The College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends to the annual Celebrate Food and Ag Day tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, which will be held from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the 2:30 p.m. kickoff at the Illinois vs. Purdue football game.
To advance collaborations and cooperation between Brazil and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) hosted a distinguished delegation from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa),
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched five new online graduate certificate programs designed to equip students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in key areas such as sustainable food production economics, alternative investments, wetland conservation, human nutrition and policy, and dairy nutrition.
During our time in Switzerland with the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress, our group had the opportunity to learn more about agricultural communications around the world. We also got to visit many Swiss farms, learn about the agricultural industry in Switzerland, and network with agricultural journalists from around the world, all while taking in the beautiful scenery in Switzerland.
Dr. Bir Bahadur (BB) Singh, a distinguished alumnus of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, passed away on July 29, 2024, in his hometown in India.
When Danika Ford learned about the environmental impacts of fast fashion in high school, she started looking for college programs combining traditional environmental science with social science to understand how human motivations, behaviors, and policies affect environmental problems and solutions.
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is launching a comprehensive brand platform project to define and amplify the college’s identity, building upon the university’s broader branding efforts led by Chancellor Robert J. Jones.
When it was time to start my freshman year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign there was a mix of emotions. On one hand, I was excited to start a new chapter in my life. On the other hand, I was terrified knowing I had a new sense of independence and could explore a new environment. During my first semester at Illinois, it was hard and discouraging when I felt that. I was getting a different treatment than others and nobody would talk to me. It was very intimidating having to prove I was capable and worthy of being in the same class.
In our college careers we will all go through at least a couple of job interviews, and it’s no secret that the interviewing process requires practice, and a few tries to really get it down. Being a senior now who has gone through a few interviews myself, there’s a few main takeaways I have from my own experiences and those around me. Hopefully, these tips will help you be able to avoid some of the growing pains of those first few interviews and hit the ground running!
In the bright, friendly classrooms at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Child Development Laboratory (CDL), you’ll see infants, toddlers, and preschoolers playing and taking part in activities designed to stimulate young minds. But children aren’t the only ones learning — students and faculty from across campus use the facility as a critical tool for teaching and research, fulfilling a mission that sets the CDL apart from lab schools nationwide.
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