Cena y Ciencias is inviting academic teams to propose ideas of active-learning experiment-based science content for K-12 students and their families delivered in Spanish. Please follow this link to submit a proposal by July 15, 2022, for the Fall or Spring semesters 2022-2023.

Join ISSSTrains for an interactive two-hour session covering Chinese and Korean names pronunciation and exploring stumbling blocks to intercultural communication on Monday, August 1st from 10am-12pm via Zoom!  Please register at https://go.illinois.edu/SU22Trains. 

This is a unique chance to take part in a session of yoga under the light of a full moon! Meet us for an opportunity to strengthen your mind, body, and spirit after dark in the beautiful Allerton Meadow. Instructor Josie Heck with Yoga Off the Square will lead the class. Limited mats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register here.

Wrap up your holiday weekend with a visit to Allerton Park on July 4. The trails will be open for an Independence Day hike, along with the Formal Gardens for a Fourth of July stroll. The Greenhouse Café will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. NOTE: The Mansion will be closed to visitors on Monday.

"The Power of Food" Presented by Zhaoxin Sun. This presentation will discuss how both celebratory food and everyday food is a part od sharing culture. Free instant-ramen lunch will be provided. Please visit the website for other upcoming topics.

Interpersonal communication, the clinical skill known to hold patient-provider connections together, is also said to be the driving force behind positive health outcomes. Erica Noel will move past the exterior of healthcare and what we know about interpersonal communication into mechanisms of transforming our health system through relational and comparative insight and care.

Seeking healthy volunteers (males/females, ages 21-50) who don't smoke to participate in a taste test to explore individual differences in some flavor-related genes and bitter taste perception. May be invited for up to 6 visits lasting 1-1.5 hours each. Participants will receive $20 upon completion of each study visit. Please fill out our Online Screening or contact howbitterisit@gmail.com

Looking for adults aged 21-64 years with high weight for height to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study involves 3 visits to Freer Hall, wearing activity monitors, and screening. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $350. Click here if interested!

We are looking for individuals with no known hearing loss to participate in research exploring how information received by the left and right ear is combined by the brain. Compensation of $15 an hour; an estimated 2-3 hours of participation. Email binauralhearinglab@gmail.com or call (217) 244-2154.

Would your young teen like to participate in a spicy broccoli consumer test? Compensation will be provided! To be eligible to participate, you must: Be of ages 11-17, have parental consent, be available for a 40-min to 1-hour window from now to Oct, and willing to try spicy vegetables (in reasonable amounts) followed by an ice cream rinse. Interested? Contact Emily, by email or phone (630)433 8521

The BCNN Lab is launching a study called ELIAS, which is focused on the cognitive and nutritional development of infants beginning at 12-18 months. You will be asked to come to 6 visits (1.5 hours each) over the course of 12 months and will receive $420 in Amazon e-gift cards. Additional compensation will be provided for those traveling over 30 miles. Contact elias.uiuc@gmail.com if interested.

The iCONS research study involves seven 2-hour visits & a daily gummy for 9 months.  Activities include height, weight, & eye health measurements, reading & math related questions, computer tasks, & parent questionnaires. Families will receive up to $300, plus $10 per visit for travel costs. Parking provided. To learn more, email iconstudy@illinois.edu or 217-300-1667.

This study looks at the relationship between yogurt consumption and digestive health. The study will consist of two 2-week periods where participants will consume a yogurt snack. You will be asked to visit the lab for 5 sessions to complete assessments, a body composition scan, and liver ultrasound. If you are interested, please email us: NECTAR@illinois.edu. Participants will receive $300. 

Are you looking to get physically active? Researchers at Illinois are conducting a 6-month research study of stretching-toning, aerobic exercise and yoga. Participants will engage in free supervised exercise classes from August through February. We are recruiting adults ages 55-79. Researchers will gather data before, after the 6-months, and a year later. Compensation is up to $240!