News

2020-05-09 - Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Student Parham Mostame is one of seven graduate students awarded the 2020 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowship.  He was chosen for his work investigating the role of alpha brain rhythms in attention and alertness.  The fellowship offers University of Illinois graduate students the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary research at the Beckman...

2020-05-04 - Every year, tens of thousands of people in the United States will die from drug and alcohol overdoses (source: CDC). Treating those at risk of serious harm is often a difficult process and success rates can be low. A new study led by University of Illinois Psychology professor Dolores Albarracin and graduate student Wenhao Dai examine which...

2019-12-28 - Student Emergency Grant funds of up to $1,000 may be available to students experiencing a COVID-19-related financial hardship due to unexpected expenses, loss of off-campus employment, out-of-pocket medical expenses, technology needs, living expenses or other basic needs. Amounts in excess of $1,000 may be considered in extraordinary situations. Follow the link...

2020-04-16 - Professors Monica Fabiani and Gabriele Gratton, along with Professor Frini Karayanidis from the University of Newcastle in Australia, have received a grant from the Australian Research Council to study the relationship between arterial health and cognition in older adults. Professors Fabiani and Gratton have designed and patented an optical imaging technology that can non-invasively...

2020-04-14 - Dr. Albarracin from the University of Illinois Psychology department has spent most of her career studying how public health messaging can impact people's behavior. Her work has focused on identifying aspects of social media messaging that influence behavior around unhealthy habits and prevention and treatment for communicable diseases. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Albarracin discusses the...

2020-04-10 - Psychology professor Justin Rhodes and graduate student Ross DeAngelis discovered two molecules in the brains of clown fish fathers that control how nurturing a parent they will be. Clownfish are also called anemonefish and like the cartoon versions featured in the Disney movie Finding Nemo, they have very involved fathers. Males will care for the eggs by cleaning them with their mouths and...

2020-04-09 - Right-click, and save the file. Click the settings "gear" image on Zoom. It is located underneath your profile name in the top right corner. Click "Virtual Background" Click the "+" symbol Make sure your "Mirror my video" setting is unchecked at the bottom. Enjoy!   

2020-04-08 - When sheltering at home, it is a struggle to balance work and the daily grind of upkeeping your home and preparing meals. If you have to add in the factor of supporting your child's learning habits, it can be a lot to overcome. Keeping your child engaged and on task throughout this new situation takes patience, focus, and support.  Learn more about accomplishing this goal from...

2020-04-02 - Join the Illinois Interfaith Committee as they host guest speakers in an interfaith dialogue about the ways we are making sense of and taking care of our communities in this time of social distancing. Rabbi Ari Naveh from the Cohen Center for Jewish Life/Hillel and Rev. Nate Brantingham from the Community United Church of Christ will be special guests. Due to continued precaution around COVID-19...

2020-04-02 - Head of Academic Advising, Gary Wszalek from Psychology has been identified as one the top staff members making a positive impact in students lives during the annual Chancellor's Senior Survey. The survey, distributed to all graduating seniors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus...

2020-04-01 - The Department of Psychology denounces the rise of anti-Asian (especially anti-Chinese) xenophobic profiling and racist attacks that are affecting many Asian Americans (particularly those who appear East Asian) across the nation.

2020-03-24 - The term “fake news” dominates social media feeds, and has entered our daily lexicon. Now, a team of researchers from six disciplines across the University of Illinois, and Stanford University plan to develop models and run empirical studies to understand how information, and misinformation is transmitted. The project, “A Multimodal Approach to Network Information Dynamics,” will receive 6....

2020-11-29 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Psychology Department recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic poses continued concerns for both physical and mental health. Here, we share resources for both students and the broader Champaign-Urbana community.

2020-02-21 -   Psychology professor Sepideh Sadaghiani is one of 6 people appointed as LEAP Scholars by the College of Letters and Science (LAS). The award recognizes early career scholars that show potential to become leaders in their fields. Nominees are evaluated on scholarly productivity and contributions to the educational mission of their departments and the College of LAS. Winners of the award...

2020-02-17 - Psychology Professor Aaron Benjamin and graduate student Jessica Siler show that taking practice exams can enhance a persons ability to reason about similar but unseen new material.