Despite the fervor around electric vehicles and their potential to reduce the transportation sector’s carbon footprint, 2023 projections suggest EVs won’t edge out gas-powered vehicles for decades to come.
The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide.
Illinois spirit flows deeply in the Hawkinson family! Meet Emma Hawkinson, a proud fourth-generation Illinois student, who carries this legacy with passion. For Emma and her family, the connection to Illinois is not a coincidence, but rather an intentional choice by each individual.
From standing at the midpoint of the globe to visiting museums, hiking, immersing ourselves in local culture with families, milking cows, and learning how to make cane sugar, cheese, and chocolate, I was never bored during the Global Service Learning in Ecuador course (ACE 298) which concluded over the winter break.
I found the most value in being able to engage with the members of the community we were visiting. Our small group travel fostered an environment of openness, curiosity, and endless learning.
Due to its status as a long-lived greenhouse gas, controlling the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) is recognized as a core component of climate change mitigation. This gas largely comes from nitrogen fertilizer applied to soil in agricultural regions. An international team led by the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is developing an initiative to better track and understand these emissions.
Valentine’s Day is here and plenty of couples are celebrating, but for some, chocolate is their one true love.
Chris Barrett, an acclaimed international agriculture economist, will present at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Feb.
Growing up, I was surrounded by agriculture every day. In a small town with 4,000 people and only one stoplight, it’s no wonder our agricultural roots run deep. As a young girl, the vast fields surrounding me, along with daily encounters with livestock and tractors, appeared to hold little significance. It was simply, just farming.
Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Associate Director for Education and Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer, received the prestigious 2024 Michael B. Kastan Award for Research Excellence given by the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) Molecular Cancer Research (MCR) journal.