Author:
Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor
Published Date:February 9, 2012
Photonics pioneer James J. Coleman has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Coleman is the Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois.
Author:
Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor
Published Date:
February 9, 2012
Author:
Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor
Published Date:February 9, 2012
Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations, says a tax-increment finance program that can equally serve to bolster both the city of Chicagos economic development and the needs of public school children is not likely to arise from the current approach to the issue.
Author:
Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor
Published Date:
February 9, 2012
Published Date:February 7, 2012
If candidates for public office must be fluent in English, who decides what 'fluent' means?
Published Date:
February 7, 2012
Author:
Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor
Published Date:February 6, 2012
Researchers have found a way to study how our brains assess the behavior and likely future actions of others during competitive social interactions. Their study, described in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to use a computational approach to tease out differing patterns of brain activity during these interactions, the researchers report.
Author:
Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor
Published Date:
February 6, 2012
Author:
Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor
Published Date:February 6, 2012
University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic techniques using these cells to rehabilitate injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age.
Author:
Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor
Published Date:
February 6, 2012