The sun sets behind miscanthus on the south farms. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
Paul A. Boatman, 96, of Philo, Illinois, died Feb. 25 at Clark-Lindsey Village in Urbana. He worked for the College of Veterinary Medicine for 25 years. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Marcel Franciscono, 88, died Feb. 25 at his home in Urbana. He taught the history of art at the university from 1965 until his retirement in 1996.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Laboratory and field experiments have repeatedly shown that modifying the process of photosynthesis or the physical characteristics of plants can make crops more resilient to hotter temperatures. Scientists can now alter the abundance or orientation of leaves, change leaf chemistry to improve heat tolerance and adjust key steps in the process of […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The response to a 1969 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, reveals how the modern environmental movement has been used to protect the interests of private homeowners, said a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher. Landscape architecture professor Pollyanna Rhee chronicled how affluent homeowners use what she calls “ownership environmentalism” […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Food scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identified the optimal fermentation conditions for pulses ― the dried edible seeds of legumes ― that increased their antioxidant and antidiabetic properties and their soluble protein content. Using the bacteria Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v as the microorganism, the team fermented pulses obtained from varying concentrations […]
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