Illinois News Bureau: Research http://illinois.edu/pc/imageList/19 These are the top research articles at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0725speculators.html Business http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14967 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says. Confidence a key to recent economic initiatives, U. of I. expert says http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0725economy.html Business http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14966 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Restoring confidence in the sputtering U.S. economy is at the heart of recent moves to shore up the nation's lagging financial and housing markets, a University of Illinois economist says. Region hit hard by 1993 floods showed economic resiliency, study indicates http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0724floods.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14941 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:15:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research With the first wave of clean-up efforts behind them, residents of communities affected by this year's Midwest floods may find hope in a University of Illinois study on the economic impact of the 1993 flood that devastated much of the same region. Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009 http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0723costs.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14909 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study. Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0721frogears.html Science http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14857 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say. Negative perception of blacks rises with more news watching, studies say http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0717race.html Craig Chamberlain General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14800 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Watching the news should make you more informed, but it also may be making you more likely to stereotype, says a University of Illinois researcher. In a pair of recently published studies, communication professor Travis Dixon found that the more people watched either local or network news, the more likely they were to draw on negative stereotypes about blacks. Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest U.S. http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715athapaskans.html Science http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14732 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern United States. The migration, which left no known archaeological trace, is believed to have occurred about 500 years ago. Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0711infants.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14676 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research According to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois community health professor, child-care factors and feeding practices may indeed play a role in the increased number of overweight infants and toddlers. Researchers catch ion channels in their opening act http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0709voltage.html Kaushik Ragunathan Science http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14588 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research Each thought or action sends a million electrical signals pulsing through your body. At the heart of the process of generating these electrical impulses is the ion channel. A new study by researchers from the University of Illinois measures movements smaller than one-billionth of a meter in ion channels. U.S. firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0707hiring.html Business http://illinois.edu/pc/article/19/14523 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Research U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University of Illinois labor expert.