http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/601 news events on the UIF UIUC homepage http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0209NAE_JamesColeman.html Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59701 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research 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. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0209TIF_RobertBruno.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor Business http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59697 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research 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. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59654 General Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59654 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... If candidates for public office must be fluent in English, who decides what 'fluent' means? http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0206brainKyleMathewson_MingHsu.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59478 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research 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. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0206muscle_MarniBoppart.html Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59476 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research 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. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0206BuffettRule_RichardKaplan.html Phil Ciciora, Business & Law Editor Business http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59468 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research Law professor Richard L. Kaplan says a so-called Buffett Rule that would implement a higher minimum tax rate for those with income over $1 million per year would have little effect on the taxes of the real-life Warren Buffett unless it takes capital gains into account. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59144 Education Entertainment http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59144 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:30:00 CST A Minute With... 'Red Tails': Why the story of the Tuskegee Airmen is still important http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59410 Business Economics http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59410 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:15:00 CST A Minute With... Will Indiana's new "right-to-work" law create more jobs? http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0131security_SheldonJacobson.html Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/19/59282 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:45:00 CST Illinois News Bureau: Research Anyone who has flown on a commercial airline since 2001 is well aware of increasingly strict measures at airport security checkpoints. A study by Illinois researchers demonstrates that intensive screening of all passengers actually makes the system less secure by overtaxing security resources. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/58856 Economics Health Local http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/58856 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... How automobile use can indicate obesity rates in the U.S.