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  1. Matthew Dye was immersed with deaf students which ultimately shaped his research in deafness and visual function. bit.ly/J2sFdZ
  2. Congrats! RT @eceILLINOIS Hasegawa-Johnson and Li receive Dean's Award for Excellence in Research: tiny.cc/jqhgew
  3. Just released...spring issue of Synergy. Cover story looks at how researchers are revolutionizing medical diagnostics bit.ly/IDVAbx
  4. Think you're a multi-tasker? This #WSJ article talks about why you may be fooling yourself #multitask #attention #brain on.wsj.com/I6zHyW
  5. New method to correct aberrations in 3D tissue microscopy. Useful for real-time imaging apps like image-guided surgery bit.ly/Jrjrfw
  6. Team of materials scientists control heat flow with atomic-level precision: key in enhancing integrated circuits & more bit.ly/I54EY2
  7. Registration now open: Imaging@Illinois: The Next Generation. Speakers/posters highlight #imaging & #visualization. bit.ly/HVEeWf
  8. Hit the gym! Your brain will thank you! #NYT piece on #beckmaninst Justin Rhodes findings on #brain and #exercise nyti.ms/ILnwnV
  9. Center for Nutrition, Learning & Memory awards announced. Support #nutrition & #cognition research. #Abbott #Illinois bit.ly/ILeCw8
  10. New evidence: intelligence relies not on 1 brain region or even the whole brain, but specific areas working together bit.ly/I0RI1a
  11. New insight into how people recall personal memories by Beckman's Florin Dolcos; published in Emotion. bit.ly/HGytL5 #emotion #memory
  12. New method for fabrication of bone scaffolds enables more flexible/efficient design for regeneration of bone loss bit.ly/HbiVz9
  13. Art inspired by science...movie-like visualizations of villin headpiece protein made into sculptures bit.ly/GGxqMF #art #protein
  14. RT @NatureNews Can a traumatic brain injury explain a killing spree? bit.ly/GCe3ka