mimics fallopian tube environment, increasing sperm viability

“There are companies, especially related to dairy cattle, that use IVF to produce and sell high-genetic-merit embryos that... will produce milk more efficiently,' said professor David Miller. 'This technology could help produce meat and milk more efficiently.'  

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