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Beckman Researchers to Speak at Share the Vision
Leading University of Illinois researchers, including a number of faculty and staff members from the Beckman Institute, will be presenting at the Share the Vision event on Thursday, October 8. A complete list of speakers and presentation topics can be found on the Share the Vision web site.
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#2Tajkhorshid Goes After Uncharted Territories in the Molecular World
Emad Tajkhorshid, a professor of biophysics and biochemistry, loves the challenge of “going after uncharted territories in the molecular world.” He and his colleagues have been the first in the world to be able to describe at an atomic level the entire motion of a transporter protein during its cycle.
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Tajkhorshid and Knobloch Named University Scholars
U of I News Bureau –Emad Tajkhorshid, full-time faculty member in the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, and Leanne Knobloch, affiliate in Human Perception and Performance, have been named University Scholars in recognition of excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.
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#4Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aid in Agriculture
Camille Goudeseune, computer systems analyst at the Beckman Institute's Illinois Simulator Lab, has developed technology for high-resolution images that can aid in indicating changes in vegetation, drainage, erosion or snowdrift, allowing for more accurate decisions in agriculture.
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#5Synergy Fall 2015
This issue of Synergy highlights the $5 million gift the Beckman Institute received from the Beckman Foundation Board, as well as the innvoative work of students, including Aadeel Akhtar, Arielle Rausin, the 2015 Beckman Awardees, and the 2015 Beckman Graduate Fellows.
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#6Prosthetic Hand Develops Sensory Feedback
A low-cost prosthetic hand developed by Aadeel Akhtar and Timothy Bretl has the potential to help amputees around the world.
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Evolutionary Differences with BioCT Scanner
With various tools in Beckman’s Microscopy Suite and Visualization Laboratory, researchers can decode the variations that arise from natural selection.
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3D Scanner and Printer Enable Better Wheelchair Racing Gloves
The 3D scanner in Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is helping create new racing gloves for the Illinois wheelchair track team.
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#9Director's Seminar on October 8: Nancy Sottos
The next Director's Seminar of fall 2015 is scheduled for October 8, featuring Nancy Sottos, materials science and engineering professor and part-time faculty member of the Autonomous Materials Systems Group. The presentation will start at noon in Beckman room 1005, and lunch will be provided.
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#10Orbitofrontal Cortex Related to Optimism and Anxiousness
Illinois News Bureau –Beckman researchers, including Florin Dolcos, Sanda Dolcos, and Yifan Hu from the Cognitive Neuroscience Group, and their colleagues found that healthy adults who have a larger orbitofrontal cortex, a brain region located just behind the eyes, are more optimistic and less anxious.
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Interdisciplinarity Will Help Solve World's Biggest Problems
A special feature in Nature News details the origins of the Beckman Institute, one of the first interdisciplinary academic research facilities.
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#12AmpliMy Project to Give a Voice to Those Who Have Trouble Being Heard
Illinois News Bureau –A team from the University of Illinois is developing a voice amplifier for Illinois art history student Alexis Wernsing, which will attach to her wheelchair and allow her to control it with the nudge of her elbow. The team, including Deana McDonagh from the Human Perception and Performance Group, hopes the device will be useful to others who have difficulty projecting their voice.
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#13Surgical Probe Seeks Out Where Cancer Ends and Healthy Tissue Begins
Illinois News Bureau –Stephen Boppart, member of the Bioimaging Science and Technology Group and Illinois engineering professor, led a team that developed a tool to help surgeons determine the extent of cancerous tissue to remove.
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McDonagh Helps Make Wearable Health-Monitoring Electronics Comfortable, Easy to Use
Illinois News Bureau –Deana McDonagh of the Human Perception and Performance Group, John Rogers of the 3D Micro- and Nanoystems Group, and their team are working together to make wearable health-monitoring devices comfortable, easy for users to apply, and inconspicuous.
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Madak-Erdogan Joins Beckman as Affiliate
Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, has joined the Beckman Institute as an affiliate faculty member in the Bioimaging Science and Technology research group within the Integrative Imaging research theme.
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#16Study Reveals Connection between Fitness Level, Brain Activity, and Executive Function
Brain function associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness plays a role in increased cognitive performance in older adults, according to a new study at the University of Illinois.
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$5 Million Gift Honors Theodore Brown and Arnold Beckman
The gift will establish the Beckman-Brown Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science.
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Graduate Student Seminar on September 16
Matt Rosenberger (3D Micro- and Nanosystems), Ariel James (Cognitive Science), and Aaron Schwarz-Duval (Bioimaging Science and Technology) will present on Wednesday, September 16 at noon in Beckman room 1005 as part of the Graduate Student Seminars. Lunch will be served.
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