2018-10-31
- Entomology professor and department head May Berenbaum has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
2018-10-25 - Professor Mark Hauber receives a $270,000 grant to collaborate with Tel Aviv University researchers on how invasive birds succeed in new habitats.
2018-10-23 - Illinois entomology professor Gene Robinson was elected to the National Academy of Medicine “for pioneering contributions to understanding the roles of genes in social behavior.”
2018-10-17 - Insects could be a game changer in the race to combat food insecurity and achieve zero hunger. Eating insects can help fight hunger and food insecurity. They are a fantastic source of nutrients—like protein—and food at times when the production of commonly eaten staple African food crops, like maize, fails due to the changing climate, droughts, or insect pest damage.
2018-08-28 - Postdoctoral researcher Mikus Abolins-Abols peers into the nest of an American robin.
2018-08-27 - A new study from Illinois entomology professor, Hugh Robertson, and colleagues at the University of California, Davis, reveals that all insects have odorant receptors that enable them to detect airborne chemicals.
2018-08-27 - Pointiness pays off for the eggs of cliff-dwelling birds, a new study reveals.
2018-08-27 - A new study of orangethroat darters reveals that the males’ ability to recognize their own and other species drives the evolution of their bright display colors.
2018-07-27 - Alexandra Harmon-Threatt will study neonicotinoids
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2018-07-17 - A new animal biology study of stickleback fish by Illinois animal biologist Alison Bell (left) and former Illinois doctoral student Laura Stein (right) shows that individuals show the same molecular and developmental responses to their own versus their parent’s exposure to predators
2018-07-17 - Check yourselves and your pets for ticks after spending time in wooded or grassy areas, says Illinois entomologist Brian Allan.
2018-04-25 - The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence all eukaryotic species. This superkingdom of life includes all organisms except bacteria and archaea.
2018-04-18 - James B. Nardi's latest book is published by The University of Chicago Press.
2018-03-08 - In Panama's lowland tropical forest, tree species growing on low phosphorus soils grew faster, on average, than species growing on high phosphorus soils. Credit: