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SHIELD program a model for effective pandemic management, data show
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
In the fall of 2020, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomed students back for in-person instruction amid the powerful first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Bioengineering team develops a remote lab to teach enzyme kinetics
Ananya Sen
The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers across the globe to embrace remote learning. Although adapting existing materials was relatively easy for lecture-based courses that…
Students selected for the 2022 Woese Research Scholar Program
Ananya Sen
Zubin Havewala and Garrett McPheron have been selected for the Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Program. They will carry out research projects over a 10-week period…
Nicholas Wu named 2022 Searle Scholar
Nicholas Wu (IGOH), an assistant professor of biochemistry, has been selected for the new class of Searle Scholars to pursue ground-breaking research in chemistry and…
CCIL Researchers Receive Grainger College of Engineering Faculty Awards
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Tandy Warnow (BCXT/IGOH) and Cecilia Leal (M-CELS), who are both scientists at the Cancer Center, have been recognized for their achievements by the Grainger College of…
No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop
Amanda Nguyen
It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by 50-80% to keep up with the growing population. Researchers all over the world have been…
Pedron Haba Named 2022 Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar
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Sara Pedron Haba (RBTE), a research assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering and a member of the Cancer Center at Illinois, was recently named a 2022…
Douglas Mitchell named John and Margaret Witt Professor of Chemistry
Tracy Crane
Known for ground-breaking research blending chemical and biological approaches to address antibiotic resistance, professor Douglas Mitchell (MMG) was celebrated as the John and…
New imaging, machine-learning methods can reduce crops’ need for water
Diana Yates
Scientists have developed and deployed a series of new imaging and machine-learning tools to discover attributes that contribute to water-use efficiency in crop plants during…