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Huang, Zhaoyu; Brown, Monica E.; Lau, Ken S. (2026). Roles for specialized secretory epithelial cells in inflammatory bowel disease. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 42(4), 247–254. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOG.0000000000001176 Current treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, mostly focus on the immune system, but many patients still do not get… Read More

Kim, Michael E.; Gao, Chenyu; Ramadass, Karthik; Newlin, Nancy R.; Kanakaraj, Praitayini; Bogdanov, Sam; Rudravaram, Gaurav; Archer, Derek; Hohman, Timothy J.; Jefferson, Angela L.; Morgan, Victoria L.; Roche, Alexandra; Englot, Dario J.; Resnick, Susan M.; Beason-Held, Lori L.; Cutting, Laurie E.; Barquero, Laura A.; D’archangel, Micah A.; Nguyen,… Read More

Srivastava, Namrata; Humburg, Megan; Burriss, Sarah; Jain, Shruti; Cohn, Clayton; Kim, Yeojin; Timalsina, Umesh; Danish, Joshua; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Glazewski, Krista; Lester, James; Biswas, Gautam. (2026). The role of LLM-powered conversational agents in supporting inquiry in a narrative-centered learning environment: A learning analytics study. In 16th International Learning Analytics… Read More

Killough, Daniel; Ji, Tiger F.; Zhang, Kexin; Hu, Yaxin; Huang, Yu; Du, Ruofei; Zhao, Yuhang. (2026). How well can 3D accessibility guidelines support XR development? An interview study with XR practitioners in industry. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – Proceedings, 1190. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790520 This study looked… Read More

Bandoli, Gretchen; Psaras, Catherine; Bakhireva, Ludmila N.; Burris, Heather H.; Ciciolla, Lucia; Coles, Claire D.; DeMauro, Sara B.; Osmundson, Sarah S.; Merhar, Stephanie L.; Smith, Lynne; Acheson, Ashley; Bogdan, Ryan; Croff, Julie M.; Cutting, Laurie E.; Conway, Kevin P.; Fallin, M. Daniele; Gao, Wei; Garavan, Hugh; Gregory, Kim;… Read More

Huerta, Natalie B.; Logan, Jessica A.; Cutting, Laurie E. (2026). Reading errors of importance: The role of word frequency and relevance in passage-specific comprehension. Reading and Writing Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573569.2026.2669643 Reading well, both quickly and accurately, is important for understanding a passage. This study asked which words are… Read More

We’re looking forward to bringing together interns, trainees, fellows, faculty, staff, and partner labs from across the VALIANT community for an afternoon of food, conversation, and community. Whether you’re new to VALIANT this summer or have been part of the community for years, we hope you’ll stop by and join… Read More

May 2026 Friends, Happy second birthday, VALIANT! This month, we celebrate two years of shared discovery. From AI Summer School to Discover AI, and through the more than three-score seminars, workshops, BrainHacks, student gatherings, and celebrations in between, VALIANT has grown into a vibrant community of people who are… Read More

Hilvert, Austin M.; Sundrani, Sameer.; Baker, Clayton R.; Chao, Astoria.; Vanleuven, Jordan.; Ye, Emma.; Hughes, Natasha.; Long, Isabel.; Battula, Sharonya.; Li, Rui.; Shults, Robert.; Dawant, Benoit M.; Ball, Tyler.; Hassell, Travis.; Englot, Dario J.; Bick, Sarah K. (2026). Staged versus simultaneous bilateral deep brain stimulation: A matched comparison… Read More

Coursey, Austin.; Diaz-Gonzalez, Abel.; Quinones-Grueiro, Marcos.; Biswas, Gautam. (2025). Data-driven fault detection and isolation enhanced with system structural relationships. OpenAccess Series in Informatics, 136, 15. https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.DX.2025.15 As modern machines become more complex, it is increasingly important to detect faults early and identify exactly where… Read More