Reno Gazette-Journal -- In a study measuring the benefits of exercise for previously sedentary older people, Beckman researcher and U. of I. psychology professor Arthur Kramer, found that those who performed aerobic exercise did better on cognition than those who just stretched and toned without increasing their heart rates.

Bicycling Magazine -- Experiments conducted by U. of I. psychology professor Daniel Simons and colleagues at the U. of I.'s Beckman Institute demonstrated the dangers of "inattentional blindness."

Innovations Report -- Beckman faculty member and U. of I. computer and electrical engineering professor Thomas Huang and three other researchers explain that for computing to become all-pervasive and useful, it must adapt to people’s natural way of living, communicating, and working.