The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is providing seed funding for a research project that will use automation to reduce manual labor costs in small urban farming operations.
This past winter break I had the opportunity to explore the Yucatan peninsula with my fellow peers, my professor Dr. Michael Ward, his lab manager Mike Avara, and Tony and Melgar from Latam study abroad. The goal of the trip was to discover and explore the ecology of the peninsula and how intertwined it is with Mayan culture.
URBANA, Ill. – The National Institutes of Health recently pledged $2.6 million towards the Center for C. elegans Anatomy, also known as WormAtlas. The center provides anatomical resources for researchers studying C. elegans, the tiny nematode worm that serves as a model organism for higher animals, including humans.
Welcome to the College of ACES!
Congratulations to our newest Illini! The excitement of seeing “You’re an Illini” in your portal is just the beginning. We are thrilled to have you in the College of ACES and can’t wait to support you on your journey for the next four years!
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Neurodivergent students who will be incoming freshmen at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the upcoming fall semester are encouraged to apply to a program geared toward helping them succeed academically, socially and professionally.
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve in Elgin, an hour northwest of Chicago, benefits from a host of entities working together to meld protecting wetlands and other natural habitats with the needs of people living and working nearby.
Develop leadership, communication, managerial, and cultural skills desired by employers.
URBANA, Ill. – March is National Nutrition Month, and dietetics and nutrition students and organizations across the University of Illinois campus use this opportunity to share their passion with the community. National Nutrition Month is an educational and informational campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Nineteen leaders from a broad spectrum of food and agricultural interests in Illinois visited the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) in February as part of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program’s Class of 2023 seminar series.
URBANA, Ill. – Midwestern agriculture contributes the vast majority of nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico, causing an oxygen-starved hypoxic zone and challenging coastal economies. State and federal policies have tried for decades to provide solutions and incentives, but the hypoxic zone keeps coming back. A recent study from the University of Illinois offers a new way to understand Midwestern nitrogen dynamics and forecasts future nitrogen loads under various management scenarios across the region.