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Stephen P. Long: Celebrating a career of innovation and impact
Katie Brady
Stephen P. Long (1950–2025) was a leader in photosynthesis and global change biology, fueled by his passion to improve food security by modifying plants to better harness the…
New funding offers a path to a breakthrough in affordable, accessible viral testing
Claudia Lutz
In medicine, knowledge leads to the power to heal. For some infectious diseases, timely detection makes the difference between the chance for restored health and illness that…
Researchers receive $2.7M NIH grant to investigate effects of phthalate exposure on neurodevelopment
Elizabeth Bello
The National Institutes of Health is funding University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers to study risk factors for autism spectrum disorders using magnetic resonance…
Book prepares K-12 leaders for the next public health crisis
Diana Yates
In a new book, a team of experts in educational policy, epidemiology and public health chronicles the challenges faced by educators, public health authorities and school…
Tracing a path through photosynthesis to food security
Claudia Lutz
The energy that plants capture from sunlight through photosynthesis provides the source of nearly all of humanity’s food. Yet the process of photosynthesis has inefficiencies…
New computer simulation could light the way to safer cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals
Lois Yoksoulian
New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could…
Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity
Lois Yoksoulian
A new study marks a significant step forward in positioning synthetic polymers as an alternative for expensive, unsustainable minerals used in the manufacture of devices such…
DNA Nanostructures Get a Major Upgrade
Ben Libman
“We have developed a simpler, faster, and alternative assembly strategy for building DNA nanostructures that not only survive in harsh biological environments but also perform…
Shortcutting photorespiration: A pathway to improve tomorrow’s crops
Katie Brady
As global populations grow and temperatures rise, researchers are exploring ways to help crops withstand heatwaves by improving photosynthesis. In a Tansley Review published in…
