News Archive [2014]

[ 2014-07 ] Inspired by the Red Queen in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, collaborators from the University of Illinois and National University of Singapore improved a 35-year-old…

[ 2014-07 ] Securing tomorrow’s food supply by engaging today’s students There’s a career path filled with opportunities to improve societal well-being, combat devastating illnesses, and…

[ 2014-07 ] Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey bees and tracked them for several weeks. The effort yielded two discoveries: Some…

[ 2014-07 ] Scientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don't eat honey Many beekeepers feed their honey bees sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup when times are lean inside the hive…

[ 2014-07 ] For many people, the word “pollen” evokes only the idea of a springtime allergenic nuisance.  For one group of middle school girls, though, pollen is now a symbol of…

[ 2014-07 ] "Day of Archaeology" is a project that aims to provide a window into the daily lives of archeologists from all over the world.  The project asks people working, studying or…

[ 2014-07 ] Innovative Technique May Transform the Hunt for New Antibiotics and Cancer Therapies Antibiotic resistance is depleting our arsenal against deadly diseases and infections, such as…

[ 2014-07 ] Nigel Goldenfeld Interviewed in Huffington Post Susan Mazur of the Huffington Post recently interviewed Nigel Goldenfeld, Swanlund Professor of Physics. Goldenfeld, also the…

[ 2014-07 ] Emergence of Life MOOC How did life emerge on Earth? How have life and Earth co-evolved through geological time? Is life elsewhere in the universe? Take a look through the 4-…

[ 2014-07 ] Illinois Chemist named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named Jeffrey S. Moore, the Murchison-Mallory Professor of…

[ 2014-06 ] The gap between stem cell research and regenerative medicine just became a lot narrower, thanks to a new technique that coaxes stem cells, with potential to become any tissue type…

[ 2014-06 ] Illinois study may improve rice productivity Transnational rice study on photosynthesis could improve international food security  University of Illinois researchers…

[ 2014-06 ] Illinois researchers combine weak chemical forces to strengthen a novel imaging technology When Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Hyunjoon Kong,…

[ 2014-06 ] Gene Robinson featured in latest “Science Nation” video by NSF This week’s Science Nation video, produced by the NSF, features work from the laboratory of entomologist and IGB…

[ 2014-05 ] Collaborative Learning: The OLLI Citizen Scientist Program Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program helps senior citizens explore new callings Albert Himoe stands in front of a…

[ 2014-05 ] Genetic study helps resolve years of speculation about first people in the Americas A new study could help resolve a longstanding debate about the origins of the first people to…

[ 2014-05 ] IGB researcher stars in national TV series Karen Sears holds a gray short-tailed opossum in front of the camera. Special lighting has transformed this evolutionary biologist’s…

[ 2014-05 ] As CO2 levels rise, some crop nutrients will fall Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes…

[ 2014-05 ] Yield Limits in the Corn Belt Topic of Latest Science Perspective Don Ort, Professor of Plant Biology, with Stephen Long, Professor of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology, discuss…

[ 2014-04 ] Illinois Professor elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences University of Illinois professor Wilfred A. van der Donk, the Richard E. Heckert Endowed Chair in Chemistry…