Crossbred cattle as a response to climate change
Victor Funes-Leal is a doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE)
ACES expert: Nature exposure can ease ADHD symptoms
URBANA, Ill. — As organizations bring attention to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in October for ADHD awareness month, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert says time in nature can ease symptoms of the common child- and adulthood condition.&
Don’t feel appreciated by your partner? Relationship interventions can help
URBANA, Ill. – When we’re married or in a long-term romantic relationship, we may eventually come to take each other for granted and forget to show appreciation.
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Transformative 4-H Journey from Shy Beginner to Collegiate 4-H President
My 4-H journey began when I was just 8 years old when I joined the Chester 4-H club. At that time, I was absolutely terrified of public speaking and even raising my hand during a club meeting. However, through talks and demonstrations within my club, conference-style judging at the county fair, the annual public speaking contest, and even speaking to legislators in DC, I gradually came out of my shell and grew into a confident leader within 4-H.
Alum Matt Riggs crafts beer with grain developed by the College of ACES
Riggs Beer Company brews crafted with grain developed by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) will be served at the Celebrate Food & Ag
New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants — saving money and emissions
In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed an economical way to make succinic acid, an important industrial chemical, from sugarcane.
Congratulations to the ACES Global Food Security Interns for Fall 2023
The College of ACES Office of International Programs supports talented and motivated ACES undergraduate students to pursue work related to food and nutritional security in low- and middle-income countries through the Global Food Security Interns program.
As part of this annual program, the students receive salary support for an on-campus internship for the fall semester and additional optional funds to support an associated international travel experience.
Illinois-led project to sequence 400 soybean genomes, improve future crops
URBANA, Ill. — As a source of protein and biodiesel for cleaner renewable energy, soybean is an important crop worldwide. But is it performing to its full potential?
Whitlock and Riggs receive ABE Alumni Awards for impact and innovation
The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), 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 honor the exceptional success of two distinguished graduates at the 2023 Alumni Awards ceremony on Oct. 6.
Locally grown ABE alum Matt Riggs transforms experience into farm family enterprise
Matt Riggs is a 2023 recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and The Grainger College of Engineering.