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As the School of Integrative Biology (SIB) continues to strengthen support systems for students in foundational Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses, the Merit Program remains a cornerstone of that mission. This fall, the program welcomed its new Assistant Director,...

Team tracks vegetation recovery from sudden permafrost collapse

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Some Arctic regions regain their “greenness” within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report in a new study. The difference is directly related to each site’s gross primary productivity, a measure of its...

IGB Director Steps Down, Interim Director Named

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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...