Why Zebras Dont Get Ulcers: Stress and Health by Dr. Robert Sapolsky Beckman Institute at Illinois 2017-06-20 | Science writer, biologist, neuroscientist, and stress expert Dr. Robert Sapolsky presents the inaugural Fenton-Rhodes Lecture on Proactve Wellness. Sapolsky states that our bodies' stress response evolved to help us get out of short-term physical emergencies - if a lion is chasing you, you run. But such reactions, he points out, compromise long-term physical health in favor of immediate self-preservation. Unfortunately, when confronted with purely psychological stressors, such as troubleshooting the fax machine, modern humans turn on the same stress response. "If you turn it on for too long," notes Sapolsky, "you get sick." Sapolsky regards this sobering news with characteristic good humor, finding hope in "our own capacity to prevent some of these problems... in the small steps with which we live our everyday lives."This lecture was recorded on September 22, 2016 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts' Colwell Playhouse as part of the Pygmalion TechFest
How an EEG toy can help you control your brain waves Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-10-21 | Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use EEG brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their attention. To learn more about this research, visit https://cogandbrainlab.web.illinois.edu.
How an EEG toy can help you control your brain waves Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-10-21 | Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use EEG brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their attention. To learn more about this research, visit https://cogandbrainlab.web.illinois.edu.
Using EEG to explore comprehension and attention Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-10-21 | Neuroscientist Kara Federmeier and her Cognition and Brain Lab use brain waves, a children's toy and biofeedback to help people control their mental states at the Beckman Institute Open House. Her lab uses electroencephalography (EEG) to explore how our brains build meaning during language comprehension, memory, and other cognitive tasks. To learn more about this research, visit https://cogandbrainlab.web.illinois.edu.
The challenges in getting to net-zero GHG emissions - Steven Chu (Beckman-Brown) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-10-10 | Professor Steven Chu gives the Beckman-Brown Lecture for 2024. Chu is professor of Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for laser cooling and trapping of atoms.The annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science honors Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the founder of the Institute, and Dr. Theodore “Ted” Brown, the founding director. The series is funded by a gift from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. This talk took place at the Beckman Institute on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on September 17, 2024.
Mentor calls for adults with Down syndrome to join Speech Accessibility Project Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-09-24 | Mentor Alexandria Barkhimer invites people with Down syndrome to join the Speech Accessibility Project. Led by researchers at the University of Illinois, the project aims to collect voice recordings from participants to improve voice recognition technology, benefiting the Down syndrome community and other individuals with disabilities. Learn more at speechaccessibilityproject.com
Mentor calls for adults with Down syndrome to join Speech Accessibility Project Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-09-24 | Mentor Alexandria Barkhimer invites people with Down syndrome to join the Speech Accessibility Project. Led by researchers at the University of Illinois, the project aims to collect voice recordings from participants to improve voice recognition technology, benefiting the Down syndrome community and other individuals with disabilities. Learn more at speechaccessibilityproject.com
Steve Maren to lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (vertical) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-31 | Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will join the institute on August 16 and will serve as interim director until his appointment is approved by the Board of Trustees.Maren is currently the University Distinguished Professor and Charles H. Gregory Chair of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He is also affiliated with TAMU’s Institute for Neuroscience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Illinois before completing master’s and doctoral degrees in neurobiology at the University of Southern California. Maren started his career at the University of Michigan before joining TAMU in 2012.Maren has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1995 and brings over $4.5M in current NIH funding to the U. of I. His research program is broadly focused on understanding brain regions and circuits that are important for memory retrieval, including memories for traumatic events. Maren’s work has international reach, and he is among the most highly cited behavioral neuroscientists in the world. He has mentored 37 graduate students and postdocs and serves on the editorial board of Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Learning & Memory, and Hippocampus. He also has extensive administrative experience. At TAMU, he has served as the Dean’s Research Fellow, and Chair of the Council of Principal Investigators, while at Michigan he led the Neuroscience Graduate Program.Read the full story at https://go.illinois.edu/DirectorMaren
Steve Maren to lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (#shorts) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-31 | Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will join the institute on August 16 and will serve as interim director until his appointment is approved by the Board of Trustees.Maren is currently the University Distinguished Professor and Charles H. Gregory Chair of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He is also affiliated with TAMU’s Institute for Neuroscience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Illinois before completing master’s and doctoral degrees in neurobiology at the University of Southern California. Maren started his career at the University of Michigan before joining TAMU in 2012.Maren has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1995 and brings over $4.5M in current NIH funding to the U. of I. His research program is broadly focused on understanding brain regions and circuits that are important for memory retrieval, including memories for traumatic events. Maren’s work has international reach, and he is among the most highly cited behavioral neuroscientists in the world. He has mentored 37 graduate students and postdocs and serves on the editorial board of Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Learning & Memory, and Hippocampus. He also has extensive administrative experience. At TAMU, he has served as the Dean’s Research Fellow, and Chair of the Council of Principal Investigators, while at Michigan he led the Neuroscience Graduate Program.Read the full story at https://go.illinois.edu/DirectorMaren
Steve Maren to lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (1 minute) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-31 | Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will join the institute on August 16 and will serve as interim director until his appointment is approved by the Board of Trustees.Maren is currently the University Distinguished Professor and Charles H. Gregory Chair of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He is also affiliated with TAMU’s Institute for Neuroscience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Illinois before completing master’s and doctoral degrees in neurobiology at the University of Southern California. Maren started his career at the University of Michigan before joining TAMU in 2012.Maren has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1995 and brings over $4.5M in current NIH funding to the U. of I. His research program is broadly focused on understanding brain regions and circuits that are important for memory retrieval, including memories for traumatic events. Maren’s work has international reach, and he is among the most highly cited behavioral neuroscientists in the world. He has mentored 37 graduate students and postdocs and serves on the editorial board of Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Learning & Memory, and Hippocampus. He also has extensive administrative experience. At TAMU, he has served as the Dean’s Research Fellow, and Chair of the Council of Principal Investigators, while at Michigan he led the Neuroscience Graduate Program.Read the full story at https://go.illinois.edu/DirectorMaren
Steve Maren to lead Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-31 | Steve Maren, a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory, will become the next director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will join the institute on August 16 and will serve as interim director until his appointment is approved by the Board of Trustees.Maren is currently the University Distinguished Professor and Charles H. Gregory Chair of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He is also affiliated with TAMU’s Institute for Neuroscience. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Illinois before completing master’s and doctoral degrees in neurobiology at the University of Southern California. Maren started his career at the University of Michigan before joining TAMU in 2012.Maren has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1995 and brings over $4.5M in current NIH funding to the U. of I. His research program is broadly focused on understanding brain regions and circuits that are important for memory retrieval, including memories for traumatic events. Maren’s work has international reach, and he is among the most highly cited behavioral neuroscientists in the world. He has mentored 37 graduate students and postdocs and serves on the editorial board of Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Learning & Memory, and Hippocampus. He also has extensive administrative experience. At TAMU, he has served as the Dean’s Research Fellow, and Chair of the Council of Principal Investigators, while at Michigan he led the Neuroscience Graduate Program.Read the full story at https://go.illinois.edu/DirectorMaren
Speech Accessibility Project call for adults with Down syndrome (2-min) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-15 | Join Charlotte Woodward and other adults with Down syndrome by participating in the Speech Accessibility Project led by researchers at the University of Illinois. The project aims to collect voice samples from participants to improve voice recognition technology, benefiting the Down syndrome community and other individuals with disabilities. Learn more at speechaccessibilityproject.com
Speech Accessibility Project call for adults with Down syndrome Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-15 | Join Charlotte Woodward and other adults with Down syndrome by participating in the Speech Accessibility Project led by researchers at the University of Illinois. The project aims to collect voice samples from participants to improve voice recognition technology, benefiting the Down syndrome community and other individuals with disabilities. Learn more at speechaccessibilityproject.com
Speech Accessibility Project call for adults with Down syndrome (1-min) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-07-15 | Join Charlotte Woodward and other adults with Down syndrome by participating in the Speech Accessibility Project led by researchers at the University of Illinois. The project aims to collect voice samples from participants to improve voice recognition technology, benefiting the Down syndrome community and other individuals with disabilities. Learn more at speechaccessibilityproject.com
Cicada sounds and hearing disorders Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-06-26 | Fatima Husain answers questions about how the loud sounds that cicadas make can impact people with tinnitus and other hearing disorders and how we can all protect ourselves from these sounds of summer. Husain is a professor of speech and hearing science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. To read the full Q&A, visit https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/05/20/title
How cicada sounds might help people with tinnitus Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-05-20 | Fatima Husain answers questions about how the loud sounds that cicadas make can impact people with tinnitus and how we can all protect ourselves from these sounds of summer. Husain is a professor of speech and hearing science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. To read the full Q&A, visit https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/05/20/title
How cicada sounds might help people with tinnitus (#shorts) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-05-20 | Fatima Husain answers questions about how the loud sounds that cicadas make can impact people with tinnitus and how we can all protect ourselves from these sounds of summer. Husain is a professor of speech and hearing science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. To read the full Q&A, visit https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/05/20/title
Timelapse of X-ray microscope installation (#shorts) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-05-08 | The installation of a ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa micro-CT scanner in a minute! The 3D X-ray microscope was installed and calibrated in the Microscopy Suite at the Beckman Institute in early 2024. The microscope is the first of its kind with life science applications in the U.S. It is available to University of Illinois investigators and may be used to support research projects around the world. #shorts Learn more here...https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/04/29/ct-ing-is-believing-beckman-s-new-microct-scanner-supports-foundational-materials-research
Happy Star Wars Day! Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-05-03 | The Beckman Café will be reopening later this year. In the meantime... May the Fourth be with you!
