http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/72 News Bureau at Public Affairs is pleased to bring you these brief interviews with Illinois faculty experts on timely issues in the news. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a world-class faculty, many of whom are experts on socially important topics related to their fields of scholarship and are regularly interviewed by the media. News media and others can find faculty experts on myriad topics by contacting the News Bureau at (217) 333-1085, or going to www.new.uiuc.edu. http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74504 Agriculture Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74504 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... The SCOTUS Monsanto ruling: The farmer had no real chance of beating Goliath http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74373 Environment http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74373 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... The implications of record high CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74357 Government Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/74357 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... The chilling effect of the Justice Department's taking of AP phone records http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73513 Agriculture Environment Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73513 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Disappearing honey bees: Why Colony Collapse is so hard to understand http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73249 Entertainment Lifestyle http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73249 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Reflecting on the decades since "42" broke baseball's color line http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73196 Economics Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73196 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:30:00 CDT A Minute With... White House 2014 budget: Unraveling 'chained' CPI http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73143 General Government Health http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73143 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... President Obama wants to map the human brain. What would we gain? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73065 Economics http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/73065 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... How did even tiny Cyprus threaten the entire EU economy? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72946 Economics Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72946 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Are state proposals for pension reform constitutional? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72732 Government Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72732 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... What can be done about violence against women in India? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72139 Entertainment http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/72139 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Bracketology: Crunching the numbers http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71871 Business Economics Lifestyle http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71871 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Yahoo's CEO might not like it, but telecommuting benefits both employers and employees http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71780 Government Health http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71780 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:30:00 CST A Minute With... As the population ages, how can Medicare be made sustainable? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71727 Health Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71727 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 CST A Minute With... Telenursing: A new resource for sexual assault victims http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71634 Business General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71634 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Why employers, employees should frequently discuss ethics http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71397 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71397 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:45:00 CST A Minute With... Do Google search results reflect racial bias? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70726 Economics Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70726 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Illinois' credit rating drops: Will it ever solve its pension shortfall? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71477 Economics Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71477 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:30:00 CST A Minute With... Will ending Saturday letter deliveries save 'snail mail?' http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71241 Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/71241 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Are we sure that asteroid will miss Earth? Won't it get pulled in by gravity? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70657 Government Lifestyle Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70657 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Why the time is right to allow women in combat http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70357 Environment Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70357 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Black carbon's huge contribution to global warming http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70237 Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70237 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Would Venezuela's Chavismo movement survive if Hugo Chavez does not? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70019 Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/70019 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:45:00 CST A Minute With... The history and future of the filibuster http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69959 Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69959 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... What we've learned about the role of social media as a tool of revolution http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69907 Economics General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69907 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:45:00 CST A Minute With... Africa is changing. Does it still need our charity? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69900 Legal Lifestyle Local Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69900 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Survey documents demographics, issues related to gay marriage in Illinois http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69854 Education Lifestyle http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69854 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... What 'Sesame Street' has to say to kids (and parents) about divorce http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69719 Business Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69719 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Can the NHL players and owners resolve their labor impasse? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69650 Business Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69650 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... What should the United States do to increase cybersecurity? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69113 Business Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/69113 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... After delivering critical votes, what does labor expect from President Obama? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68987 Government http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68987 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 CST A Minute With... Using science as evidence in setting government policies http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68196 Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68196 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Do a candidate's promises match their deeds when elected? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68379 General Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68379 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... The Electoral College: Is that any way to run an election? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68166 Education Legal Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68166 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Will the U.S. Supreme Court end race-based affirmative action in college admissions? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68037 Economics General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68037 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Why did the European Union deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68103 Education Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68103 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:30:00 CDT A Minute With... HathiTrust ruling puts legal boundaries on digitized books http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68056 Business Economics Legal http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/68056 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Labor unions, income inequality, and today's economy http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67947 General Science http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67947 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... How will the most powerful computer on a university campus impact research? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67657 Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67657 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... 50 years after the Cuban missile crisis http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67597 Economics Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67597 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Is a $17,000 cap on federal income tax deductions a good idea? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67261 Education http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/67261 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... What is the aftermath of the Chicago Public Schools teachers strike? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65864 Health http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65864 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Why New York City's ban on super-size sodas makes sense http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66781 Education Local Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66781 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... If the Chicago teachers strike is not about pay, what do they want? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66042 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66042 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Should we care about the national political conventions? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66001 Business http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66001 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:15:00 CDT A Minute With... Why you should pay attention to the Apple-Samsung court case http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66086 Education Lifestyle http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/66086 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Toward a better understanding of Sikhism http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65789 Government Health http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65789 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:30:00 CDT A Minute With... How radical is Paul Ryan's proposal to change Medicare? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65745 Environment http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65745 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... What does it mean that July 2012 was the hottest month on record? http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65645 Agriculture Economics http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65645 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Drought, crop insurance, and farm profitability http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65301 Government Political http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/65301 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 CDT A Minute With... Should states waive the work requirement for some welfare recipients?