ACES hosts USAID Counselor and delegation

Students from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) and across campus embraced the opportunity to interact with the highest-ranking career Foreign Service Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) during several meetings arranged by the Office of International Programs.

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New Funding, New Brand: I-Regen

URBANA, Ill. — The Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (IRAI) marks the successful completion of its first three years with a new name: I-Regen. The name change reflects an ongoing commitment to the future of regenerative agriculture in the Midwest. I-Regen encourages diversified value chains that balance the health and wealth of Midwest agricultural systems, creating a resilient bioeconomy that combats climate change, enhances soil and water quality, supports communities, and ensures food security.

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What happens when cats get fat? Scientists weigh in

Cat owners want Kitty to be happy, but providing an abundance of food and snacks can have unintended consequences. Feline obesity is on the rise, impacting the health, longevity, and wellbeing of cats.

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iSEE Critical Conversation Topic

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The Institute is inviting proposals to organize a Critical Conversation in Fall 2024 on a complex sustainability challenge that affects a wide range of interest groups. iSEE's annual Critical Conversation provides a facilitated discourse among individuals with differing perspectives — from industry, academia, government, nonprofit organizations, and more — and often results in a research agenda to find effective solutions to the problem. iSEE staff will provide organizational support and cover all direct costs. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 17, 2023. Preference will be given to topics of regional significance with international relevance.

https://sustainability.illinois.edu/outreach/critical-conversations/

iSEE Interdisciplinary Seed Funding

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The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is announcing a call for proposals to support interdisciplinary research, visioning, and planning activities on ambitious topics related to sustainability, energy, and environment. iSEE seed funds are available to promote research collaborations among faculty and scientists across campus and to raise the national visibility of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the research team in the topic area. The specific goal of the funding is to coalesce interdisciplinary research teams that touch on thematic areas of interest to iSEE and to develop multiple large-scale (>$1M) proposals that can be submitted for external funding through the Institute in 2024-25.

Three types of proposals are invited: Seed Research and Campus as a Living Lab projects would be funded for up to $30,000 for one year; Vision and Planning Activities would receive a maximum of $50,000 total over two years.

https://sustainability.illinois.edu/2023-rfp-isee-offers-seed-funding-for-interdisciplinary-research-teams/

Climate-smart cows could deliver 10-20x more milk in Global South

URBANA, Ill. — A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.    &nb

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Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths

Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world’s leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides. Despite concerns about potential public health consequences, little is known about the effects of pesticide exposure in the general population.

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