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Read article: Ecological Society of America (ESA) recognizes Jeannette Cullum with a Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA)
Ecological Society of America (ESA) recognizes Jeannette Cullum with a Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA)
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Students in the 2024 cohort are engaged in advocacy with an interest in science policy. Awardees will travel to Washington, D.C., for policy, communication...
Read article: Back from the dead: Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves
Back from the dead: Tropical tree fern repurposes its dead leaves
Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea rojasiana, reconfigures these “zombie leaves,” reversing the flow of water to draw nutrients back...
Read article: College of LAS announces teaching and advising awards
College of LAS announces teaching and advising awards
The College of LAS has selected 14 professors, graduate students, lecturers, and an advisor as the recipients of the 2024 teaching and advising awards. “We are proud to have such an impressive group of people advancing our vital teaching and advising goals,” said Venetria K. Patton, the Harry E....
Read article: 41st Annual Insect Fear Film Festival
41st Annual Insect Fear Film Festival
The 41st Annual Insect Fear Film Festival (IFFF) will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Foellinger Auditorium, on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hosted by the Entomology Graduate Students Association in the Department of Entomology at the...
Read article: Talking tomatoes: How their communication is influenced by enemies and friends
Talking tomatoes: How their communication is influenced by enemies and friends
Plants produce a range of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds that influence their interactions with the world around them. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how the type and amount of these VOCs change based on different features of...
Read article: College announces 2024 alumni award honorees
College announces 2024 alumni award honorees
Eight alumni of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will receive recognition during the college’s 2024 alumni awards at a celebration in April. They are researchers and entrepreneurs who have made incredible impacts in their fields and communities. LAS Alumni Achievement Award...

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