http://illinois.edu/pc/imageList/14 These are citations of University of Illinois research and expert opinions from national and international news media. http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2009/07/02/consumers_likely_to_face_increased_bank_costs/ General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26982 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News The Boston Globe (July 2) -- An array of government-created insurance agencies is seeking to make up for massive shortfalls in their insurance funds by raising fees and premiums, many of which are likely to be passed on to consumers. The billions of dollars in new fees are the result of decisions by Congress and the agencies to allow the insurance funds and premiums to be capped at levels that proved far too low, according to Jeffrey R. Brown, a finance professor at Illinois. http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/bhvr/628590.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26942 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:15:00 CDT Illinois in the News The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (from HealthDay News, July 1) -- New research suggests that you're likely to surround yourself with others who feel the same way, whether they be friends or talking heads on television. 'Never having any contact with the other side is a very safe way of protecting your beliefs,' says study co-author Dolores Albarracin, a psychology professor at the U. of I. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/sch/2009/06/30-09/Conference-makes-school-bullying-a-national-focus.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26919 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:45:00 CDT Illinois in the News The Capital (from The Associated Press; Annapolis, Md., June 30) -- Dorothy Espelage, a professor of educational psychology at the U. of I., says school resource officers develop an invaluable connection to troubled students and their families. 'If the SRO is well-trained, they have an opportunity to connect with students in ways teachers can't,' she said. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cover-bankruptcy28-2009jun28,0,183018.story General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26860 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:15:00 CDT Illinois in the News Los Angeles Times (June 28) -- 'California has been one of the biggest climbers in the (bankruptcy) filing rate in the last few years,' said Robert Lawless, a law professor at Illinois and contributor to the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, which examined how the 2005 bankruptcy overhaul affected filers. 'I attribute a lot of that to the foreclosure problem.' http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1639046,CST-NWS-warm25.article General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26777 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News Chicago Sun-Times (June 25) -- 'Climate change is happening now,' says Don Wuebbles, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the U. of I. 'It's going to continue to grow in its importance and effect on us, and as we pass certain thresholds, we're going to start seeing impacts that we really don't want to see.' http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/0/6AA6147F763CC194862575DF0008EA7C?OpenDocument General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26673 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:30:00 CDT Illinois in the News St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 24) -- It's hard to see the housing market gaining much ground, says Geoffrey Hewings, a professor of geography and the director of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory at the U. of I. http://story.argentinastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e974f944f2e7496e/id/510700/cs/1/ General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26635 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News Argentina Star (from Asian News International; Buenos Aires, June 23) -- U. of I. law professor Sean Anderson says Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/business/21novel.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26601 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:15:00 CDT Illinois in the News The New York Times (June 20) -- 'Super-resolution is a class of techniques one can use on ordinary video to make it look better,' says Sanjay J. Patel, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the U. of I. http://www.chemie.de/news/e/102273/ Science http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26550 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:15:00 CDT Illinois in the News Chemistry (Berlin, June 19) -- From balloons to rubber bands, things always break faster when stretched. Or do they? U. of I. scientists studying chemical bonds now have shown this isn't always the case, and their results may have profound implications for the stability of proteins to mechanical stress and the design of new high-tech polymers. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/17/17climatewire-us-study-projects-how-unequivocal-warming-wi-29186.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26486 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News The New York Times (June 17) -- U. of I. atmospheric sciences professor Don Wuebbles says average temperatures have risen in the Midwest during recent decades and the growing season has been extended by one week. Heavy downpours are now twice as frequent as they were a century ago and the Midwest has experienced two record-breaking floods during the past 15 years, he said. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/15/sound-cloak-silence.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26401 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:45:00 CDT Illinois in the News Discovery Channel News (Silver Spring, Md., June 15) -- A new invisibility cloak for sound could help doctors find tiny tumors or hide submarines from enemy sonar. 'Our focus is not about dampening noise, but to guide sound waves around structures,' says Nicholas Fang, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at the U. of I. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/judge-directs-sides-to-meet/article1175807/ General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26325 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News The Globe and Mail (Toronto, June 10) -- Charles Tabb, a law professor at the U. of I., is one of the legal experts observing the showdown between the National Hockey League and the Phoenix Coyotes. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/08/ap6514231.html Business http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26270 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:00:00 CDT Illinois in the News Forbes.com (June 8) -- The recession that was cranking up when economics professor J. Fred Giertz came to the U. of I. campus in 1980 -- widely remembered for gutting the Rust Belt -- left Champaign, Urbana and other Illinois towns with heavy government employment relatively untouched, Giertz said. 'But the other places -- Decatur, Danville, Rockford -- were really devastated,' he said, referring to manufacturing towns that have never fully recovered. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/099200906051641.htm General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/26225 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:30:00 CDT Illinois in the News The Hindu (New Delhi, June 5) -- The interaction between predators and native and invasive mosquitoes is one of several factors that may contribute to disease transmission, says Barry Alto, a medical entomologist with the State Natural History Survey at the U. of I.