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(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Two University of Illinois researchers are among a national group of scientists selected to help leaders in the entertainment industry improve the accuracy of the scientific content of their productions.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half, a University of Illinois economist says.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The controversial 'No Child Left Behind' law has forced teachers in low-income school districts to craft a curriculum that marginalizes writing at the expense of teaching to the test, resulting in educators who feel straitjacketed by a high-stakes test, according to a University of Illinois education professor who has studied the issue.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) If you think candidates never keep their promises and will say anything to get elected, you're certainly not alone. And you're not right, either.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Immigrants whittle into a broad earnings gap with American-born workers only about half as fast as long-accepted estimates suggest, according to new research by a University of Illinois economist.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) In his State of the Union Address on Jan. 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative fuels, by setting a mandatory fuels standard to require 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in 2017."

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile US economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic says.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades.

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Some international-security experts say that climate-change-related damage to global ecosystems and the resulting competition for natural resources may increasingly serve as triggers for wars and other conflicts in the future.