2016-07-20
- University of Illinois animal biology professor Carla Cáceres and graduate student Christopher Holmes led a study of Daphnia pulex, an aquatic crustacean, to gain insight into the ecology of ponds.
2016-06-13 - In a study of fossils spanning 63 million years, University of Illinois animal biology professor Jonathan Marcot and his colleagues found that current patterns of mammal biodiversity in North America are a relatively recent phenomenon.
2016-04-23 - Illinois animal biology professor Philip Anderson and his colleagues found that increasing the speed of a projectile enhances its ability to puncture an object more effectively than increasing its mass.
2016-04-05 - Scientists are trying to tweak a well-known model of ecological change to account for environmental fluctuations
2016-04-05 - Scientists hoping to explain widespread declines in wild bumble bee populations have conducted the first long-term genetic study of Nosema bombi, a key fungal pathogen of honey bees and bumble bees.
2016-02-24 - University of Illinois plant biology professor James Dalling, graduate student Adriana Corrales and their colleagues found that fungi that associate with tree roots can profoundly influence plant diversity in a tropical forest.
2016-02-12 - Study measures speed of trap-jaw ant boxing
2016-02-12 - Applications accepted through March 10, 2016.
2016-02-09 - Deadline for submissions: Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 5 pm Exhibit of Entries: 2-4 PM, April 29, 2016 277 Morrill Hall
2016-02-09 - Biologists and mathematicians at the University of Illinois work together to examine the developmental sources of variation within and between species
2016-01-29 - Plant biology professor Evan DeLucia and co-authors found that the renewable fuel standard’s greater emphasis on second-generation biofuel can reduce emissions greatly despite economic considerations.
2015-12-23 - Seven University of Illinois researchers have been named to the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers list for 2015. Among them are two faculty members of the School of Integrative Biology.
2015-10-19 - U. of I. professor Feng Sheng Hu led a study of carbon cycling and forest fires in the boreal forests of the Yukon Flats in Alaska.
2015-09-16 - Computer artist Donna Cox, left, entomologist May Berenbaum, center, and athlete Jean Driscoll were featured in the Big Ten Network documentary "Making Their Mark."
2015-09-14 - How farmers can sustainably, and affordably, meet humanity's growing demand for food and fuel