01/31/2021 - Religious convictions can often confer a sense of solace for those facing difficult times. It provides a way of thinking about suffering that casts it in a more positive light. This type of positive...
Research News
12/09/2020 - Flavanols are a group of compounds found in cocoa, the central ingredient of chocolate. They are well known to improve vascular function in the arms, hands, legs, and feet. In a recent article co-...
10/19/2020 - Dani Kang has been awarded a NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship for her work investigating alcohol's effects on threat sensitivity in a social context. She is sponsored by...
09/14/2020 - In America, poor people are punished more frequently and more severely for offenses than are the wealthy. One potential explanation for this divide could be that people in society think that poor...
08/12/2020 - Women's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), a type of domestic violence, can have profoundly negative consequences on their mental health. New research published by Dr. Heidemarie Laurent...
07/22/2020 - A paper published by Dan Newman and his former graduate student coauthors, "Gender and Leadership Emergence: A Meta-Analysis and Explanatory Model" has been selected for the 2020 “William A. Owens ...
06/15/2020 - New research by UIUC Community Psychology professor Nathan Todd examines how awareness of Christian privileges and support for Christian dominance in the United States relates to opposition for...
06/08/2020 - Physical activity is associated with better cognitive performance including enhanced executive function and memory. Although physical activity has many beneficial effects on physical health, the link...
05/04/2020 - Every year, tens of thousands of people in the United States will die from drug and alcohol overdoses (source: CDC). Treating those at risk of...
04/16/2020 - Professors Monica Fabiani and Gabriele Gratton, along with Professor Frini Karayanidis from the University of Newcastle in Australia, have received a grant from the Australian Research Council to...
03/24/2020 - The term “fake news” dominates social media feeds, and has entered our daily lexicon. Now, a team of researchers from six disciplines across the University of Illinois, and Stanford University plan...
02/17/2020 - Psychology Professor Aaron Benjamin and graduate student Jessica Siler show that taking practice exams can enhance a persons ability to reason about similar but unseen new material.
01/23/2020 - Professor Chadly Stern has been selected to a appointment for the Center of Advanced Studies. This will allow Dr. Stern to pursue novel research under the support of the center and open...
01/14/2020 - The LGS-SOAR (Laney Graduate School - Summer Opportunity for Academic Research)...
12/28/2019 - Student Emergency Grant funds of up to $1,000 may be available to students experiencing a COVID-19-related financial hardship due to unexpected expenses, loss of off-campus employment, out-of-pocket...
