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During National CP Awareness Month, a voice recognition project recruits U.S., Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to train voice recognition technologies to understand people with diverse speech patterns and disabilities, is recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.
29-Mar-2024 5:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Painting a molecular portrait of the brain with mass spectrometry and deep learning

5-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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New AI model draws treasure maps to diagnose disease

Researchers at the Beckman Institute developed an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify tumors and diseases in medical images. The tool draws a map to explain each diagnosis, helping doctors follow its line of reasoning, check...
4-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Uncovering the connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity

Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how different genes associated with autism spectrum disorders may similarly impact...
28-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Chameleons inspire new multicolor 3D-printing technology

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Better together: Beckman imaging facilities share $3M Alzheimer’s research grant

Beckman researchers and collaborators received $3 million from the U.S. National Institute on Aging to develop diagnostic tools and imaging agents for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
5-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Speech Accessibility Project begins recruiting people who have had a stroke

The Speech Accessibility Project has begun recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults who have had a stroke.
2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Don’t look back: the aftermath of a distressing event is more memorable than the lead-up, study suggests

A Beckman study led by Paul Bogdan and Florin and Sanda Dolcos suggests the moments that follow a distressing episode are more memorable than the moments leading up to it.
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From Awareness to Empowerment, Expert Commentary on Autism Awareness Month

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During National CP Awareness Month, a voice recognition project recruits U.S., Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

12-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT

How can we preserve our cognitive health as we age?

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An antiracist approach to intelligence research: Q&A with LaTasha Holden

Traditional perceptions of intelligence may have created unfair limitations for students, especially those from historically marginalized communities. Beckman researcher and psychology professor LaTasha Holden believes that changing our fundamental...
29-Aug-2023 1:05 AM EDT

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The Beckman Institute brings researchers from many disciplines together to collaborate. The result: scientific advances that couldn’t occur any other way.

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LIFE

LaTasha Holden

Assistant professor of psychology.

Keywords:
Learning, Memory, Cognitive Science, diverse learning needs, Students, Education, student resilience, Testing, academic testing, cognitive bias, Working Memory, Long-term Memory, Cognition, culturally informed science, Pedagogy, Diversity, Equity

SCIENCE

Marianne Alleyne

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Keywords:
Bioinspiration, Insects, Materials Science, mechanical systems, integrative biology, Entomology, insect physiology, Physiology, bioinspired design, Arthropods, Cicada, Cicadas, Flies, Dragonflies, Beetles, click beetle, Leafhopper, brochosomes

MEDICAL, LIFE

Florin Dolcos, Ph.D.

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Keywords:
Cognitive Neuroscience, Aging, Affective Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Social neuroscience, Brain Imaging, fMRI, MRI, individual differences, Personality, Affective Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Memory

SCIENCE, LIFE

JooYoung Seo, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of information sciences

Keywords:
Accessibility, accessible computing, Universal Design, inclusive data science, equitable healthcare technologies, computational literacy, web accessibility, human-centered design, inclusive makerspaces, multimodal data representation

SCIENCE, LIFE

Rachel Adler, Ph.D.

Associate professor in the School of Information Sciences

Keywords:
human-computer interaction, Accessibility, Computing Education

SCIENCE

Charles Schroeder, Ph.D.

Professor of materials science and engineering

Keywords:
Molecular Bioengineering and Biophysics, Molecular Engineering, Molecular Rheology, Single Molecule Biophysics, Soft Materials

LIFE, BUSINESS

Arden Rowell, Ph.D.

