Massicotte and veterinary medicine faculty members Karen Dyer Inzana, Marion Ehrich, and Bernard Jortner did research on maintaining the health of the nervous system in hens. Abee and chemical-engineering faculty member David Cox studied the nature of oxide reactivity on oxide surfaces. Auditory and tactile disruption in later periods, at least up to 72 hours, also disrupted the chicks' perceptual development. McCartney and psychology faculty member Robin P. Cooper studied infants' attention to adult speech to investigate the role of pitch in directing infant attention. Findings seem to indicate pitch may be one of many characteristics that attract infant attention and let them know attention is being directed to them, but it seems to succeed only within a language context.
People influence and are influenced by the places they build.
Kanwar, a major in environmental design and planning, studied how Asian Indian immigrants to the United States construct their identity through the Hindu temples in Chicago. Temple activities include social and religious activities.