The Fall 2008 Beckman Institute Graduate Student Seminar series continues on Wednesday, December 3. The seminar will feature three short talks from graduate students
Brian Levinthal,
Greg Scott, and
James Lee. The seminar will be held in
Beckman Institute Room 1005 and a pizza lunch will be served.
Published Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Newsweek --
Scientists are finding that “social information alters gene expression in the brain to change the way an animal behaves,” says neuroscientist
David Clayton, a Beckman researcher and professor of cell and developmental biology at the U. of I.
Published Monday, November 24, 2008
Beckman Institute faculty member
Fatima Husain is taking an original approach to understanding speech, hearing, and hearing disorders. Husain applies computer modeling and other techniques in order to study topics such as tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.
Published Thursday, November 20, 2008
Beckman Institute researcher
Scott White is the co-chair for the
Second International Conference on Self-Healing Materials, set for June 28-July 1, 2009, in Chicago. The conference will cover topics such as self-healing polymers, microvascular systems, and self-healing coatings and paints.
Published Thursday, November 20, 2008