2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (575+ words) Postdoctoral researcher Suhnyoung Jun has always been interested in brains. Jun is the co-first author of a recent paper that centers on the connectome, the comprehensive neural network within the brain. She works in the CONNECTlab with psychology professor Sepideh…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (726+ words) The Beckman Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program provides undergraduate students with a $3, 000 award to pursue interdisciplinary research at the Beckman Institute during the summer. The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation provides funding to support the program. Anna Arsenyeva is a junior…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (578+ words) In their paper, newly published in Neuron, Beckman researchers Zach Ladwig and Caterina Gratton have used precision f MRI to map the prefrontal cortex's detailed, fine-scale structure." Despite the prefrontal cortex's importance, little is still known about how it is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (829+ words) Powered by collaborative and empathic design, the next generation of designers and engineers are working to make life easier for wheelchair and mobility device users. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate student Carter Schott is collaborating with a team of student…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (505+ words) Babies have a lot going on, but it can be hard to interpret what they're trying to tell us. Luckily, researchers are working not only to better understand infant development and communication, but expand the accessibility of participation in infant…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1096+ words) Fear is often thought of as a negative emotion, but is actually a natural protective response to perceived threats or danger. It helps us survive. When we experience a situation that causes fear, it becomes stored in our brain as…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (551+ words) Imagine being able to control molecular events inside living organisms without genetic modification or invasive manipulations. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology are tapping into plant biotechnology by leveraging ultrasound waves to activate stress-sensitive molecules, called…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (947+ words) Theodore "Ted" Brown, the founding director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, died Tuesday, March 24, 2026. He was 97 years old. In the fall of 1956, a 28-year-old Brown…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (449+ words) What are the limits to understanding? When do natural phenomena and technological advances move away from wonder and into new knowledge and innovation? Researchers at Beckman spend their time doing exactly that. Scientists, engineers and researchers of all kinds work…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (115+ words) Professor Haohan Wang recently joined the Beckman Institute. "Beckman's culture of deep interdisciplinarity and methodological rigor aligns closely with how I think about AI for science," he said "I am particularly excited to engage with researchers who treat AI not…...