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Marni Boppart to discuss rejuvenating aged skeletal muscle Nov. 5 at Director's Seminar
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Sychterz is new faculty affiliate at Beckman
Ann Sychterz, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has joined the Beckman faculty as an affiliate. She will be a member of... -
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NSF-funded study to examine ability of social networks to slow COVID-19 spread
Psychology professor Dolores Albarracin is collaborating on an NSF-funded project that leverages digital social networks to promote and spread... -
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Campuswide effort makes nasal swabs for COVID testing
Earlier this year an effort led by members of Beckman's Autonomous Materials Systems Group — including many graduate students — resulted in a... -
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Bhargava named to The Analytical Scientist's Power List 2020
Rohit Bhargava, the director of the Cancer Center at Illinois and a professor of bioengineering, was named to The Analytical Scientist's Power List... -
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Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report
Marianne Alleyne, a professor of entomology, and researchers have demonstrated a new fabrication technique that allows them to replicate the... -
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Student Researcher Spotlight: Yongdeok Kim
Meet our featured student researcher: Yongdeok Kim, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering, who works in the Bashir Lab at the Beckman... -
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Bone density is associated with regular use, study finds
Researchers at the Beckman Institute have found that bone density and frame size of women is associated with habitual use in tasks that involve... -
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Xinzhu Yu joins Beckman as affiliate
Xinzhu Yu, a new assistant professor of molecular and integrative physiology in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Illinois, also has... -
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Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
Researchers studied the effects of a 12-week exercise regimen on 148 active-duty Air Force airmen, half of whom also received a twice-daily nutrient... -
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Octopus-inspired sucker transfers thin, delicate tissue grafts and biosensors
Hyunjoon Kong, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led a team that developed an octopus-inspired device for transferring fragile,... -
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Marni Boppart to discuss rejuvenating aged skeletal muscle Nov. 5 at Director's Seminar
Marni Boppart, a professor of kinesiology and community health, will speak at Beckman Institute's virtual Director's Seminar at noon Thursday, Nov.... -
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Fan Lam receives NIBIB Trailblazer Award
Bioengineering professor Fan Lam has received a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Trailblazer R21 Award for his research on... -
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Jain on Science News list of 10 Young Scientists to Watch
Chemistry professor Prashant Jain is on the Science News list of 10 Young Scientists to Watch. The list highlights “scientists who are pushing the... -
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Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell
Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – the type and direction of the force on a cell alters gene expression... -
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Student Researcher Spotlight: Eman Hamed
Meet our featured student researcher: Eman Hamed, a Ph.D. student in neuroscience, who works in the Neurotechnology for Memory and Cognition Group at... -
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Chen to discuss 'cinematography' at nanoscale Oct. 8 at (virtual) Director's Seminar
Qian Chen, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will speak at Beckman Institute's virtual Director's Seminar at noon... -
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Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze, study finds
Taher Saif, a professor of mechanical science and engineering, and graduate student Bashar Emon tested 11 household fabrics that are commonly used... -
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Beckman Institute, Cancer Center faculty and staff members honored with SPaRC awards
Faculty and staff members from the Beckman Institute and the Cancer Center at Illinois were recently recognized by the U of I Office of Sponsored... -
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High-powered magnet’s arrival brings Carle, U of I closer to groundbreaking research
Thousands of patients will benefit from a special delivery Sept. 10 all the way from Germany. The 37,000-pound magnet for the Siemens Healthineers... -
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Detecting a new mechanism of toxicity can aid in Alzheimer's diagnosis
Researchers find that specific protein ensembles have the capacity to disrupt the membrane of neurons, causing their death. The discovery could help...
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