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Communication with Doctor During First Visit Affects Pain Patients鈥� Outcomes

Chronic pain patients often struggle with anxiety and depression. A recent study led by University of Illinois communication professor Charee Thompson found that effective physician-patient communication during the initial consultation helps...
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Thin Skin Significantly Blunts Injury From Puncture, Study Finds

Thin, stretchy skin 鈥� like that of a pig or human 鈥� lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it鈥檚 punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials designed to mimic skin, a study led by the University of Illinois finds. Its...
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Overcoming Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer Treatment

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Illinois has discovered a potential new treatment option for drug-resistant breast cancer. Their findings, published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, demonstrates the role of...
12-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Virtual Reality Training for Physicians Aims to Heal Disparities in Black Maternal Health Care

Virtual reality training for physicians aims to heal disparities in Black maternal health care
22-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Defect engineering leads to designer catalyst for production of green hydrogen

Researchers at the University of Illinois have identified a way to use defect engineering to boost catalytic efficiency for electrolyzers, taking science one step closer to sustainable production of green hydrogen.
16-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study: Faster charge transfer mechanism could lead to better energy conversion devices

Studying how nano-sized bits of light-absorbing gold transfer electrons to titania, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and their collaborators reveal new details about the mechanics of plasmon-mediated charge transfer, which...
8-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically responsive materials

Newly published research details the development of an easy-to-use intuitive tool that can predict without lengthy experimentation and calculation the reactivity of C-C bonds when designing mechanophores, which could lead to the discovery of new...
17-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV

Researchers from the University of Illinois have demonstrated the importance of cell-type-specific targeting in the treatment of HIV. Their study, published in PNAS, is one of the first to examine the differential or cell-type specific effects of...
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Illinois Virologist Explains What鈥檚 in the New COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines, the Best Time to Get Them, and Why We Need Them at All.

22-Oct-2024 1:25 PM EDT

Listeria outbreak: What is listeriosis and how is it treated?

4-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT

How do people use self-censorship to avoid having their content suppressed on sites like TikTok?

14-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT

How do presidential candidates embody ideas about national identity, including views of Latinos?

1-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT

Will social media polls accurately predict the winner of the U.S. presidential election?

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How have U.S. border policies affected attitudes toward migrants and violence against them?

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The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is home to more than 600 faculty experts working on the world鈥檚 fundamental problems and grand challenges. Illinois LAS faculty lead their fields and generate new knowledge in the life and physical sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Experts

SCIENCE

Chunyuan Diao, PhD, Geography

Assistant Professor, Geography and Geographic Information Science

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence,Biodiversity,Biogeography,Climate Change,GIs,Invasive Species,Land Use,land use change,Remote Sensing

LIFE

Ghassan Moussawi

Associate Professor, Sociology and Gender and Women's Studies

Keywords:
Emotion,Feminism,Feminist Study,Gender and Women's studies,LGBT refugees,Post Colonial,queer studies,Sexuality Studies,Sociology,Urban Studies

SCIENCE, LIFE

Daniel Eck

Professor, Department of Statistics

Keywords:
Biostatistics,quantitative biology,real-world data,sports analytics,Statistics

MEDICAL

Charee Thompson, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Department of Communication

Keywords:
Health Communication

MEDICAL

Mardia Bishop, Ph.D.

Director of Public Speaking Instruction, Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication

Keywords:
conflict management,Inclusion & Diversity,microaggressions,Mindfulness,Public Speaking

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Brenda Anne Wilson, PhD

Professor of Microbiology

Keywords:
Bacteria,Bacterial Resistance,Biochemistry,Biologics,Biosecurity,Biotechnology,Genomics,host-pathogen interactions,Infectious Diesease,Microbiology,Microbiome,one health,Pathogenesis,Protein Engineering,Toxins

SCIENCE

Cari Vanderpool, PhD

Professor of Microbiology

Keywords:
Antibiotic Resistance,Bacteria,Bacteriophage,Genetics,Genomics,Grants,Infectious Disease,phage therapy,Research Funding,RNA,Science Education

LIFE

Violeta J. Rodriguez, PhD, clinical psychology

Assistant professor, Department of Psychology

Keywords:
family dynamics,Health Equity,Immigrant Families,Parenting,Psychometrics,Psychopathy,Spanish-speaking

LIFE

Erika Cornelius Smith, PhD, History

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Keywords:
female politicians,female veterans,First Ladies,internationalization,Political Candidates,Politics,Presidency,Presidential Politics

SCIENCE

Simon Rogers, PhD

Associate professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Keywords:
Biomedical Materials,Polymers,Rheology,soft matter physics

LIFE

Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science

Keywords:
American Politics,Chronobiology and Politics,Genetics and Politics,Physiology and Politics,Political Behavior,political psychology

SCIENCE, LIFE

Kendra Calhoun

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Keywords:
African American culture,African American English,Anthropology,Diversity and Inclusion,Humor,Linguistics,online communication,Race,Social Media

SCIENCE