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Pollen study reveals the hidden history of grasses
 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists used machine-learning and super-resolution microscopy to overcome a challenge that has stymied research into the natural history of grasses for decades. Their method allowed them to detect subtle differences among grass pollen grains and trace changes in grass...
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Climbing against cancer
 While completing his pediatric oncology fellowship at the University of Michigan, Carl Koschmann (BS, ‘02, biology honors) met a young patient battling cancer.Her name was Vara James. At 9 years old, she was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor in her kidney....
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Entomology Alumnae Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke featured in STORIED magazine
Discover the compelling story behind the popular podcast “This Podcast Will Kill You” in the latest issue of Storied, the University of Illinois’ alumni magazine published through Illinois Advancement! The article highlights Entomology graduates Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke,...
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Three SIB faculty part of college of LAS professorships
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has named several accomplished faculty members to endowed chair and professorship positions. The positions are some of the highest honors that can be granted by the college. The recipients will be awarded discretionary funding to carry out research...
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Entomology's Gene Robinson co-authors opinion piece on AI
Entomology professor Dr. Gene Robinson has co-authored an opinion piece published on September 23 in the Chicago Tribune addressing the critical need for trust in artificial intelligence. The article, titled “Chicago must lead on building trust in AI,” explores how to navigate the...
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Chasing insects in the heart of the Amazon
  MADRE DE DIOS RIVER, Peru — It is one of our last collection nights in the Tambopata National Reserve in southeastern Peru and we are setting up light traps on a dock near our field station in the Amazon rainforest. The white light works like a false moon: insects fly toward it, and...

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