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[ 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…

[ ] Jonathan Sweedler (Mining Microbial Genomes) received the 2014 Malcolm E. Pruitt Award, given by the Council for Chemical Research in recognition of outstanding individual…

[ 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…

[ ] Sua Myong (Cellular Decision Making in Cancer) received the Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, created to foster and reward excellence in undergraduate teaching in the College of…

[ 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…

[ ] Wilfred van der Donk has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the longest-standing honorary societies in the nation.

[ 2014-04 ] Registration Now Open for 2014 IGB Fellows Symposium Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with other students on campus at the…

[ ] Patricia Blair (Graduate Student, Doug Mitchell Lab) received a travel grant from the Eli Lilly & Company and the American Chemical Society (ACS), as announced by the Women…

[ 2014-04 ] The ‘Art of Science: Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology,’ now in its fourth year, is a meeting place between the University and our community as a whole, and a…

[ 2014-03 ] Interdisciplinary collaboration is a fundamental tenet of the IGB, and also central to the work of Mechanical Science and Engineering Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, a faculty…

[ 2014-03 ] What won’t kill you, might make you stronger New research seeks to find out if viruses can be friends as well as foes Viruses are responsible for much more than sore throats and…

[ 2014-03 ] Special Issue of RNA Biology Dedicated to Carl Woese Landes Bioscience, publisher of the journal RNA Biology, has dedicated their entire March 2014 issue to articles on Carl Woese…

[ ] Tweet your O'Hare photo and win at Array Cafe! If you're traveling through O'Hare International Airport, stop by our Art of Science exhibit for the chance to win free items from…

[ 2014-02 ] IGB Art of Science Images Featured at O’Hare Airport The traveling art exhibition featuring research images from the Institute for Genomic Biology makes its way to Chicago’s O’…

[ 2014-02 ] Team Converts Sugarcane to a Cold-Tolerant, Oil-Producing Crop A multi-institutional team reports that it can increase sugarcane’s geographic range, boost its photosynthetic rate…