Plant Biology

Oxford students make their way to Illinois’ research fields

2019-01-04

This summer, a new exchange program allowed nine interns from the University of Oxford the opportunity to conduct research alongside highly qualified researchers and experience a different culture at the University of Illinois.

Four Illinois faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

2018-11-30

From left, mechanical science and engineering professor Narayana Aluru, computer science professor William Gropp and plant biology professors Andrew Leakey and Ray Ming are among 416 scientists elected AAAS Fellows this year.

North American checklist identifies the fungus among us

2018-11-29

Some fungi are smelly and coated in mucus. Others have gills that glow in the dark. Some are delicious; others, poisonous. Some spur euphoria when ingested. Some produce antibiotics. All of these fungi – and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, more – occur in North America. Of those that are...

Professors Emeriti receive international awards

2018-07-17

Discoveries in the Garden by James B. Nardi

2018-04-18

James B. Nardi's latest book is published by The University of Chicago Press.

Diverse Tropical Forests Grow Fast Despite Widespread Phosphorus Limitation

2018-03-08

In Panama's lowland tropical forest, tree species growing on low phosphorus soils grew faster, on average, than species growing on high phosphorus soils. Credit: