University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News
Illinois professor elected to National Academy of Engineering
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.
Published Date: February 9, 2012
Research: Tax-increment financing debate needs new approach
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.
Published Date: February 9, 2012
Randall Sadler, expert on second language acquisition
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
It's not solitaire: Brain activity differs when one plays against others
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.
Published Date: February 6, 2012
Exercise triggers stem cells in muscle
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.
Published Date: February 6, 2012