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    Stephen Long named Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair
    2020-02-12 - Professor of plant biology and crop sciences receives one of U of I's highest honors University of Illinois professor Stephen Long, a renowned researcher known particularly for his work in photosynthesis and addressing food insecurity, has been named an Ikenberry Endowed University Chair of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences.
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    DOE Project at U of I Will Measure Bioenergy Crop Carbon Emissions
    2020-01-24 - The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $3.3 million grant to a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to develop a precise system for measuring greenhouse gas emissions from commercial bioenergy crops grown in central Illinois.
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    Illinois researchers rank among world’s most influential
    2019-12-16 - Eight faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, a global listing of scientists who produced the past decade’s most influential papers, compiled by the Web of Science group, a Clarivate Analytics company. Three investigators with SIB'...
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    Professor Lisa Ainsworth elected AAAS Fellow
    2019-11-26 - Eight professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to include Plant Biology's Lisa Ainsworth, have been elected 2019 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ainsworth is the research leader of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Global Change and Photosynthesis...
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    Bill Gates wants to hack photosynthesis
    2019-11-18 - What: “Tuning up photosynthesis” a hybrid scientific-explainer-slash-music-video created by the Gates Foundation to popularize the idea plants can be engineered in ways that improve upon nature. Who: This work is being pioneered by RIPE—the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency project with ties to the University of Illinois and eight other...
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    Researcher Spotlight: Katy Heath, Ph.D.
    2019-11-12 - With the Researcher Spotlight, the Microbial Systems Initiative aims to introduce its readers to the breadth and diversity of research interests and potential growth opportunities on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Katy Heath, PhD, is an associate professor of Plant Biology in the ...
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    Fire-spawned forest fungi hide out in other organisms, study finds
    2019-10-25 - Fire-loving fungi are among the first organisms to appear on the forest floor after a fire, followed closely by mosses and lichens.
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    Study provides framework for one billion years of green plant evolution
    2019-10-23 - Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of nearly 200 plant scientists, the culmination of a nine-year research project.
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    Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn
    2019-10-01 - A new study reveals genetic differences that influence how corn responds to higher concentrations of ground-level ozone.
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    Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in single step
    2019-09-30 - As their Latin name indicates, pineapples are truly “excellent fruits”—and thanks to a freshly completed genome sequencing project, researchers have gained a new understanding of how human agriculture has shaped the evolution of this and other crops.
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    Andrew Leakey discusses climate change with CNN
    2019-09-24 - Climate change is already having a negative impact on our food supply.
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    Gene found that could play role in improving photosynthesis
    2019-09-20 - A single protein has been identified to play a role in improving photosynthesis under high concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a study published in in silico Plants. The protein, known as Gm-GATA2, is predicted to overcome limitations imposed by photosynthetic acclimation under elevated CO2 levels—and is a promising candidate for research into how we can better...
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    Trelease Woods: Mapping a centuries-old forest (video)
    2019-08-30 - Trelease Woods, a centuries-old forest on the cusp of Champaign-Urbana, offers lessons to students and professors alike at the University of Illinois. A fragment of a once much larger forest around the city of Urbana, the woods contain trees that are 400 years old and tell a story of the history of the area.
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    Improved model could help scientists better predict crop yield, climate change effects
    2019-08-01 - A new computer model incorporates how microscopic, mouth-like pores on leaves (pictured) may open in response to light—an advance that could help scientists create virtual plants to predict how higher temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect food crops.
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    A warming Midwest increases likelihood that farmers will need to irrigate
    2019-06-18 - Plant biology professor Evan DeLucia and his colleagues found that hotter conditions expected by midcentury will lead to a need for crop irrigation in the Midwest, a region that relies primarily on rainfall to grow crops.

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