This Week in Illinois Research
Research Matters
Great tasting water, straight from the tap. Programs to improve student education. Edgy and immersive multimedia productions. Top-notch care for our pets. Tools that help farmers maximize yields. Resources that support healthy aging. What matters most to those of us who live here—and our neighbors in East Central Illinois—matters to our research community, too!
Traditionally, we've trumpeted news of sizable awards, new papers, books, studies or recent discoveries, with an eye to global impact. These achievements certainly matter, and I don't want to downplay how important they are to academic research. However, we haven't always connected the dots to our local impact, yet Illinois research plays a big part in our day-to-day lives.
Today, I'd like to give you a sneak peek at a new initiative designed to showcase the way that research, and researchers, impact Champaign-Urbana and our surrounding communities. I hope you'll check out the site and be on the lookout for the billboards, buses, digital ads, and website that showcase how we are supporting healthy communities and a strong economy, right here where we live, work, and raise our families.
Sincerely,
Susan
P.S. If you share the campaign through your personal social media accounts, be sure to tag me. I'm on LinkedIn and I'd enjoy hearing what you think!
Featured Stories
Addressing perinatal mental health issues through a collaborative research approach
Researchers at Illinois are combining forces to tackle the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the United States: mental health.
NAGPRA training on campus draws practitioners from around the world to learn and share best practices
Cultural sensitivity. New regulations. Potential contaminants. Legal processes. Tribal protocols.
Steve Maren to lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will join the institute on August 16 and will serve as interim director until his appointment is approved by the Board of Trustees.
Around Campus
Applications to become a fellow or associate of the Center for Advanced Study are due October 1
Applications to become a fellow or associate of the Center for Advanced Study are due October 1. CAS programs "offer faculty time off from teaching in order to pursue a research or creative project."
Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPaRC) retreat
Registration for the annual Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPaRC) retreat closes on September 20. An agenda for the event is available …
The Center for Gender and Sex in Health will host an introductory session
The Center for Gender and Sex in Health will host an introductory session – titled…
Xin Liu and her team have developed DeepDISC
Xin Liu and her team have developed DeepDISC, a deep learning tool, to identify objects like stars and galaxies among the massive amounts of data produced by large-scale astronomy programs funded by NSF and DOE.…
Illinois’s new Office of Data Science Research
Illinois’s new Office of Data Science Research will provide a coordination platform to help faculty, staff, and students more easily identify opportunities for collaboration and advance the innovative data science work being done across campus.
Esther Ngumbi recently reviewed the understudied impacts of flooding on climate-resilient crops
Esther Ngumbi recently reviewed the understudied impacts of flooding on climate-resilient crops in Trends in Plant Science. Read a recent profile on Ngumbi and …
National Landscape
The NIH has rolled out a decision matrix
The NIH has rolled out a decision matrix for reviewing grant applications for potential foreign interference.
A recent report in Nature highlighted a Russia-based research paper mill
A recent report in Nature highlighted a Russia-based research paper mill and noted “systemic vulnerabilities in the global research community.”
The founder and chair of Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally encouraged scientists to get involved in policymaking
The founder and chair of Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally encouraged scientists to get involved in policymaking. “Take the plunge; it’s easier and more rewarding than it might seem,” she said.
The White House has released new Post-Quantum Cryptographic standards
The White House has released new Post-Quantum Cryptographic standards to assure the safety and security of quantum computing in the United States.
The National Academies will host a virtual town hall on Thursday
The National Academies will host a virtual town hall on Thursday to collect people’s thoughts on the future of nanotechnology in the United States, including workforce, education, and infrastructure needs.