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ACES Global Academy members prepare for focus on sustainable development in Sri Lanka
The Global Academy, a unique international training program based in College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) has kicked off its sixteenth year.
With the goal of increasing the international impact of the participants’ professional work, the selected faculty and staff will spend the remainder of the academic year exploring the topic of sustainable development for economic and social well-being in a global context culminating in an immersion trip to Sri Lanka.
The members of the 2024-2025 ACES Global Academy include:
ACES alum John Bowman: A global food ambassador
Forty years and over forty countries later, John Bowman, a 1984 plant pathology doctoral graduate from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, reflects on his worldly career.
Honey bees in demand: New contract strategies to support pollination services
As the world’s native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great demand, and truckloads of bee colonies travel the country to accommodate crop growers.
How swamps on the silver screen reflect how we feel about wetlands
Maybe you’ve seen the meme. Classic film characters up to their necks in muck, with text reading, “As a kid, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger problem in my life.” Quicksand was an uncannily common plot point in the 70s and 80s, but murky wetland depictions in film haven’t gone away.
Ting and Bruns receive 2024 ABE Alumni Awards for impact and innovation
Today, the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) and The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will recognize the achievements of two outstanding alumni at the 2024 ABE Awards reception.
George Fahey Seminar Fund launched to elevate nutritional science discussions
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS), housed within the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has established the “Dr. George C.
Facilities Planning & Management
ACES Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) oversees all facilities operations for the college, including strategic planning, space assignment and utilization, major capital projects, building ma
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Virtual internship with South African Whale Coast Conservation inspires a future focused on sustainability
I have long been fascinated by the intersection between our economy and the environment, and the ways in which we, as a society, can work towards greater sustainability. This interest has only deepened through my campus involvement and experiences with various organizations dedicated to environmental protection and conservation.
Multi-state center provides mental health support for farmers, agricultural workers
Agricultural producers and farm workers experience stressful working conditions that result in anxiety and depression at higher rates than the general population. At the same time, access to mental health care is often lacking in rural areas. In response, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded four regional farm and ranch stress assistance networks in 2019.