Happy Star Wars Day! Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-05-03 | The Beckman Café will be reopening later this year. In the meantime... May the Fourth be with you!
Timelapse of micro-CT scanner installation Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-04-30 | The installation of a ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa micro-CT scanner in minutes! The 3D X-ray microscope was installed and calibrated in the Microscopy Suite at the Beckman Institute in early 2024. The microscope is the first of its kind with life science applications in the U.S. It is available to University of Illinois investigators and may be used to support research projects around the world.Learn more here...https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/04/29/ct-ing-is-believing-beckman-s-new-microct-scanner-supports-foundational-materials-research
Filling the Science Leadership Gap by Cyrus Wadia (SmithGroup Lecture 2024) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-04-25 | Cyrus Wadia, CEO of Activate and a former assistant director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, takes on the topic of the science leadership gap at the 2024 SmithGroup Lecture. Wadia was joined in this presentation by Sudharsan Dwaraknath, CEO of Quorum Bio. They discuss how the integration of science into policymaking and business innovation signals a paradigm shift towards empirically grounded decisions and strategies that promise to revolutionize industries and governance alike.The architectural firm SmithGroup supports this lecture series at the Beckman Institute. Formerly Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls Associates of Detroit, SmithGroup designed the Beckman Institute. The firm was particularly proud of this project and presented a modest endowment to support a lecture series in its name. The gift was given in honor of the founding director of the institute, Theodore L. Brown.
2024 Vision & Spirit Award presentation Beckman Institute at Illinois 2024-04-10 | Vision, dedication, and cupcakes: Celebrating Arnold Beckman's legacy on April 10, 2024. As the Beckman Institute celebrated the 124th anniversary of Arnold Beckman's birth, it also celebrated the 2024 Vision and Spirit Award winner and the two inaugural winners of the Staff Spirit and Dedication Award. Emad Tajkhorshid won the faculty Vision and Spirit Award, and Teppie Peyton and Michael Marana both won the inaugural Staff Spirit and Dedication Award. Read more here: https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/04/10/three-beckman-community-members-win-institute-awards
General Anesthesia, Neuromodulation & Altered States of Arousal - Dr. Emery Brown (Beckman-Brown) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-10-18 | Dr. Emery Brown gives the Beckman-Brown Lecture for 2023. Brown is the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at MIT; the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School; and an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science honors Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the founder of the Institute, and Dr. Theodore “Ted” Brown, the founding director. The series is funded by a gift from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. This talk took place at the Beckman Institute on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on October 5, 2023..
NIH and IKIDS explore links between childrens health and environment Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-09-05 | The NIH's renewed support of the IKIDS program allows researchers at the University of Illinois to continue exploring links between the environment and children's health. This research is part of the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative. For more information about this collaboration, visit nih.gov or ikids.beckman.illinois.edu.
What animals get MRIs? (using LEGO bricks) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-05-05 | Biomedical Imaging Center Aaron Anderson quizzes his children about what animals can get MRI scans using LEGO bricks.
Beckman Institute Town Hall - May 4, 2023 Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-05-04 | Director Nadya Mason hosts a hybrid town hall meeting to share updates about the Beckman Café renovation, the recently funded Beckman seed and engagement proposals, and more.
