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D. Yates
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katharinehayhoe.com
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!

It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.

And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios. This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water. "Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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nytimes.com
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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benedek.bsky.social
An interview with @news.illinois.edu about the possibilities of change in implicit bias and the opportunities and pitfalls of implicit bias education:
news.illinois.edu/is-unintenti...
In a new paper, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign psychology professor Benedek Kurdi proposes a fresh approach to confronting implicit, or unintentional, bias in diverse organizations. He spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about the problems associated with efforts to “train” the bias out of people and offers practical guidelines for those hoping to establish a more inclusive, welcoming atmosphere in their organizations. His report appears in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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extension.illinois.edu
First found in Illinois in 2024, the invasive Elm Zigzag Sawfly chews its way through tree leaves. Large infestations stress trees, putting them at risk.

Read more https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/pesticide-news/2025-05-29-illinois-invasive-elm-zigzag-sawfly
#Invasives #Insect
A green caterpillar chews a leaf in a zig zag pattern
June 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
yatester.bsky.social
"Future-proofing" crops is possible. Much of the work has already begun. But it will require resources and time.

news.illinois.edu/report-futur...
Sorghum, left, and maize, right. Yield has doubled for maize, but gains for sorghum are much slower.
May 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
yatester.bsky.social
“Those who die in America’s wars die for a future they will never get to see. Their future is our now. Memorial Day invites us to reflect on the power of remembering."

Go Behind the Scenes with Scott Althaus as he buries a long-lost family member from WWII. news.illinois.edu/because-amer...
Because America never forgot – News Bureau
news.illinois.edu
May 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Learning from Cockatiels

Go behind the scenes with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign veterinary student Melanie Narvaez as she learns how to handle and care for these lively, affectionate birds.

news.illinois.edu/learning-fro...
Photo of the author working with a green-headed cockatiel that is wrapped in a small cloth with its head sticking out the top. Other veterinary students and faculty work in the background.
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Review: Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder.

Researchers explore the social dimensions of alcohol abuse

news.illinois.edu/review-socia...
Portrait of the lead author of the review, psychology professor Catharine Fairbairn, of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
May 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
yatester.bsky.social
A new AI tool can teach itself to distinguish among thousands of varieties of flowering Miscanthus, a plant used in biofuels production. #ILLINOIS crop sciences and plant biology professor Andrew Leakey led the work.

news.illinois.edu?p=34209&prev...
New approach makes AI adaptable for computer vision in crop breeding – News Bureau
news.illinois.edu
April 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Study finds global downturn in bias against stigmatized groups
news.illinois.edu/study-finds-...
Photo portrait of Benedek Kurdi standing in front of dark trees. He has his arms crossed across his chest and he's smiling.
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk.
news.illinois.edu/wearable-tec...
Two graduate students demonstrate the wearable technology. On the left, Laila Shaaban wears the "smart shirt" with a wearable sensor. On the right, Jonathan Cerna monitors the data. He holds a tablet that shows a view of her upper torso and the heartbeat. The image looks like an X-ray of her lungs, but it is not an X-ray.
April 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Feel free to steal this graphic. Graphic artist and collaborator: Julie McMahon.
Image of a large, colorful target, with words arranged in circles around it. Outer ring: Immigrants, LGBTQ+, Special Needs, Women, People of Color. Second ring: Social Security, Medicaid/Medicare, Education, Science, Libraries, Healthcare. Third ring: Union Workers, Universities, Farmers, Small Business Owners. Next ring: NATO, United Nations, USAID, Foreign Allies. Innermost ring: 1st Amendment, Voting, Democracy, U.S. Constitution. Inner circle: YOU in all caps.
April 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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oto2.bsky.social
📷️Nikon Z7
#photography
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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mcbillinois.bsky.social
Current treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are limited, but targeting cholesterol metabolism is a promising option for new therapeutics.

go.mcb.illinois.edu/cholesterol
Cholesterol and cancer: Q&A with the Nelson Lab | School of Molecular & Cellular Biology | Illinois
Cholesterol is an essential lipid that plays a critical role in hormone production, digestion, and immune function.
go.mcb.illinois.edu
March 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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carlzimmer.com
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people apnews.com/article/meas...
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
yatester.bsky.social
Team makes 3D visualizations of cells acessible to all via Minecraft @beckmanillinois.bsky.social

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February 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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tmigratorius.bsky.social
We forget so easily. #GenerationalAmnesia

theconversation.com/infectious-d...
Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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Restitution and Repatriation of Ancestral, Human Remains from Colonial Contexts in Tanzania, by Maximilian Felix Chami, Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage, doi.org/10.1080/2161...

#HistoricalArchaeology #AfricanDiasporas #AfricanHeritage #Repatriation #Tanzania #colonialism
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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jonathanserrie.bsky.social
After favorable results in human tissue and animal models, researchers hope to begin clinical trials by fall 2025 to test the safety of drugs that provide COVID's cancer-fighting properties without the illness. www.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI - Inducible CCR2+ nonclassical monocytes mediate the regression of cancer metastasis
www.jci.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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ahsillinois.bsky.social
With nearly one in five American adults providing unpaid care to another adult, #ILLINOIS Asst. Professor of Health and Kinesiology Mina Raj spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about how our healthcare system can support caregivers.

Read or watch the Q&A: news.illinois.edu/view/6367/56...
How can the health care system more effectively support caregivers?
More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults provide unpaid care to another individual. An #ILLINOIS professor studies the personal and policy supports that can benefit caregivers, and by extension, the patients for ...
news.illinois.edu
December 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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illinoisresearch.bsky.social
Laura is one of eight researchers featured on our website about research that impacts the local community! Check it out: researchimpact.illinois.edu/aging/
December 10, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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nickhedley.bsky.social
A new IEA report finds that Africa could easily cover all of its electricity needs using geothermal energy alone.

The continent has 115TW of technical potential in geothermal.
December 13, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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beckmanillinois.bsky.social
A psychoeducational intervention to empower teenage girls. 💪

Beckman researcher Karen Rudolph investigated whether a single-session intervention could improve teenage girls' emotional responses to stressors.

📰 bit.ly/49trVka
📗 doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14175

#AcademicSky
New study: A psychoeducational intervention to empower teenage girls
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December 12, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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beckmanillinois.bsky.social
Beckman researchers are about to start a new phase of Mission #ILLINOIS. 🚀 🔭

Led by mechanical science and engineering professor Sameh Tawfick, the mission will send a composite tube manufacturing machine to the International Space Station to build space construction materials.

#AcademicSky #Space
Illinois researchers to kick off new phase of program to explore space-based manufacturing
news.illinois.edu
December 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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smilepolitely.com
Truly life-changing work is being done by Nelson and this team of researchers here in C-U to fight against cancer in new ways.
Erik Nelson and team of researchers finding new ways to treat cancer is inspiring - SPlog
I receive the Daily Illini‘s newsletter that goes out every so often, showcasing the stories by University of Illinois students working on their craft and publishing stories that they’ve been working ...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM