Illinois News Bureau: Research http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/imageList/19 These are the top research articles at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Reality TV provides an education for self-help citizenship, author says http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0513reality.html General http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13348 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Many things have been said about reality TV, but "educational" has rarely been among them. Yet whether we realize it or not, shows from "Survivor" to "The Apprentice" to the more-recent "Oprah's Big Give" are imparting lessons for an age of scaled-down and reinvented government, says University of Illinois professor and author James Hay. Research shines spotlight on a key player in the dance of chromosomes http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0513proteins.html Science http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13347 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Cell division is essential to life, but the mechanism by which emerging daughter cells organize and divvy up their genetic endowments is little understood. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and Columbia University report on how a key motor protein orchestrates chromosome movements at a critical stage of cell division. Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0512frogs.html Science http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13322 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research To draw their mates, female concave-eared torrent frogs emit a high-pitched chirp that to the human ear sounds like that of a bird. This is one of several unusual frog-related findings reported this week in the journal Nature. Justice in the brain: equity and efficiency are encoded differently http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0508neural.html Science http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13291 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, and that the brain responds in unique ways to inefficiency and inequity. U.S. no longer superpower, now a besieged global power, scholars say http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0508superpower.html General http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13285 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research The United States remains a formidable but besieged global power, according to the editors of "From Superpower to Besieged Global Power: Restoring World Order After the Failure of the Bush Doctrine" (University of Georgia Press). Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field, scientists say http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0507ironsnow.html Science http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13259 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury's mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University. Study shows 'snowballing futility' for workers in arbitration cases http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0505arbitration.html Business http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13212 Mon, 05 May 2008 09:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research A hodge-podge of state laws has created legal landmines that are blowing away a disproportionate share of awards handed to employees in arbitration cases against their employers, according to a new University of Illinois study. U. of I., Illinois chamber starting certification program for HR managers http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0501certification.html General http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13156 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research The Center for Human Resource Management is working with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to start a new certification program to sharpen the skills of human resource managers across the state. Lost Illinois town offers lessons for race relations in America, expert says http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0501philadelphia.html General http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13155 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Plans are under way for another summer of work to unearth remains of New Philadelphia, a lost western Illinois town where blacks and whites lived together in peace and freedom a quarter century before the Civil War broke the grip of slavery. Exhibition highlights students' design efforts to address disability issues http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0501disability.html General http://webtools.uiuc.edu/pc/article/19/13153 Thu, 01 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Industrial design students were matched with students registered with the U. of I.'s Disability Resources and Educational Services and with members of the campus's Delta Sigma Omicron service fraternity to create simple, low-tech product designs and prototypes that could enhance the abilities, independence and quality of life of students with disabilities. Their efforts are on view through May 5.