Brianna Gray, an undergraduate transfer student to the College of ACES from Kankakee Community College, mentors Kyle Beaumont, an ACES Animal Sciences major who just transferred to the University of Illinois from Parkland College. Mentorship is just one of the new initiatives now in place to help community college transfer students make a smooth transition into the College of ACES at the University of Illinois, said Laurie Kramer, associate dean for academic programs.
Two new University of Illinois studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation that accompanies such chronic health conditions as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Chicago students learn the basics of science by visiting the new Science on the Go mobile science laboratory, part of a program from U of I Extension to make science and math interesting for youth.
