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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio [open captions]
An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative space where expert researchers, healthcare professionals, end users, and others create innovations that are useful for and usable by everyone. To learn more about the studio, visit design-studio.illinois.edu.
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An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative...
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Designed for everyone: (dis)Ability Design Studio
An overview of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The studio supports design research centered around the lived experiences of people with diverse abilities. It is a collaborative...
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Tinnitus, blood flow and the brain (3min)
Researchers at the University of Illinois use MRI imaging to explore the link between tinnitus, hearing loss, and blood flow in the brain.
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Stanley Ikenberry (1935-2025) remarks from 2014 anniversary symposium
Stanley Ikenberry, former U of I System president, presents his remarks at the Beckman Institute's 25th Anniversary Symposium in 2014. Ikenberry passed away at age 90 on April 1, 2025.
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Beckman Institute Open House 2025
The Beckman Institute's open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5. We hope to see you there!
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Molecules and mentoring: studying science too small to see
With notepads, chalkboards and cardboard boxes as her canvases, Beckman postdoc Ashley Lenhart creatively visualizes her smaller-than-life research on inflammation. Her work is invisible to the naked eye. But Lenhart’s career is patterned in...
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Molecules and mentoring: studying science too small to see (3 min)
With notepads, chalkboards and cardboard boxes as her canvases, Beckman postdoc Ashley Lenhart creatively visualizes her smaller-than-life research on inflammation. Her work is invisible to the naked eye. But Lenhart’s career is patterned in...
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope (90 seconds)
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's vampires under the microscope (90 second, vertical)
Frightful microscopic images of nature's vampires straight from the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. To read about these bloodsucking bugs, visit
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Using EEG to explore comprehension and attention
Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their mental states at the Beckman Institute Open House. Her lab uses electroencephalography (EEG) to explore how...
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How an EEG toy can help you control your brain waves
Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use EEG brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their attention. To learn more about the CAB Lab, visit https://cogandbrainlab.web.illinois.edu.
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Mentor calls for adults with Down syndrome to join Speech Accessibility Project
Mentor Alexandria Barkhimer invites people with Down syndrome to join the Speech Accessibility Project. Led by researchers at the University of Illinois, the project aims to collect voice recordings from participants to improve voice recognition...