Professor of Law

Keywords:
cost-benefit analysis, Climate Change, behavioral law and economics, Administrative Law, risk regulation, Risk Analysis, Environment, Environmental Law, Environmental Policy, Law, sustainable economic development, Economics, Sustainability, Psychology

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Nien-Pei Tsai

Associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology

Keywords:
Neurobiology, Synapses, Synaptic Transmission, Learning And Memory, Learning, Memory, Neurological Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychiatric Disorders, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, Therapeutic target discovery

SCIENCE

Joaquín Rodriguez-Lopez, PhD

Professor of Chemistry, Materials Research Laboratory, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Keywords:
Nanoelectrochemistry, Advanced Electrochemical Characterization, Redox Polymers, Electrochemical Simulation, Ultrathin Electrodes, Interfaces for Electrocatalysis and Energy Storage

SCIENCE

Adrienne Antonson

Assistant professor of animal sciences

Keywords:
Prenatal, Neurodevelopment, molecular and cellular neuroscience, Neuroscience, Genomic, disease and disorders, Neural Development, Behavioral Neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, Animal Models, Mental Health Disorders, maternal instincts, Neuroimmunol

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Daniel Llano, Ph.D.

Professor of molecular and integrative physiology

Keywords:
Hearing, hearing research, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Optogenetics, Sensory Processing, Aging

MEDICAL, SCIENCE, LIFE

Soyoung Choi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Keywords:
mobile health interventions, Health Literacy, Visual impairments

SCIENCE, LIFE

Nancy McElwain, Ph.D.

Professor of human development and family studies

Keywords:
Human Development, family studies, Social And Emotional Development, Social-emotional Development, Infant, early life experiences, Parent-Child Relationships, stress regulation in children, child stress regulation, Developmental Psychology, Neuroscience, P

LIFE

Laura Hetrick, Ph.D.

Associate professor of art education

Keywords:
Identity, Psychoanalysis, Pop Culture, Autism

SCIENCE, LIFE

Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of electrical and computer engineering

Keywords:
Speech Production, Linguistics, Machine Learning, speech recognition, automated speech, voice recognition, phoneme, prosody, prosody in automatic speech recognition, Natural Language, Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SCIENCE

Ying Diao, Ph.D.

Associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering

Keywords:
Chemical Engineering, biomolecular engineering, Molecular Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Polymers, Printed Electronics, Organic Electronics, additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing and design, Additive manufacturing research, molecular assembly

LIFE

Adam Bleakney

Research affiliate; head coach of the University of Illinois wheelchair track and road racing team

Keywords:
Assistive Technology, Disability, Human Performance, Athletes with disabilities, Quality Of Life, User-centric design, Wheelchair racing, Racing wheelchair research, Accessibility, Accessible Technology

LIFE

Deana McDonagh, Ph.D.

Professor of industrial design

Keywords:
Design, Design for responsible innovation, Empathic design, Quality Of Life, User-product relationships, Material landscape, Interdisciplinary Research, Design Strategy, Industrial Design, Empathic modeling, Emotional sustainability, User-centered design

LIFE

Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

Keywords:
Psychology, Educational Psychology, Aging, Age-related cognition, Cognition, Text memory, Adult Literacy, Cognitive resilience, Adult development and aging, Literacy, Reading, brain training, Working Memory, young adult, older adult, resource allocation

SCIENCE

Xiao Su, Ph.D.

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Keywords:
Redox, Desalination, Metalorganic frameworks, Water Purification, Clean Water, chemical manufacturing, Energy, Environment, chemical recycling

MEDICAL, SCIENCE, LIFE

Laura Rice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Keywords:
Functional Mobility Skills, Physical Disabilities, Secondary Impairments

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LaTasha Holden

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JooYoung Seo, Ph.D.

Rachel Adler, Ph.D.

Charles Schroeder, Ph.D.

Arden Rowell, Ph.D.

Nien-Pei Tsai

Joaquín Rodriguez-Lopez, PhD

Adrienne Antonson

Daniel Llano, Ph.D.

Soyoung Choi, Ph.D.

Nancy McElwain, Ph.D.

Laura Hetrick, Ph.D.

Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, Ph.D.

Ying Diao, Ph.D.

Adam Bleakney

Deana McDonagh, Ph.D.

Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow, Ph.D.

Xiao Su, Ph.D.

Laura Rice, Ph.D.

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