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‘Devastatingly cute’ bats look for bugs in forest clearings and corridors
URBANA, Ill. – Forest managers cut down trees, but their ultimate goal is to keep forests healthy and growing. Bats might help with that, according to recent University of Illinois research, thanks to their appetite for bugs that could otherwise destroy tree seedlings.
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Finding your people at Illinois
My freshman year at the University of Illinois started out rough. I really doubted if college was the right place for me at the time. I was really missing my friends, my family, and my home in general. Joining my extracurriculars outside of school provided me with unique experiences and friends that I know will last a lifetime.
New Higher Education Activity Agency for International Development Philippines USAID-Manila
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s New Higher Education
Activity will strengthen the Philippine higher education system to support broad-based, inclusive
growth and become a key driver of development. It will do this by strengthening the innovation
capacities and workforce development functions of Philippine higher education institutions
(HEIs) in faculty development, curriculum improvements, and engagement with industry and
international partners, as well as overall improvements in HEI management and administration.
It will also support improvements in the regulatory environment to improve governance in the
sector, support Philippine policies in strengthening human capital development, and provide a
platform for convergence for local stakeholders to work together in achieving shared
development goals.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344204
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CABBI team adds powerful new dimension to phenotyping next-gen bioenergy crop
Miscanthus is one of the most promising perennial crops for bioenergy production since it is able to produce high yields with a small environmental footprint. This versatile grass has great potential to perform even better, as much less effort has been put into improving it through breeding relative to established commodity crops such as maize or soybean.
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Farmers in China, Uganda move to high-yielding, cost-saving perennial rice
URBANA, Ill. – After more than 9,000 years in cultivation, annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial. The advancement means farmers can plant just once and reap up to eight harvests without sacrificing yield, an important step change relative to “ratooning,” or cutting back annual rice to obtain second, weaker harvest.
5 Questions: Marketing assistant dean Larson ready to raise ACES awareness
Jenny Larson has been on the job at ACES for just two weeks, but as the new assistant dean of marketing, she's excited to steer the ACES brand into the future. Read on to learn more about Jenny.
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Should maize farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa store or sell their grain?
URBANA, Ill. – Many maize farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa sell their crop at harvest, often because they need funds to pay expenses. Development agencies often support or sponsor harvest-time loans that encourage farmers to store some of their grain for later sale, on an assumption that its market value will increase in months to come. But that’s not a sure bet, as a new University of Illinois study reveals.