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Plant biology researchers at the University of Illinois and computer scientists at the University of California Irvine have developed a new method of fossil pollen identification through the combination of super-resolution microscopy and machine learning. The team, led by...
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CABBI Researchers Collaborate on Oilcane Pilot Project
From southeastern Florida to northern Mississippi to the Midwestern Corn Belt, CABBI scientists, including our own
Don Ort and
Steve Long, have struck sustainable oil with sugarcane. But the crop’s potential value to the renewable energy...
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Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative launches at University of Illinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the
Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative
(IRAI), a new home for regenerative...
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Amplifying expertise in the news
Four LAS faculty members receive Public Voices Fellowships
As a way to amplify voices of expertise on pressing issues, a national program called the
Public Voices Fellowship will allow professors from...
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Genomic study reveals evolutionary secrets of banyan tree
The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil. The tree also has a unique relationship with a wasp that has coevolved with it and is the only insect that can pollinate it.
In...
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University of Illinois Wins Freezer Challenge for a Third Straight Year
The U of I's list of Top Freezer Challenge Labs includes the
Downie Lab.
Keeping laboratory samples cold can be an essential part of research activities and ensuring the safety and integrity of projects and experiments. As a Tier One...
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iSEE researchers receive NSF grant for sustainable future manufacturing
A research team, including
Lisa Ainsworth and
D.K. Lee
with the University of Illinois'
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (...
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Following the sounds of prairie cicadas
When I arrive at the Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Katie Dana is already out there. She’s wearing knee-high boots to ward off chiggers and ticks, and she’s carrying an insect net. Dana is on the prowl for cicadas: the loudest insects on the planet...
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Have you become obsessed with bugs or hummingbirds? In the pandemic, you’re not alone.
In the midst of the grief, confusion and anger of the past few months, many Americans have developed a new obsession with the creepy little things in life, by which I mean bugs.
I’ve never heard so many people talking about bugs as I have through this spring and summer, never seen so many social...
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In times of ecological uncertainty, brood parasites hedge their bets
Some birds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species and let the host parents raise their young. A new study finds that in times of environmental flux, these brood parasites “diversify their portfolios,” minimizing the risks...