Voices of ACES

All Students Educators From the Dean Social
May 6, 2020
By Alyssa Ramir
The Phoenix Generation will do extraordinary things
The year 2050 is the start of a new phoenix cycle. Our civilization will reinvent itself, much like it has done in previous phoenix cycles like the downfall of the Roman Empire or the renaissance and reformation.
April 29, 2020
By Rachel McGreal
What does the “new normal” look like for students?
So, online school and quarantine is the “new normal?” Nothing about this situation is normal.
April 22, 2020
By Gregory French
The implications of COVID-19: Lessons from students studying abroad
For the entire campus community, the unprecedented and rapid rise of a global COVID-19 outbreak required sweeping adjustments and instantaneous shifts to a new normal. In this time of challenge, uncertainty, and unpredictability, students who were studying abroad over the spring 2020 semester have to display resilience and adaptability on multiple levels. 
April 22, 2020
By Hannah You
Plant domestication: Crop genetic improvement
Humans have been breeding plants since before recorded human history and have domesticated many of the plants that we rely on in our daily lives today.
April 20, 2020
By Haley Bickelhaupt
How to be your best: Productivity is still important
Throughout the chaos of the current COVID-19 pandemic, students across the country are quickly adjusting to a different lifestyle: online schooling.
April 15, 2020
By Emily Kinney
How fathers influence their children’s eating habits
Childhood obesity is something that is discussed very frequently. Whether it is about the rise of childhood obesity, how to prevent it, or even what causes it, the topic has been trending for years.
April 8, 2020
By Chessa Brown
STRONG kids program aims to prevent childhood obesity
There are countless projects to work on, professors to meet, and experiences to gain within the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois.
March 26, 2020
By Craig Lemoine
Letter to students: Steps to consider as your journey continues at home
Craig Lemoine, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, and director of the Financial Planning Program at University of Illinois, recently shared this letter of advice and encouragement with his students during this challenging time. Lemoine teaches ACE 240, a class on personal finance.
March 23, 2020
By Anna Seweryniak
Agricultural technology can help feed the world
I really enjoyed Professor Stoddard’s presentation in ACES 399 recently. He offered a very optimistic outlook on the future of our environment and how economic trends are predicted to improve over time, eventually resulting in sufficient and sustainable agricultural production capable of feeding our growing population.
March 18, 2020
By Sophia Hortin
Former Department Head Gives a Gift to “Inspire”
Former Department Head Gives a Gift to “Inspire”