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Earth and Environmental Sciences A wide angle photo of rice paddies in Vietnam in the foreground and tall mountains in the background

Global rice production nearly doubled despite climate change, driven largely by human management

Rice production nearly doubled in the past half-decade, despite the negative impacts of climate change.

Health and Medicine Photo of several dried mushroom stems and caps on a white tabletop.

Study: Millions in the US report past-year psilocybin use

More than 8 million people in the U.S. reported using psilocybin in the past year, a new analysis reveals.

Health and Medicine

Shiga-producing E. coli infections becoming more resistant to antibiotics, study finds

Antibiotic resistance is on the rise among E. coli that produce the Shiga toxin.

Campus Life Photo of food science and human nutrition professor Toni Gist wearing a suit and pearl jewelry.

AI, virtual reality give students a taste of study abroad experiences

An innovative general education course in food science gives students intercultural learning experiences similar to what they might obtain through study abroad.

Earth and Environmental Sciences Researcher portrait standing in front of graphics from study

Researchers advance first-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US

A new study led by Joseph Trujillo-Falcón documents how artificial intelligence is used to translate life-saving weather forecasts and alerts into non-English languages.

Arts Photo of a group of violinists from Apollo's Fire standing and playing onstage.

Krannert Center announces performers for 2026-27 season

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ 2026-27 season features a variety of performers, including jazz and classical music, theater and dance.

Life Sciences Research News Veterinary Medicine Photo of researchers in the laboratory. They are standing in front of dozens of fish tanks.

One simple trick makes zebrafish a better model for microbiome research

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of microbiome research, scientists report.

Earth and Environmental Sciences A satellite image of the Po River Delta in Italy.

New study provides rule of thumb to estimate land sustainability in river deltas

A new study finds that the well-established Hack’s law may help engineers control water flow and reduce flood risks along river deltas.

Arts Diptych of two drawings of headless figures in flowing gowns.

Art and Design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 100 seniors in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will exhibit work that is the culmination of their education. The School of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition opens May 9, with an opening reception from 4-6 p.m., and runs through May […]

Engineering A colorized microscope image

More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds

Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer — the opposite of conventional thinking.

Humanities Photo of an immense bronze bison statue looming over a Native American speaker and others seated beside him outside the National Museum of Natural History.

History professor Rosalyn LaPier helps create bison exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “Bison: Standing Strong” commemorates both the 250th anniversary of the nation and the 10th anniversary of the naming of the bison as our […]

Engineering Six people stand in front of red MRI machines

New MRI technology provides a comprehensive view of the human brain

New MRI technology can map multiple biomarkers with one scan, giving a more complete picture of the brain and disease.

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