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Entomology faculty member Gene Robinson honored with 2026 Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents the Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership each year to distinguished faculty who enrich the intellectual vitality of the university and the broader community.The awards were presented in three categories — faculty...

Robinson to be inducted into the American Philosophical Society

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Entomologist Gene Robinson, the newly appointed executive director and CEO of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Discovery Partners Institute, will be inducted...

Splitting hairs to keep the public safe

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Counting the marginal dorsal hairs on blacklegged tick larvae would probably be a tedious affair for most people. But it is a normal day for me in the Medical Entomology Laboratory of the...

43rd Annual Insect Fear Film Festival

Press ReleaseDate: Feb 11, 2025Contact: Joseph Spina or Ember Clodfelterjmspina2@illinois.edu or enc3@illinois.eduWebsite: https://publish.illinois.edu/...

IGB Director Steps Down, Interim Director Named

After nearly 15 years of dedicated leadership, Gene Robinson has stepped down as IGB Director to assume the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Discovery Partners Institute. Lisa Ainsworth, Charles Adlai Ewing Chair of Crop Physiology in the Department of Crop Sciences and the Department of...

Grasshopper wing structure inspires design of gliding robot wings

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot. Their eventual focus on the hindwings of one species of grasshopper, Schistocerca...

Bringing dragons to life: how science and fantasy unite at the Multi-Planar Dragon Expo

At the intersection of science, storytelling, and creativity lies the Multi-Planar Dragon Expo—an innovative outreach event that uses the magic of fandoms and fantasy to make real-world science engaging and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re a scientist, a fantasy fan, or simply...

Durbin discusses critical bee research at University of Illinois

 U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today held a roundtable discussion at the University of Illinois with scientists, administrators, and beekeepers regarding their bee genomics research—which is sequencing the genomes of more than 4,...

Entomology grad student Lizzie Bello celebrated for stunning research images

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bello, a doctoral student in entomology, has been recognized for her groundbreaking work in visualizing insect nanostructures. Bello was the winner of the...

Researchers investigate tomato plant defense mechanisms in response to environmental stressors

A recent study published in Plant and Soil explores how tomato plants utilize both aboveground and belowground defense strategies when exposed to simultaneous environmental stressors. The research, titled "Interactions between soil source, flooding, and herbivory shape tomato plant...