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Read article: New Team Science Leadership Program aims to form new collaborations among mid-career faculty
New Team Science Leadership Program aims to form new collaborations among mid-career faculty
Four SIB professors are participating in the Team Science Leadership Program offered by the IGB this fall.  The Team Science Leadership Program is a new program being offered by the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, consisting of a series of workshops that bring together...
Read article: Alison Bell honored with Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research
Alison Bell honored with Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research
Faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants at the University of Illinois, including 11 instructors from the College of LAS, were honored recently for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising. These awards, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, are collectively known as the Campus...
Read article: Illinois Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Illinois Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Launched in 1952 shortly after Congress established NSF, the Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program represents the nation's oldest continuous investment in the scientific workforce. The program recruits high-potential, early-career researchers and supports their graduate training in science,...
Read article: A cold-specialized icefish species underwent major genetic changes as it migrated to temperate waters, new study finds
A cold-specialized icefish species underwent major genetic changes as it migrated to temperate waters, new study finds
Angel Rivera-Colón, a former graduate student now postdoc in the lab of Julian Catchen (CIS/GNDP), an associate professor in the department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois...
Read article: Students host Owl Night outreach event for second year, and it’s a real hoot!
Students host Owl Night outreach event for second year, and it’s a real hoot!
The event is created and run by the students of NRES 285: Owl Migration & Education, a class designed not only to teach students about owl biology, but also give them skills in science communication and outreach. The class—currently in its second year—is co-instructed by Joy O’Keefe, an...
Read article: Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs, claws and other biological weapons
Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs, claws and other biological weapons
The new findings are reported in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. “The idea behind this was to come up with a quantitative framework for comparing a variety of biological puncture systems with each other...

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