http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/601 news events on the UIF UIUC homepage http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0618_3D_printing_ShenDillon_JenniferLewis.html Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/75010 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News 3-D printing now can be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications, including many that have lingered on lab benches for lack of a battery small enough to fit the device, yet providing enough stored energy to power it. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0613forestpolicy_JodyEndres.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74910 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News To keep pace with the ever-increasing demand for renewable energy, forest management policy in the U.S. must evolve to address environmental sustainability issues, says Jody Endres, a professor of bioenergy, environmental and natural resources law at Illinois. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0611cloudsecurity_JayKesan.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74857 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Law professor Jay P. Kesan says the current non-negotiable approach to user privacy is in need of serious revision, especially with the increased popularity of web-based software that shares information via cloud computing. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0606sea_slugs_RhanorGillette.html Chelsey Coombs Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74785 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:45:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Researchers have found that a type of predatory sea slug that usually isnt picky when it comes to what it eats has more complex cognitive abilities than previously thought, allowing it to learn the warning cues of dangerous prey and thereby avoid them in the future. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0605yoga_EdwardMcAuley.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Health http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74764 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:30:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Researchers report that a single, 20-minute session of Hatha yoga significantly improved participants speed and accuracy on tests of working memory and inhibitory control, two measures of brain function associated with the ability to maintain focus and take in, retain and use new information. Participants performed significantly better immediately after the yoga practice than after moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise for the same amount of time. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74738 Business Environment Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74738 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Keystone XL pipeline and the cost of making fuel from tar sands http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0603sochi_vac_DianeKoenker.html Craig Chamberlain, Social Sciences Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74709 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:15:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News The Soviet Union had its Gulag. It also had its seaside resorts. The same government that threw its citizens into labor camps also gave them vacations and places to spend them, some of them lavish, University of Illinois history professor and chair Diane Koenker says in a new book. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0529honey_bees_Egr_GeneRobinson.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74618 Wed, 29 May 2013 10:45:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Honey bees dont start out knowing how to find flowers or even how to get around outside the hive. Before they can forage, they must learn how to navigate a changing landscape and orient themselves in relation to the sun. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0529HIVcapsid_KlausSchulten.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74580 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Physics professor Klaus Schulten, postdoctoral researcher Juan Perilla and their colleagues used experimental data and computer simulations to determine the chemical structure of the HIV capsid. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0523iphone_biosensor_BrianCunningham.html Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74520 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News University of Illinois researchers developed a cradle and app for the iPhone to make a handheld biosensor that uses the phones own camera and processing power to detect any kind of biological molecules or cells. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0523equine_accelerometer_StuartClarkPrice.html Sharita Forrest, News Editor Campus http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74501 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Stuart C. Clark-Price, a specialist in anesthesiology and pain management in the U. of I. Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is leading a multi-university research project aimed at developing treatment protocols that help horses get back on their hooves quickly and safely after surgery. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74504 Agriculture Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74504 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News The SCOTUS Monsanto ruling: The farmer had no real chance of beating Goliath http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0520cancerstudy_Lin-FengChen.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74417 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News In a new study described in the journal Oncogene, researchers reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0517educationjusticeproject_RebeccaGinsburg.html Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor Art General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74388 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Students in the University of Illinois Education Justice Project have received the Arcus Prize for Collaborative Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. The students project, Language Partners, was one of three entries honored last week from among 188 submitted by organizations in 23 nations. The $30,000 award will be split with two other social justice organizations. http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0517reproduction_immunity_KathrynClancy.html Chelsey B. Coombs, News Bureau Intern General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74386 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News Illinois anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy and her research team at the Laboratory for Evolutionary Endocrinology showed that a woman's reproductive function may be tied to her immune system's status. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74373 Environment http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74373 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News The implications of record high CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0515English_language_TedUnderwood.html Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74346 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News University of Illinois English professor Ted Underwood recently wrapped up a research project involving more than 4,200 books. Since that work revealed dramatic shifts in the English language between the 18th and 19th centuries, hes now expanding his research to include more than 470,000 books almost every English language book written during that era and preserved in a university library. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74357 Government Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74357 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News The chilling effect of the Justice Department's taking of AP phone records http://news.illinois.edu/news/13/0513emotional_strategy_NicoleLLewellyn_FlorinDolcos.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74274 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:45:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News When trouble approaches, what do you do? Run for the hills? Hide? Pretend it isnt there? Or do you focus on the promise of rain in those looming dark clouds? New research suggests that the way you regulate your emotions, in bad times and in good, can influence whether or how much you suffer from anxiety. http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/13/0510lotus_genome_RayMing.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/74251 Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:00 CDT University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: News The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity. Its seeds can survive up to 1,300 years, its petals and leaves repel grime and water, and its flowers generate heat to attract pollinators.