blog posts U of I students fund effort to re-use research labs' single-use plastics Feb 25, 2022 10:30 am 'We model how a robust research program incorporates rigorous plastics reuse and reduction protocols in its daily work, that part of being a 'serious' scientist is cleaning up after yourself,' says project leader Professor Jessica Brinkworth. U of I team helps DOD develop better analysis, design procedures for rail, roads Feb 22, 2023 11:30 am Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers will help the Department of Defense develop better systems to evaluate the structural health of rail lines and modernize pavement design and evaluation procedures. Wildfires affecting human health even a thousand miles away Feb 3, 2025 11:00 am 'Due to wind patterns, much of the impact of wildfire smoke exposure occurs far from the fires themselves... Many areas of the Midwest have more annual days of smoke exposure than they experience in California.'