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Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao will lead a National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
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An aerial view of James Island and James Fort. The Jamestown colony was established in Tsenacomoco, the Algonquian name for the Powhatan chiefdom in the tidewater areas of the Chesapeake Bay and later became the Commonwealth of Virginia. / Jamestown Rediscovery
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Ancient DNA reveals Indigenous dog lineages found at Jamestown, Virginia
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The current work was done as part of a larger research study aimed at examining the feasibility of using saliva-based testing in five K-12 schools in Illinois.
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Researchers investigate parent perceptions of virtual learning
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Channel catfish had the highest accumulation of PFAS in their tissues, the researchers found.
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PFAS found in nearly all fish tested from four northern Illinois rivers
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from left, Postdoc Yujie Yuan, Postdoc Zhengyi Zhang, CABBI Conversion Theme Leader Huimin Zhao (seated), Ph.D. Candidate Wesley Harrison, and Postdoc Maolin Li.
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New Additive Process Can Make Better—and Greener—High-Value Chemicals
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Schematic representation of CdSe nanocrystal exchange (left) and absorption spectra showing the shift of nanocrystals from the visible spectrum (CdSe) to the infrared (HgSe) (right).
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Moving from the visible to the infrared: developing high quality nanocrystals
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