Light, materials and interfaces: CLIP-based 3D printing by Joseph DeSimone (SmithGroup Lect 2023) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-05-02 | Professor Joseph DeSimone, the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, gives the 2023 SmithGroup Lecture. DeSimone is responsible for numerous breakthroughs in areas including green chemistry, medical devices, nanomedicine, and 3D printing, also co-founding several companies based on his research. This presentation took place at the Beckman Institute on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on April 19, 2023.For more information on the SmithGroup lecture series, please visit beckman.illinois.edu/visit/events-at-beckman/smithgroup-lecture-series
Linking nutrition, cognition, and brain health Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-04-25 | Using a revolutionary data fusion technique, Nutritional Cognitive Neuroscience researchers Chris Zwilling and Tanveer Talukdar investigate the links between what we eat and the health and function of our brains as we age. Zwilling and Talukdar are members of psychology, neuroscience, and bioengineering professor Aron Barbey's Decision Neuroscience Laboratory. Read more about this research here https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1420919607
2023 Vision and Spirit Award presentation Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-04-10 | Professor Charles Schroeder won the 2023 Beckman Institute Vision and Spirit Award, a recognition of how he demonstrates Arnold Beckman’s vision of excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration. Schroeder is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering and a member of the Artificial Intelligence for Materials group at the Beckman Institute. The award was presented at a ceremony at the Beckman Institute on April 10, 2023.
Beckman Directors Seminar: Mark Hasegawa-Johnson Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-30 | Mark Hasegawa-Johnson presents his talk, "Inclusive speech technology." Hasegawa-Johnson is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois. This Director's Seminar was a hybrid event held in the Beckman Institute and via Zoom on March 23, 2023.Hasegawa-Johnson’s biography and presentation abstract can be found here...https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/03/08/beckman-director's-seminar-hasegawa-johnson
Wheelchair of the future, the ballbot (4K) (EMMY nominated) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-21 | The ballbot wheelchair may be the future of mobility assistance. Researchers from across the University of Illinois campus have created a Star Wars-inspired robotic wheelchair that uses a single, rolling ball to provide a handsfree, intuitive, and flexible device for users. To learn more about this project, visit https://mechse.illinois.edu/news/54099https://healtheng.illinois.edu/news/hands-free-wheelchair-prototype-achieves-major-milestoneThis video was nominated for a 2023 regional Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Wheelchair of the future, the ballbot (EMMY nominated) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-21 | The ballbot wheelchair may be the future of mobility assistance. Researchers from across the University of Illinois campus have created a Star Wars-inspired robotic wheelchair that uses a single, rolling ball to provide a handsfree, intuitive, and flexible device for users. To learn more about this project, visit https://mechse.illinois.edu/news/54099https://healtheng.illinois.edu/news/hands-free-wheelchair-prototype-achieves-major-milestoneThis video was nominated for a 2023 regional Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Ultra-rapid anatomical MRI processing: speaking / singing Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-20 | Using some of the fastest MRI technology in the world, Beckman researchers can see the physical mechanics of the spoken (or sung) word. This speed has allowed researchers to begin exploring the structural nuances of emotional speech. These video demonstrations show Tracey Wzsalek, the Director of Beckman’s Biomedical Imaging Center, reciting an adaptation of Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree”; and Sepideh Sadaghiani, an Illinois professor of psychology, performing a song in Farsi. Both passages were selected because of their emotional significance to the performers. Professor Mardia Bishop of the Department of Communication is also a collaborator in this initial stage.Watch the entire reading video here youtu.be/TITHpoBzBVEWatch the entire singing video here youtu.be/FcVLXkv_FzY
Period: The Real Story of Menstruation Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-09 | Biological anthropologist and author Kate Clancy discusses her new book explaining the wonderful and weird history and science of periods.The book “Period: The Real Story of Menstruation” is available from Princeton University Press.To learn more about the book, read “Book tackles myths about science of menstruation”https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1184071450Clancy is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also a member of the Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and Resilience group at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. For more on her work, visit https://clancylabs.com.
Menstruation Myth Busting Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-03-09 | Biological anthropologist Kate Clancy dispels some menstruation myths. The person who literally wrote the book on periods sets the record straight.The book “Period: The Real Story of Menstruation” is available from Princeton University Press.To learn more about the book, read “Book tackles myths about science of menstruation”https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1184071450Clancy is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also a member of the Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and Resilience group at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. For more on her work, visit https://clancylabs.com.
Beckman Institute Open House 2023 Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-02-28 | The Beckman Institute's open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 31, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1. We hope to see you there!
