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Entomology Alumnae Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke featured in STORIED magazine
Discover the compelling story behind the popular podcast “This Podcast Will Kill You” in the latest issue of Storied, the University of Illinois’ alumni magazine published through Illinois Advancement! The article highlights Entomology graduates Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke,...
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Three SIB faculty part of college of LAS professorships
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has named several accomplished faculty members to endowed chair and professorship positions. The positions are some of the highest honors that can be granted by the college. The recipients will be awarded discretionary funding to carry out research...
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Entomology's Gene Robinson co-authors opinion piece on AI
Entomology professor Dr. Gene Robinson has co-authored an opinion piece published on September 23 in the Chicago Tribune addressing the critical need for trust in artificial intelligence. The article, titled “Chicago must lead on building trust in AI,” explores how to navigate the...
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Chasing insects in the heart of the Amazon
  MADRE DE DIOS RIVER, Peru — It is one of our last collection nights in the Tambopata National Reserve in southeastern Peru and we are setting up light traps on a dock near our field station in the Amazon rainforest. The white light works like a false moon: insects fly toward it, and...
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Wings of bioinspiration
The first lesson Marianne Alleyne learned from working with engineers had nothing to do with insects.It had to do with language."Actually doing interdisciplinary research or transdisciplinary research is really difficult," said Alleyne, a professor of...
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Changing minds: how entomology graduate students are inspiring future scientists
The Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) has long been one of the Department of Entomology's top ambassadors to the community, connecting the public with the world of insects through hands-on outreach and...

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