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Two ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç professors earn elite researcher status for contributions to fisheries and global health
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named two ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç faculty members to its 2024 class of fellows. Read more
USDA terminates ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç grant to help farmers
The largest grant in U of I’s history was terminated this week as a result of new criteria implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture. Read more
Showcasing Fashion
Andrea Kleffner salvaged a deteriorating, British dress dating back to the reign of King Edward VII and remade it into contemporary and comfortable clothing. Read more
ASN Fellow
Becoming a distinguished fellow with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) will be especially meaningful to ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç Professor Shelley McGuire because she'll be following in the footsteps … Read more
Supporting Undergraduate Research
As a ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç undergraduate, Logan Mann got to present his own agricultural research at a scientific conference last summer, trading notes with industry officials, graduate students and … Read more
AAAS Fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has honored Shirley Luckhart, a professor within ¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç’s Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (EPPN), … Read more
Curbing Dairy Emissions
¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç's new Extension air quality specialist, Gilbert Miito, grew up on a mid-sized dairy — at least by the standards of the village of Masaka in central Uganda. Read more
U of I names Leslie Edgar to lead College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
¹û¶³´«Ã½Âé¶¹Éç has announced Leslie Edgar as the new J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read more