Ultra-rapid anatomical MRI processing: speaking / singing Beckman Institute at Illinois 2023-02-09 | Using some of the fastest MRI technology in the world, Beckman researchers can see the physical mechanics of the spoken (or sung) word. This speed has allowed researchers to begin exploring the structural nuances of emotional speech. These video demonstrations show Tracey Wzsalek, the Director of Beckman’s Biomedical Imaging Center, reciting an adaptation of Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree”; and Sepideh Sadaghiani, an Illinois professor of psychology, performing a song in Farsi. Both passages were selected because of their emotional significance to the performers. Professor Mardia Bishop of the Department of Communication is also a collaborator in this initial stage.Watch the entire reading video here youtu.be/TITHpoBzBVEWatch the entire singing video here youtu.be/FcVLXkv_FzY
How exclusion & bullying affect self-worth of teen girls (EMMY winner) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-12-18 | Karen Rudolph and Haley Skymba of the Family Studies Lab discuss how adolescent girls can be particularly impacted by peer adversity. Rudolph is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Skymba is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Illinois. To learn more about this work, visit labs.psychology.illinois.edu/familystudieslab/This video won the 2023 Mid-America EMMY Award for best "Informational/Instructional - Short Form Content" from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Beckman Institute Town Hall - Dec 8, 2022 Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-12-09 | Director Nadya Mason hosts a hybrid town hall meeting to discuss the current state and future direction of the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Directors Ping Pong Showdown Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-11-02 | New Beckman Director, Nadya Mason, faces off with former Beckman Director, Jeff Moore, in this epic, ping pong showdown.
Remembering Professor Gabi Popescu Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-11-01 | Gabriel Popescu, the William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, died on June 16, 2022, while visiting his hometown Prundu, Romania. Gabi was a father and husband, a friend to many, and a luminary scientist and mentor in the field of biophotonics and quantitative phase imaging. The Beckman Institute hosted this memorial service for Gabi on September 30, 2022.
Learning about MRI with LEGO® bricks Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-17 | MRI expert Aaron Anderson and his kids build an MRI scanner using LEGO® bricks
What to Expect When Getting an MRI (with LEGO® bricks) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-17 | MRI expert Aaron Anderson illustrates what it's like to get an MRI with LEGO® bricks. #LEGOgetanMRI
Learning about MRI with LEGO: What animals get MRIs? Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-17 | Learn what animals can get MRI scans... using LEGO bricks! To learn more, visit beckman.illinois.edu
Beckman Directors Seminar: Marianne Alleyne Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-13 | Marianne Alleyne presents her talk, "Insects did it first: Multi-functional surfaces & structures." Alleyne is an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois. This Director's Seminar was a hybrid event held in the Beckman Institute and via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
Cognitive Reserve: An Evolving Concept by Yaakov Stern (Beckman-Brown Lecture) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-11 | Yaakov Stern discuss how lifestyle, genetics, and brain anatomy may affect age- or dementia-related brain changes. Stern is the Florence Irving Professor of Neuropsychology at Columbia University and the Taub Institute for the Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain.The annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science honors Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the founder of the Institute, and Dr. Theodore “Ted” Brown, the founding director. The series is funded by a gift from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. This talk took place at the Beckman Institute on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on October 3, 2019.
From Seeing to Doing: Understanding & Interacting with the Real World - Fei-Fei Li (Beckman-Brown) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-07 | Fei-Fei Li, the Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and Denning Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, gives the Beckman-Brown Lecture for 2022. Visual intelligence is a cornerstone of intelligence. From passive perception to embodied interaction with the world, vision plays a critical role. In this talk, Li discusses work in her lab that spans both perception and robotic learning, underscoring the importance of an "ecological approach" to learning.The Annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science honors Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the founder of the Institute, and Dr. Theodore 'Ted' Brown, the founding director. The series is funded by a gift from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. This live virtual talk was recorded via Zoom on October 6, 2022.
Beckman Institute: By the Numbers 2021-22 Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-05 | Check out this infographic about the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. To read the full 2021-22 Annual Report, please visit go.beckman.illinois.edu/AR2021
Beckman Institute: By the Numbers 2021-22 (vertical) Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-10-05 | Check out this infographic about the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. To read the full 2021-22 Annual Report, please visit go.beckman.illinois.edu/AR2021
60 Second Science: Karen Rudolph on adolescent development Beckman Institute at Illinois 2022-09-02 | Beckman Institute member Karen Rudolph presents her research in sixty seconds. Rudolph is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
