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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in cats, dogs, rodents, deer, apes and several farm and zoo animals. It also mutates in these hosts, potentially leading to new variants that can endanger their – and human – health.  

Professor Lisa Kinderman: 'We have leading scholars in the fields of multicultural diversity, developmental sciences, vocational psychology, and clinical practice. It’s a powerful place for a master’s student to land. We’re helping them launch careers.'

New solar and geothermal energy projects, reduced water use, and wide-ranging sustainability research helped Illinois earn its fifth consecutive Gold certification from the nation’s most comprehensive sustainability rating system.

Professor Patricia Gregg, research professor Seid Koric, and a former graduate student led a team that produced the fortuitous forecast of the 2018 Sierra Negra volcanic eruption five months before it occurred.  

Special ed professor Catherine Corr was a member of a working group whose policy recommendations went into an Illinois law that streamlines access to early intervention services for children involved with the state’s child welfare system.

The partnership will support all incoming Hope Scholars to Illinois starting this fall, as well as future Hope Parent Scholars.

In 2021, we raised almost $1.4 million and this year, we have a goal of $1.5 million in funds from our campus community. Please take a few minutes to learn about the agencies and causes, from local to international, that resonate with you.

Making a helicopter fly in Mars' low atmospheric pressure is no small feat, especially considering it has to pilot itself- communication latency between Earth and Mars makes direct control impossible. MiMi Aung led the team that made it happen.

The projected losses for U.S. agriculture are especially steep. 'Places in the Midwest that are really well suited for present day corn and soybean production just get hammered under a high warming future.'

Mitigating the effects of climate change on cultural heritage sites will involve hard choices about what to save and how to save it.

U of I's incoming class of 7,957 first-year students brings greater representation by gender, nationality and students who are the first in their family to go to college, while a change in the application process resulted in greater academic competition.

Breeding flat-faced animals like bulldogs comes at a cost. U of I veterinary surgeon Heidi Phillips treats many of the respiratory problems these animals face, but says better breeding practices as a more effective way to prevent them. 

Elena Koptieva came to U of I through the Scholars at Risk program in fall 2022 as a faculty member in the Department of Physics. Now she lives in Champaign with her children while her husband remains in Ukraine fighting in the war. 

How genomic research could rescue a species on the brink of extinction

'In my work at the National Security Council, I contributed to the executive order on artificial intelligence that the President signed at the end of October 2023. A lot of work went into that effort...', says ECE professor and White House Fellow Lav Varshney.