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New Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Lauren Todorov

Emily Scott

Lauren Todorov likes to think that life is a web — if you look hard enough, you’ll find that everything is connected.

She’s applying this mindset to the research she is…

Larger sample sizes needed to increase reproducibility in neuroscience studies

Diana Yates

Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in neuroscience, despite years of warnings that such studies likely…

Neighborhood, breast cancer rates in African-American women linked

Sharita Forrest

Neighborhood characteristics such as racial composition and poverty rates are associated with increased risks of late-stage breast cancer diagnoses and higher mortality rates…

Saif first Koiter Medal winner from Illinois

Mechanical Science and Engineering

MechSE professor Taher Saif (M-CELS) has been named the 2018 recipient of the Warner T. Koiter Medal from ASME. He is the first winner of this award from…

Two Ancient populations diverged in the Americas later ‘reconverged’

Diana Yates

A new genetic study of ancient individuals in the Americas and their contemporary descendants finds that two populations that diverged from one another 18,000 to 15,000 years…

Scientists boost crop production by 47% by speeding up photorespiration

Claire Benjamin

Plants such as soybeans and wheat waste between 20 and 50 percent of their energy recycling toxic chemicals created when the enzyme Rubisco—the most prevalent enzyme in the…

New technique can track drug and gene delivery to cells

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

With targeted drug and gene therapies, finding the target cells is only half the battle. Once these agents reach a cell’s surface, they still have to get inside and do their…

Cassava breeding hasn’t improved photosynthesis or yield potential

Claire Benjamin

Cassava is a staple in the diet of more than one billion people across 105 countries, yet this “orphaned crop” has received little attention compared to popular crops like corn…

CRISPR tech ‘knocks out’ yeast genes with single-point precision

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

The CRISPR-Cas9 system has given researchers the power to precisely edit selected genes. Now, researchers have used it to develop a technology that can target any gene in the…

Walnuts impact gut microbiome and improve health

Stephanie Henry

Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer. According to a new study from the University of Illinois…

Ruby Mendenhall new Assistant Deanship, Carle Illinois College of Medicine


Ruby Mendenhall has been named the assistant dean for diversity and democratization of health innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Mendenhall is also an…

Respect Indigenous ancestors: Scholars urge community engagement

Diana Yates

A new article in the journal Science provides guidance for those intending to study ancient human remains in the Americas. The paper, written by Indigenous…