2024-09-09 - A new book co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist explores the road to the White House through three distinct eras of presidential campaigning. The book, “Battleground: Electoral College Strategies, Execution, and Impact in the Modern Era,” draws...

2024-08-23 - Max Kim had this dream. He’d harbored it for all of his married life, but the timing never seemed right to pursue it. He and his wife, Bonnie, had kids to raise. A house to run. Jobs to hold. Then Max would look at a couple of old photos of his graduation from the University of Illinois, with he in his gown and Bonnie in her dress standing proudly at his side, and the dream would stir. They had...

2024-08-05 - Communication professor Emily Van Duyn was among 15 professors honored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with a named scholar or professorship position. These positions recognize contributions to research and education at the University of Illinois. Van Duyn received the title of Helen Corley Petit Scholar,...

2024-08-01 - Professor J. David Cisneros spoke with the Illinois News Bureau's research editor Sharita Forrest about how political candidates in U.S. elections both court and disparage Latinx communities.

2024-07-30 - Communication professor JungHwan Yang, a co-principal investigator on a research project and a website that examine the informal polls about the U.S. presidential election posted on X, formerly Twitter. Yang spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest about the project.

2024-07-24 -   During a checkup with her obstetrician, Marilyn Hayes tells him about overwhelming exhaustion and possible symptoms of postpartum depression, such as feeling unsafe. Hayes, a Black woman, grows increasingly frustrated as her white, male physician, Dr. Richard Flynn, dismisses her symptoms and ignores her wishes when she refuses medication. Hayes becomes visibly uncomfortable when Flynn...

2024-06-10 -   Wang Cong taught English in China for six years before arriving at the University of Illinois, but when she arrived on campus Cong knew that communicating isn’t just about proper spelling and grammar but also a grasp of the cultural nuances around the language. She still had a lot to learn about English to make the most of her time here as a student. One of Cong’s personal philosophies,...

2024-04-18 - Marshall Scott Poole, David L. Swanson Professor Emeritus of Communication, has been elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Poole was one of seven University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors elected. They are among the 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements by the world...

2024-04-18 - Charee Thompson and Gabriela Tscholl have earned Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction. The awards, presented by the Office of the Provost, are given to faculty members, staff, graduate teaching assistants, and advisors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising. ...

2024-04-17 - Radio ads with an emotional appeal — featuring personal stories of either a happy organ transplant recipient or a sad patient languishing on the waiting list — increase nondonor listeners’ support for organ donation and may be effective at overcoming some of the qualms that deter them from joining the donor registry, a new study suggests. More than 570 African American, Hispanic and white adults...

2024-03-05 - When Danielle Zymkowitz (BS, ’11, communication) was playing on a travel softball team in California during high school, she and several of her teammates were aggressively recruited by Ohio State. But then Illinois coach Terri Sullivan suddenly showed up close to midnight following a grueling late-night loss. “I was so tired, but Coach...

2024-02-12 - White people surveyed in a recent study indicated they would be more likely to confront those who post racist content on social media if their objective were to defend the norms for political discussions rather than to change the person’s prejudiced beliefs.  Communication professors Stewart M. Coles ...

2024-02-02 - Charee Thompson and Gabriella Tscholl have earned undergraduate teaching awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The two were among just 14 instructors and advisors selected by the College as recipients of the extremely competitive awards. “We are proud to have such an impressive group of people advancing our vital teaching and advising goals,” said Venetria K. Patton, the...

2024-01-12 - Couples with differing political views and identities face unique challenges in their consumption of news, which can create significant stress on their relationship, communication professor Emily Van Duyn found in a recent study.

2023-08-01 - Posting videos about intimate relationships to social media platforms may affect offline relationships, according to a case study of the “couch guy” video by Emily Mendelson, a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.