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Tracking Hidden Highways to Build Better Batteries

Anyone who’s ever used a battery-powered device in Chicago (or anywhere else with a similar climate) is all too familiar with one particular problem: batteries slow down in the cold. A new study...

Twin Grants Boost Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Training

When people with disabilities seek to enter or re-enter the workforce, they sometimes will receive help from vocational rehabilitation counselors, professionals who are trained at the intersection of...

Playing Molecular Tetris to Help Improve the Lives of Millions

Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal disease that produces rapid dehydration and affects millions of people around the globe, mostly children. This threat has been made even more dire in recent...

“I recently heard of a saying in India, something along the lines of, ‘Your grandfather has a dispute, which will be ultimately settled by your grandson,’” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor...

Birth of a Black Hole: Physics Professor Pushes Limits of Computational Astrophysics

When a massive star dies, it often leaves behind one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe: a black hole. Despite knowing about their existence for decades, the nature of black holes—they are...

Is It Magic? No, It’s Just Nobel Prize-Winning Metal-Organic Frameworks

Imagine a material so mystifying that a single gram of it boasts as much surface area as an industrial-sized warehouse—essentially, a molecular sponge capable of pulling fresh drinking water from arid...

Turning Ashes into Action: Professor Explores Mindset Shifts in Forest Communities

When �㽶��ý Professor of Social Sciences Yuri Mansury was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to study how to transform agricultural practices in his native Indonesia, the project he envisioned...

A Prehistoric Approach to Studying Traumatic Brain Injuries

As the old saying goes: if you want to make an omelet, you’ve got to break open some eggs. For �㽶��ý Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Joseph Orgel, the prospect of discovering...

�㽶��ý’s Rehabilitation Counseling Program Ranked #11 in the U.S.

A rising star in the world of psychology, �㽶��ý’s rehabilitation counseling education program has been recognized as one of the nation’s best. U.S. News & World Report ’s newly released 2025...

Ditching Artificial Dyes, Food Giants Are Going Natural

The color of your morning bowl of Froot Loops is about to change. Major manufacturers including Nestle, General Mills, and Kraft Heinz have announced that they will be removing artificial dyes from...