Word: urbana
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...researchers are working on scientific solutions to the sticky scourge. Graciela Padua, a food scientist at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, has developed a biodegradable gum made of zein, a corn derivative. It's costly to make but doesn't adhere to surfaces. And its flavor? "It tastes plain," Padua admits, "but you can blow big bubbles." --By Jeremy Caplan
...right? This is an experiment we can all do for ourselves. There's little risk in trying some extra gratitude and kindness, and the results--should they materialize--are their own reward. --With reporting by Elizabeth Coady/ Champaign-Urbana, Dan Cray/ San Francisco, Alice Park/New York and Jeffrey Ressner/ Los Angeles...
...date, Harvard scientists as well as their colleagues around the country have utilized three National Science Foundation supercomputer centers situated in San Diego, Calif. Pittsburgh, Penn. and Urbana, Ill. for most of their high-end computing needs...
...Nobel award for psychology went to Daniel Simons, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Harvard’s own Christopher Chabris. Their study, “Gorillas in Our Midst”—performed at Harvard—showed that people who selectively focused on one thing often overlooked normally conspicuous surroundings, including men in gorilla suits...