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What can researchers learn from last month’s unusual meteor activity in the US?

Last month, at least two major, but unrelated, meteor events occurred in the skies over highly populated areas of the U.S. Both fireballs, often referred...

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Unlocking how dogs’ fungal ear infections evade treatment points vets to drug stewardship

Outer ear infections in dogs are very common, but are becoming resistant to topical treatment. A new study sheds light on why.

Announcements

Four Illinois students receive Goldwater scholarships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — One University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sophomore and three juniors were awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for their potential to contribute to the...

Announcements

Campus awards honor excellence in instruction

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching...

Humanities Photo of Cline Center researchers. From left, Emmy Tither, a PhD candidate in Informatics at Illinois; Joseph Bajjalieh, a senior research manager at the Cline Center; Scott Althaus, the director of the Cline Center and the Merriam Professor of Political Science at Illinois; and Loretta Auvil, a senior project coordinator at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and a data scientist at the Cline Center.

New interactive dashboard will help policymakers better understand global instability

The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has released an innovative new interactive dashboard for policymakers who want to better understand governmental instability around the world.

Arts Photo of trees in a redwood forest.

“FOREST” project examining endangered habitat to be presented in series of events over 18 months

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois interdisciplinary artist Deke Weaver will create the multimedia performance “FOREST” over the next 18 months that will explore the forest ecosystem and the connections between plant and animal species. He’ll present the first iterations of “FOREST” at two upcoming events at Krannert Art Museum and at the Illinois Arboretum. Weaver, a […]

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Robinson to be inducted into the American Philosophical Society

Gene Robinson will be inducted into the American Philosophical Society in April, 2026.

Earth and Environmental Sciences Photo of the researchers standing in front of a projected image of a permafrost slump.

Team tracks vegetation recovery from sudden permafrost collapse

Some Arctic regions regain their “greenness” within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report.

Uncategorized Health and kinesiology professor Laura Rice seated before a large monitor and keyboard with a wheelchair in the background.

Falls are prevalent concern among people who use wheelchairs, scooters

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 98% of adults who predominantly used wheelchairs and scooters for mobility reported some level of concern about falling, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois Chicago found in a recent study. These individuals’ concerns were assessed as part of the ongoing development of an interactive fall […]

Honors

Four Illinois faculty named AAAS Fellows

Anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy, astronomy and physics professor Charles Gammie and agricultural and consumer economics professor Madhu Khanna are among the 500 scientists, engineers and innovators chosen by their peers for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.

Behind the Scenes

Photo of Robert Pahre wearing virtual reality goggles in front of a screen with a wilderness photo and surrounded by seated students also wearing VR goggles.

Exploring a wilderness area, virtually

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s a cold February day in Illinois, but I’m enjoying the view of a backcountry trail in Yellowstone National Park. I see a sunrise over Heart Lake, a lodgepole pine forest, a geyser basin, the yellow leaves of aspen trees above a canyon along the Snake River and views of Mount Sheridan. […]

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Splitting hairs to keep the public safe

Graduate student Lance Jones works to identify potentially infectious ticks found in Illinois.

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