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"Future-proofing" crops is possible. Much of the work has already begun. But it will require resources and time.

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Sorghum, left, and maize, right. Yield has doubled for maize, but gains for sorghum are much slower.
May 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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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.

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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
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Review: Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder.

Researchers explore the social dimensions of alcohol abuse

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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
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Study finds global downturn in bias against stigmatized groups
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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
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Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk.
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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
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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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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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news.illinois.edu/view/6367/15... parks, backyards support bird diversity for different reasons in different seasons: news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1579
April 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Photos by Fred Zwicky. Video by Andy Savage.
March 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Go Behind the Scenes with medical entomologist Jiayue (Gabriel) Yan @YanJiayue as he studies how nutrition influences mosquito infection with dengue virus.
Story: news.illinois.edu/view/6367/16...
Related paper: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Photo of Yan working in a "glove box" with mosquitoes fed dengue-infected blood. The glove box is sealed and Yan places his hands in protective gloves and peers thru a portal that looks like goggles. Multilayered, stacked photo of a female mosquito engorged with blood. Very large closeup of the mosquito.
February 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM