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How many H-1B petitions made by Illinois employers were approved during 2024?
In 2024, 98.7% of H-1B petitions filed by employers in Illinois were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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U. of I. News: Six Illinois scientists rank among world's most influential
Six faculty members at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list.
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New molecule targets, images and treats lung cancer tumors in mice
Lung cancer can be elusive to spot and difficult to treat, but University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a finely tuned molecular agent that can precisely target lung and other cancer cells for imaging and treatment.
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New analytical technique helps researchers spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells.
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U. of I. News: Birds' eye size offers clues to coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites, hosts
Eye size likely plays a role in the contest between avian brood parasites – birds that lay their eggs in the nests of other species – and their hosts, who sometimes detect the foreign eggs and eject or abandon them, scientists report.
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Center for Advanced Study initiative looks at 'infodemic,' how to combat misinformation
The CAS initiative will bring together experts to discuss misinformation, disinformation, “fake news” and conspiracy theories.
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Tiny porous crystals change the shape of water to speed up chemical reactions
Chemical engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign now understand how water molecules assemble and change shape in some settings, revealing a new strategy to speed up chemical reactions critical to industry and environmental sustainability.
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Are President Biden's vaccine mandates lawful?
The expansive new set of vaccination requirements issued by the Biden administration affecting the federal workforce will likely be upheld by the courts, but the mandate emanating from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is on shakier legal ground, says Michael LeRoy, an expert in labor law and labor relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Krannert Art Museum hosts retrospective of photographer Hal Fischer
“Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics” features his well-known photographic series focused on gay life in 1970s San Francisco, as well as his early work as an Illinois student.
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CAS, McKinley Foundation hosting art exhibit, presentation about transgender older adults
“To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults” documents the life stories of transgender older adults through photographs and interviews.
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Is the future of agriculture digital?
With colleagues at several institutions, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign crop sciences professor Stephen Moose will lead the development of a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems.
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New tool maps future climate costs for airlines, passengers
Researchers built a mathematical model to calculate how much it will cost airlines to cope with rising temperatures in a changing climate.
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Less salt, more protein: Researchers address dairy processing's environmental, sustainability issues
Researchers say the high salt content of whey – the watery part of milk left behind after cheesemaking – helps make it one of the most polluting byproducts in the food processing industry.
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U. of I. News: Krannert Art Museum retrospective of Louise Fishman's drawings an unexpected memorial
“A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing” is the first retrospective of Fishman’s works on paper, and features many works of art that have never been shown.
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Merit-based employment practices contribute to gender pay gap, study says
Meritocratic employment practices such as performance bonuses often fail to reduce gender-based pay inequality and may actually exacerbate it by allowing the status quo to remain intact at firms, says new research co-written by Eunmi Mun, a professor of labor and employment relations at Illinois.
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U. of I. News: Illinois artist Ben Grosser's solo show imagines 'Software for Less'
Illinois artist Ben Grosser's solo show imagines 'Software for Less'
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Illinois artist Ben Grosser's solo show imagines 'Software for Less'
An exhibition of work by Ben Grosser, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of new media, considers what software might look like if its underlying philosophy was not the creation of more, but less.
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Nutrient-rich human waste poised to sustain agriculture, improve economies
The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident.
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Ebertfest announces first films and guests, COVID-19 protocols
The 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as “Ebertfest,” announced some of its films and guests for the 2021 event and shared updated COVID-19 safety protocols for the festival.
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Illinois history professor examines Japan's relationships with its rivers
History professor Roderick Wilson looks at how the interactions between rivers, society and government helped shape Japan’s modern transformation.