Tag: Illinois
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Florin Dolcos, University of Illinois – Anxiety Disorders and Optimism
Our country’s annual medical bill for treating anxiety is huge. Florin Dolcos, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, delves into a new discovery that may trigger a new treatment for the millions of American suffering from this affliction. Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.25)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.25 Monday, January 25 Janet Rubin of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill explores if exercise can help your stem cells turn to bone instead of fat. Tuesday, January 26 Martin Gerdes of the New York Institute of Technology details a new potential preventive treatment for heart failure. Wednesday, January 27…
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Catherine Murphy, UIUC – Gold Nanotechnology
Atomic element #79 is the precious metal more commonly known as gold. Catherine Murphy, a chemist at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is working with gold on a nanoscale level and showing its usage far beyond the creation of jewelry. Catherine J Murphy is the Peter C and Gretchen Miller Markunas Professor of Chemistry…