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How can academia help implement lessons from the 2022 climate summit?

The 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded Nov. 18 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, after two weeks of deliberations. Ashish Sharma,...

Artificial intelligence and molecule machine join forces to generalize automated chemistry

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Artificial intelligence, “building-block” chemistry and a molecule-making machine teamed up to find the best general reaction conditions for synthesizing...

University of Illinois receives Charles Schwab grant to support women, money, power course

URBANA, Ill. – Schwab Advisor Services in partnership with the Charles Schwab Foundation has made a generous donation to the Women, Power,...

Light-activated technique helps bring cell powerhouses back into balance

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Light-activated proteins can help normalize dysfunction within cells and could be used as a treatment for diseases such as...

New study models the impacts of bursting bubble aerosols on climate and public health

Assistant Professor Jie Feng has published new research that could more accurately model water-to-air pollutant and disease transmission, ultimately impacting public health and the global climate.

University of Illinois researchers lead the world’s largest study of Eastern box turtles

DANVILLE — On a sunny morning in Kennekuk County Park, researchers and veterinary students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scoured the...

Two alumni share team award for major milestone in the history of flight

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team was recently named the recipient of the 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “the...

University of Illinois tags students’ bicycles with stickers for campus bike clean-up

URBANA – At the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana campus, there’s a bike rack within 150 feet of nearly every campus building....

COVID-19 virus spike protein flexibility improved by human cell’s own modifications

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell’s protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike protein that...

Rescuing ancient Maya history from the plow

CENTRAL BELIZE – Things have changed since I was last in Belize in 2018, when I excavated the ancestral Maya pilgrimage site...
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AURORA outdoor orientation programs take new Penn State students ‘into the wild’

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The first semester of college is a significant beginning in the lives of students and their families. It’s...

CNN: Trouble in paradise as Bali loses patience with Russians, Ukrainians fleeing war

With its balmy beaches, laid back lifestyles and holiday vibe, the tropical paradise of Bali has much to offer any world weary...

BBC: UBS agrees ’emergency rescue’ of Credit Suisse

Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS in a government-backed deal. Sunday evening's announcement...

Gov. JB Pritzker named Commencement speaker

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver this year’s commencement address at Northwestern University.