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The School of Integrative Biology is where innovation meets impact

In SIB, we offer hands-on research and student-centered programs that prepare students for careers in pre-health and life sciences including genetics and evolution, plant and animal anatomy and physiology, ecology and behavior, and molecular biology. With expert faculty and cutting-edge facilities, SIB empowers you to tackle global challenges and make a meaningful impact in the world around you.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026 - 1:00 p.m. at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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Former undergraduate researchers help uncover how plants respond to multiple environmental stressors
A newly published study in the Journal of Chemical Ecology offers new insight into how plants respond when faced with multiple environmental challenges at once. This work was led by former undergraduate researchers in the lab of...
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Resurrecting resilience: Illinois scientists trace plant survival strategies across millions of years
A new publication by Assistant Professor in Plant Biology Rose Marks and Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) postdoctoral fellow Shawn Abrahams is reshaping how scientists understand one of...
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Tigga Kingston named inaugural Shelford-Pitelka-Batzli Professor in Mammalian Ecology
 Family, colleagues, students, and friends gathered to celebrate Tigga Kingston on Tuesday, March 31 at the Illini Union as she became the inaugural Shelford-Pitelka-Batzli Professor in Mammalian Ecology. This endowed position...
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Entomology faculty member Gene Robinson honored with 2026 Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents the Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership each year to distinguished faculty who enrich the intellectual vitality of the university and the broader community.The awards were presented in three categories — faculty...
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Robinson to be inducted into the American Philosophical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Entomologist Gene Robinson, the newly appointed executive director and CEO of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Discovery Partners Institute, will be inducted...
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Team tracks vegetation recovery from sudden permafrost collapse
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Some Arctic regions regain their “greenness” within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report in a new study. The difference is directly related to each site’s gross primary productivity, a measure of its...

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