In September, CSBS hosted the Open House for New Researchers, welcoming new faculty and research staff from across campus to connect, learn more about CSBS, and explore opportunities for collaboration. The open house featured refreshments from Neil St. Blues and a warm introduction to the center’s mission and resources. CSBS Director Eva Pomerantz gave a […]
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CSBS Affiliate Highlight: Benedek Kurdi
In our Affiliate Highlights series, we are sharing short interviews with members of our community, offering a glimpse into their research, interests, and what inspires their work. This year, we are randomly selecting assistant and associate professors from our Affiliates program. Each feature includes a few brief questions to help spark connections, highlight new opportunities, and […]
Vision for change: Jens Ludwig delivers inaugural Visionary Voices lecture on gun violence
On September 16, CSBS kicked off the first event in the inaugural Visionary Voices Lecture Series with Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, co-director of the Education Lab, and co-director of the National Bureau of Economic […]
Fast-Pitch networking sparks interdisciplinary collaboration
On Friday, September 19, researchers from across campus gathered at Gies College of Business for a fast-pitch networking event designed to spark interdisciplinary collaboration. Co-hosted by CSBS and Gies, the session centered on the New Perspectives on Ethical and Responsible Business in the 21st Century funding opportunity, made possible by a generous gift from William […]
CSBS Career Exploration Fellow: Apoorva Nag
Apoorva is a PhD student in the School of Social Work, with a master’s in psychological science from right here at Illinois. Currently, Apoorva works with Dr. Rachel Garthe as a lead graduate research assistant in the Violence Prevention Research Lab, and is a Career Exploration Fellow with CSBS. The Graduate College’s Career Exploration Fellowship […]
Illinois Science Explorers and Urbana families explore freshwater science
On September 11, Illinois Science Explorers hosted the first ever Family STEM Night with the Urbana Park District. The event turned an ordinary evening into a hands-on freshwater adventure at the Anita Purves Nature Center. Families rolled up their sleeves, grabbed nets and buckets, and jumped right into learning about the tiny creatures that live in […]
Connecting faculty and researchers at the IDES Networking Lunch
On September 4, CSBS hosted the Illinois Diversity and Equity Science (IDES) Networking Lunch, offering faculty and researchers a chance to reconnect at the start of the semester. Attendees discussed how science can be used to identify the causes of inequities and test interventions to reduce inequities. There was also discussion of methodological issues in […]
CSBS Affiliate Highlight: Jessie Chin
In our Affiliate Highlights series, we are sharing short interviews with members of our community, offering a glimpse into their research, interests, and what inspires their work. This year, we are randomly selecting assistant and associate professors from our Affiliates program. Each feature includes a few brief questions (nothing too serious!) to help spark connections, highlight […]
CSBS Small Grant Success Story: Mina Raj
Mina Raj is an assistant professor in health and kinesiology and the director of the Aging, Caregiving, and Technology Lab. Her research focuses on using patient and clinician perspectives to improve healthcare quality. She uses mixed methods approaches to study ways of integrating caregivers into health care teams for older adults and patients with cancer […]
Inaugural PEPP Kickoff connects fellows with state policy partners
On August 20, CSBS hosted the inaugural Partnerships for Evidence-based Public Policy (PEPP) Kickoff event, welcoming the first cohort of fellows and setting the stage for a year of collaboration between University of Illinois researchers and Illinois state government partners. The nonpartisan program is designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking in Illinois by connecting faculty expertise […]