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CABBI and Crop Sciences team achieves first precision gene editing in miscanthus

For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production.

A team at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), a Bioenergy Research Center (BRC) funded by the U. S. Department of Energy, edited the genomes of three miscanthus species using CRISPR/Cas9 — a far more targeted and efficient way to develop new varieties than prior methods.

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ACE graduate student is 2023 Farm Foundation Agricultural Scholar recipient

URBANA, Ill. – Inder Majumdar, a graduate student in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, has been named a 2023 Farm Foundation Agricultural Scholar. This annual program is sponsored in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS).

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New paper offers best practices for LGBTQ+ field scientists and mentors

URBANA, Ill. – People from marginalized gender and sexual identities can have safer experiences participating in ecological field research when leaders incorporate better field safety protocols and advocate for systemic changes, according to a new paper authored by scientists from Earlham College, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and other institutions.

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NCSA supercomputers and ACES researchers fight climate change

A team of researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been working to make it easier to calculate carbon credits for farmers.

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ACES International announces funding recipients for projects in Vietnam, Brazil, Kenya, and Pakistan

Four faculty from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) have received funding to further their international work through the longstanding ACES International Seed Grant program.

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Team streamlines DNA collection, analysis for elephant conservation

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new DNA-collection approach allows scientists to capture genetic information from elephants without disturbing the animals or putting their own safety in jeopardy. The protocol, tested on elephant dung, yielded enough DNA to sequence whole genomes not only of the elephants but also of the associated microbes, plants, parasites and other organisms – at a fraction of the cost of current approaches.

The researchers report their findings in the journal Frontiers in Genetics.

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All in the planning: State policies working to fix Gulf nutrient pollution

URBANA, Ill. – Tackling nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Mexico is a big job, requiring coordination between dozens of states whose waters flow into the Mississippi. Although a 2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency memo set a framework for each state to reduce its nutrient load, it was up to the states to set their own policies in motion.

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Ko-kee! Fieldwork in Puerto Rico unpacks the cultural frog icon amidst amphibian decline

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With funding support from the ACES Office of International Programs, I traveled to Puerto Rico in 2022 to explore questions about the Common Coquí tree frog (Eleutherodactylus Coquí), its cultural significance, general environmental perspectives, and to begin building a network to conduct future dissertation work.

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SAID’s Higher Secondary Education Activity (HSEA) Activity

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Submitted by lsweet on

The purpose of the Higher Secondary Education Activity is to improve the quality of teaching for students in higher secondary colleges. The Activity will focus on enhancing teachers’ professional skills and abilities, developing teachers’ training materials, and improving the leadership and supervision capacity of principals, vice principals and education officials. Students in the Higher Secondary Education sub-sector will benefit from improved teaching and learning, better preparation for, and successful university admission. 

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