Beckman Institute News Stories
Arnold and Mabel Beckman were very involved in the creation of the Beckman Institute, not only because of their financial contribution, but also because of their personal ties to the University of Illinois, the state, and the people here. People who were around for the founding of the Institute and who are still a part of it today remember the Beckmans fondly.
Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Beckman researcher Art Kramer recently spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on June 24, 2009. Kramer took part in a discussion on “The Science of Staying Sharp: Healthy Functioning in the Aging Brain.” The findings discussed were from the report “Enrichment Effects on Adult Cognitive Development: Can the Functional Capacity of Older Adults be Preserved and Enhanced?” published in the APS journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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US News & World Report /
Published Monday, June 29, 2009
U of I News Bureau --
Research by David Clayton of the Beckman Institute’s NeuroTech group has provided a new picture of memory in the songbird brain. Clayton, who led a successful effort to have the whole genome of the zebra finch songbird sequenced, found that gene expression in the songbird brain was changed in unexpected ways after hearing another songbird’s song.
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Australian Herald /
Bio-Medicine /
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Labspaces.net /
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PhysOrg.com /
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Science Codex /
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Published Friday, June 26, 2009
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The jury’s still out on computer games to boost brain power. “There needs to be much more research that asks whether these memory-training or reasoning-training products actually translate into living a higher quality life: being able to work longer, being able to drive longer, being able to live independently,” says Arthur Kramer, a Co-chair of the Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction research theme at the Beckman Institute.
Published Thursday, June 25, 2009