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Getting transdisciplinary: reflections from Professor Jim Dalling on co-teaching the CHEM199, Chemistry of Coffee
The topic of coffee is an extraordinarily lens through which to connect and integrate themes ranging from conservation biology and sustainability, global change, economic development, indigenous rights, supply changes, marketing, commodity processing and industrialization, and historical...
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Alumna Erin Murphy leads groundbreaking research on ocean plastic ingestion, wins prestigious 2025 Cozzarelli Prize
 Erin Murphy, an alumna of the University of Illinois, School of Integrative Biology (B.S., 2013), has been at the forefront of marine conservation through her leadership role at Ocean Conservancy. As the manager of a study published in 2025, Murphy and her team revealed that small amounts of...
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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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New funding assists in refresh of IB 103: Introduction to Plant Biology
 When Dr. Ya Min (Minya) joined the Plant Biology faculty, she already knew which course she hoped to teach."I love plants and teaching people the wonders of plants," she said. "So IB 103: Introduction to Plant...
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Remembering Stephen Long: A Legacy That Changed Plant Biology
 Plant Biology and The School of Integrative Biology (SIB) joins colleagues around the world in remembering Dr. Stephen P. Long, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences, who passed...

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