For as long as she can remember, fall has meant more than cold air and colorful leaves for Cora Dittmar. It has meant weekends on the family farm, helping customers find the perfect pumpkin, frying apple cider donuts, and hearing her grandpa tell stories about the land that’s been in their family since 1854.
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has expanded leadership for the TIAA Center for Farmland Research with the appointment of Juo-Han Tsay as the new assistant director.
Students in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences know communication is key. From public speaking requirements to advanced composition classes, ACES students are trained to share their knowledge with the world.
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), and The Grainger College of Engineering celebrated the investiture of two campus researchers for their leadership in advancing resilient food systems, clean energy transitions, and shaping global sustainability technologies.
The Illini Pullers, a registered student organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a generous donation of software from Simma Software, Inc.
After a busy Homecoming weekend at the University of Illinois, senior Yanaba Schroeder is reflecting on what it meant to represent both her university and her Navajo roots on the 2025 Homecoming Court.
Most students switch majors a few times before graduating, and I proudly admit that I was one of them.
When Chris Mujjabi found an envelope marked ‘Kitale Synthetic’ in a cold storage room at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the corn breeder knew he had stumbled on something special.
The U.S. has traditionally been an agricultural powerhouse with a healthy trade surplus. But global dynamics are changing due to a confluence of political and economic factors. U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports, and the trade deficit is projected to worsen in the coming years.
The ripple effects of increased tariffs under President Trump could extend to the $117 billion U.S. beer market, according to new research from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign agricultural economist who studies food supply chains.
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