http://illinois.edu/pc/imageList/14 These are citations of University of Illinois research and expert opinions from national and international news media. http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-12-03-personality-economy_N.htm General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19366 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:00 CST Illinois in the News USA Today (Dec. 4) -- U. of I. psychology professor Brent Roberts says being conscious of your personality type may be somewhat useful in dealing with the financial crisis, but it doesn't change the economic reality. http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081202/retirement-experts-urge-plan-sponsors-to-shift-focus-from-accumulation-to-generating-lifetime-income.htm Business http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19286 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:45:00 CST Illinois in the News International Business Times (New York City, Dec. 2) -- 'Participants (in 401(k) or similar defined contributions retirement plans) are unprepared to manage the dizzying amount of choices and decisions they must make in order to prepare for retirement,' says Jeffrey Brown, a professor of finance at Illinois. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/24/eveningnews/main4631301.shtml General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19166 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:15:00 CST Illinois in the News 'CBS Evening News' (Nov. 26) -- 'Raw commodity costs represent about 20 percent of the total food bill at the grocery store,' says Scott Irwin, an agricultural economist at Illinois. 'The other 80 percent represents all the other costs that are involved getting food from the farm to the grocery store.' http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/washington/25documents.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19145 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:30:00 CST Illinois in the News The New York Times (Nov. 24) -- Two U. of I. researchers have found that the White House altered news releases published early in the Iraq War that listed U.S. allies involved in the military operations. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/business/23novelties.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19144 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:00 CST Illinois in the News The New York Times (Nov. 23) -- 'People searching for information often want to interact with other people,' says U. of I. library and information science professor Michael Twidale. 'But most of our information retrieval systems fail to recognize this.' http://www.newsweek.com/id/170381 General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19115 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:45:00 CST Illinois in the News Newsweek (Dec. 1 issue) -- Scientists are finding that 'social information alters gene expression in the brain to change the way an animal behaves,' says neuroscientist David Clayton, a professor of cell and developmental biology at the U. of I. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-bugsnov21,0,7957770.story General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/19019 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:00:00 CST Illinois in the News Chicago Tribune (Nov. 21) -- U. of I. entomology department head May Berenbaum mingled with directors, producers and screenwriters at a Los Angeles symposium designed to foster film and television productions inspired by science and based in fact. http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20081119/bl_bottomstrip19_geny.art.htm General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18951 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:45:00 CST Illinois in the News USA Today (Nov. 19) -- Studies by U. of I. psychology professor Brent Roberts that followed teenagers up to age 21 found that low self-esteem in high school contributes to becoming more depressed later. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/business/16consumer.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18880 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST Illinois in the News The New York Times (Nov. 16) -- U. of I. law professor Robert M. Lawless points to the tightening of credit by banks as a significant factor in the increase in personal bankrutpcies in October. http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/267172 General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18816 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:45:00 CST Illinois in the News The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Nov. 14) -- Commercial broadcasters are doing the 'bare minimum and not much more' for children's educational programming, according to U. of I. communication professor Barbara Wilson. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8388B7F819CD74B0862574FF00166346?OpenDocument General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18700 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:30:00 CST Illinois in the News St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Nov. 12) -- People who work 24-hour shifts are at greater risk of job-related deaths, says Peter Feuille, of the U. of I. School of Labor and Employment Relations. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6182475&page=1 General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18427 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:30:00 CST Illinois in the News ABC News (Nov. 5) -- 'The idea that (political) campaigns are just cheap talk, and people will say what it takes to win but aren't actually interested in keeping their promises, just seems to be wrong,' says U. of I. political science professor Tracy Sulkin. http://www.courant.com/features/hc-opobit1103a.artnov03,0,3236649.story General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18350 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:30:00 CST Illinois in the News The Hartford Courant (Connecticut, Nov. 3) -- If we ratchet down some of our aspirations and expectations, we can find contentment, even in a slowing economy, says U. of I. psychology professor Ed Diener. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-thu-fed-rateoct30,0,3252742.story General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/14/18236 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:30:00 CDT Illinois in the News Chicago Tribune (Oct. 30) -- Unemployment will rise at least another percentage point, and perhaps two, before a recovery gets under way in the second half of next year, says J. Fred Giertz, a professor and the head of the economics department at Illinois.