CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cassandra Osei and Billy Keniston, doctoral students in the Department of History at of Illinois, each applied for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship knowing that the chances they would win the competitive fellowship were extremely slim.
After months of waiting, however, they were surprised to learn that they both were accepted into the program.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies social psychology identifies four factors that lead to the retransmission of social media messages from expert accounts, creating data-driven recommendations for online public health messaging.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kidney dialysis patients who engage in technology-based positive psychology exercises during their treatments may significantly improve their depressive symptoms and quality of life, a new study found.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In Greek mythology, Zeus punishes the trickster Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat a portion of his liver every day, in perpetuity. It was the right organ to target – the liver has the ability to regenerate itself, though not overnight nor for eternity.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Obesity is associated with a host of health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. According to a new study reported in the Journal of Physiology, obesity also diminishes a person’s ability to build muscle after engaging in resistance exercise.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new study in cells, University of Illinois researchers have adapted CRISPR gene-editing technology to cause the cell’s internal machinery to skip over a small portion of a gene when transcribing it into a template for protein building. This gives researchers a way not only to eliminate a mutated gene sequence, but to influence how the gene is expressed and regulated.
Such targeted editing could one day be useful for treating genetic diseases caused by mutations in the genome, such as Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease or some cancers.
The Graduate College is extremely pleased to announce that Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher has agreed to serve as Associate Dean of the Graduate College effective August 16, 2018. Dean Zamani-Gallaher’s primary responsibilities will be in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She will continue to serve in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership as Associate Head of the EPOL Department and as the Director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL).
U. of I. natural resources and environmental sciences graduate student Sara Johnson and her colleagues search for an elusive white flower in the Florida Panhandle.
"It’s summer in the Florida Panhandle, and we are either drenched in rain or covered in sweat. The mosquitoes are out in full force, and the risk of stumbling upon a venomous snake in the seepage slope and swamps is palpable. If I can look beyond the immediate discomfort, the payoff is enormous.
The Graduate College is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2018-19 Graduate College Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Master’s Project Travel Grant, and Dissertation Travel Grant. They are:
A bill circulating in the Illinois Legislature would require history curricula in Illinois' public schools to include discussions of prominent people who had disabilities or were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning.
Leslie K. Morrow, the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center and a doctoral student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, spoke with education editor Sharita Forrest about the proposed bill.