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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign landed the No. 1 spot in Fortune’s ranking of the best online data science programs
As schools incorporate ethics into the training of future technologists and data scientists, some top-ranked programs offer ethics courses as part of their core curricula. The U. of I., which landed the No. 1 spot in Fortune’s ranking of the best online data science programs, offers a course called Ethics and Policy for Data Science. Read thd full article: ...
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Recently Published: Embryo movement is more frequent in avian brood parasites than birds with parental reproductive strategies
Abstract Movement of the embryo is essential for musculoskeletal development in vertebrates, yet little is known about whether, and why, species vary. Avian brood parasites exhibit feats of strength in early life as adaptations to exploit the hosts that rear them. We hypothesized that an increase...
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Advanced imaging, AI distinguish healthy from injured cells
Beckman researchers use artificial intelligence and advanced imaging to distinguish healthy cells from injured cells. Treating cancer patients and developing biopharmaceutical drugs depends on making the distinction between a healthy live cell and a sickly dead cell. The state of the cell can...
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NSP Faculty Elected to AAAS Fellows: Mark Hauber
Mark Hauber, a professor of evolution, ecology, and environment, is one of 14 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members to be elected 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Hauber, the Harley Jones Van Cleave Professor of Host-Parasite Interactions,...
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NSP Alumnus Named Amoung 'America's Greatest Disruptors: Medical Marvels'
Aadeel Akhtar received his MS in Engineering and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in December 2017. His dissertation, "Mechanisms for enabling closed-loop upper limb sensorimotor prosthetic control," was the culmination of his research on prosthetic limbs driven...
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Eva Fischer
How would you describe your background? (I.E. Where are you from? How did you first get interested in your area of research? Etc.) I grew up in Colorado, and then I went to undergrad on the east coast. I really wanted to live somewhere with deciduous trees, having grown up with a bunch of pine trees. When I started college, I had a lot of different interests and I wasn't really that sure what I wanted to do. So definitely not one of those people who knew from day one what they wanted to be when they grew up. I took a range of classes. I was taking some...

Molly Kent
Career Development What field in Neuroscience did you study? I studied behavioral neuroscience. What about the research process did you enjoy? I love coming up with questions that expand on current research. I also love working with students and helping them learn how to conduct research. Did you prefer gathering the data, brainstorming its meaning, the writing process, defending your research, presenting your research, etc? I love gathering and analyzing data. Not a huge fan of the writing process but that is part of...

Jennifer Walters, in Hee Jung Chung's lab