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Securing tomorrow’s food supply by engaging today’s students

[ ] 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…

Stephen Long

[ ] Stephen Long, Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology (Genomic Ecology of Global Change, Biosystems Design) has been invited to serve as a Sectional…

Radio Frequency ID Tags on Honey Bees Reveal Hive Dynamics

[ ] 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…

Scientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don't eat honey

[ ] 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…

Another Successful Year for the IGB Summer Camp, Pollen Power!

[ ] 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…

Ripan Malhi featured on Day of Archaeology website

[ ] "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…

Patricia Blair

[ ] Patricia Blair (grad student, organic chemistry, Doug Mitchell Lab) was selected to receive an ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship, a prestigious award…

Innovative Technique Transforms Hunt for Antibiotics and Cancer Therapies

[ ] 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…

Nigel Goldenfeld Interviewed in Huffington Post

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

Emergence of Life MOOC

[ ] 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-…

Illinois Chemist named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor

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

Jeffrey S. Moore

[ ] Jeffrey S. Moore, Murchison-Mallory Professor of Chemistry (Biosystems Design) has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor. This distinction honors respected…

New Technique First Step to Stem Cell Specialization

[ ] 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…

Illinois Study May Improve Rice Productivity

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

Ruby Mendenhall

[ ] Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor, African American Studies of Sociology (Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity) has been named a Richard and Margaret Romano…

Researchers combine weak chemical forces to strengthen imaging tech

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

Gene Robinson featured in latest “Science Nation” video by NSF

[ ] 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

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

Collaborative Learning: The OLLI Citizen Scientist Program

[ ] 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…

Genetic study resolves speculation about first people in Americas

[ ] 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…