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Stephen Long Elected to National Academy of Sciences
University of Illinois plant biology and crop sciences professor Stephen P. Long is one of 100 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Introducing Beescape: a new online tool and community to support bees
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Team measures puncture performance of viper fangs
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Crops in silico 2.0: Project Extended with $5 million grant
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Entomology professor May Berenbaum receives National Medal of Science
Entomology professor May Berenbaum received a National Medal of Science award from President Obama at a White House ceremony Nov. 20.
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Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms
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Trap-jaw ants jump with their jaws to escape the antlions den
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