Illinois News Bureau: Research http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/19 These are the top research articles at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Expert: Medicaid cuts will hurt low-, middle-income Illinois seniors http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0523medicaid_RichardKaplan.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor Business http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63553 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Springfields plan to slash nearly $1.4 billion from the states Medicaid program will ultimately result in bigger medical (and financial) problems for low- and middle-income senior citizens and their families, says a University of Illinois elder law expert. Social welfare cuts ultimately come with heavy price, researchers say http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0523publicbenefitsprograms_MaryEamon.html Sharita Forrest, News Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63548 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research U. of I. music duo's latest CD draws from wide-ranging repertoire http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0516musicduo_JonathanKeeble_AnnYeung.html Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor Art http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63364 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research The old warning about judging a book by its cover applies to the new album by flutist Jonathan Keeble and harpist Ann Yeung, music professors at the University of Illinois who perform and record as the Aletheia Duo. Their second CD is Song of the Black Swan: Works Inspired by Nature. The instrumentation and New Age title combine to suggest the CD is an hourlong soundtrack suitable for meditation or a garden wedding. Getting news from the Internet not as divisive as many assume http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0515internet_DavidTewksbury.html Craig Chamberlain, Social Sciences Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63340 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research The Internet is changing the way people get their news, but theres little proof that it is fragmenting or polarizing the news audience the way many assume, says professor David Tewksbury, the head of the University of Illinois department of communication. Maps of miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0515miscanthusmap_StephenMoose.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63337 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:15:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, independently produced chromosome maps of Miscanthus sinensis (an ornamental that likely is a parent of Miscanthus giganteus, a biofuels crop) are a first step toward sequencing the M. sinensis genome. The studies reveal how a new plant species with distinctive traits can arise as a result of chromosome duplications and fusions. Research: Too much, too little noise turns off consumers, creativity http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0514NoiseCreativity_RaviMehta.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor Business http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/63231 Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Ambient background noise turns out to be an important factor affecting creative cognition among consumers, according to research from Ravi Mehta, a professor of business administration at Illinois. Research: 'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0502modernportfoliotheory_AndoMallory.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/62911 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Using wetland habitat conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region as a case study, applied economists Amy W. Ando and Mindy L. Mallory demonstrated that adapting a theory from the world of finance could help to optimize conservation activities in the region. Dateline Turkey: Illinois students get a turn as foreign correspondents http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0502turkey_journalism_NancyBenson.html Craig Chamberlain, Social Sciences Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/62898 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:15:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Four classes, four continents. About every two years, a small class of University of Illinois journalism students under the supervision of professor Nancy Benson reports from a different part of the world, taking a two-week turn as foreign correspondents. Openness trait may help those with mild or moderate disabilities keep jobs http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0502openness_DavidStrauser.html Sharita Forrest, News Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/62892 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research People with mild or moderate disabilities who are creative, intellectually curious and attentive to their feelings those who score higher on the personality trait openness may be significantly more likely to maintain employment, suggests a new study co-written by David Strauser, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois. Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0426internet_DougSmith.html Sharita Forrest, News Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/62699 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research While many Chinese studies claim that the treatments for Internet overuse have high response rates, an analysis by researchers in the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois found inconsistencies in reporting standards that raise troubling questions about the studies scientific rigor.