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Ratna Karatgi
Shelby Lawson
Investigating mechanisms behind variation in color of killifish
Illinois researchers, Native American tribes working together to curate, increase access to oral histories
Jodi Heckel
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working with Native American tribes across the country to digitize oral histories and ethnographic materials colle
STEAM TRAIN pulls into the station for another successful year
Shelby Lawson
An engineered bazooka designed to launch candy, a 3D-printed novel board game, an ecological experiment with fish, and a magnetically powered trebuchet.
Team finds reliable predictor of plant species persistence, coexistence
Diana Yates
Like many ecological scientists, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plant biology professor James O’Dwyer (CAIM) has spent much of his career searching for ways to measure
Genomics for Faith kicks off, connecting scientists and faith members in the community
Shelby Lawson
Scientific and technological advancements, particularly in the area of genomics research, continue to penetrate nearly all areas of society.
Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks
Shelby Lawson
Collective behaviors are present across many different animal groups: schools of fish swimming in a swirling pattern together, large flocks of birds migrating through the night,
New initiative to improve forensic science practices in Illinois
Ananya Sen
The landscape of forensic DNA has shifted in recent years to not only include different types of genetic data, but also expand how DNA can help improve the science and the inves
Lisa Surber
Shelby Lawson
Studying behavioral and morphological responses to environmental cues in poison frogs
Two novel effects paired for superior biomarker detection method
Jonathan King
Researchers from Brian Cunningham’s lab, in collaboration with researchers at W
Illinois researchers create 3D images of C4 plant cellular components
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and
Researchers track antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from swine
Ananya Sen
The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections.
RIPE researchers model ‘link’ between improved photosynthesis and increased yield
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions, determini
