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in these little brown bats, the most commonly observed symptom of white-nose syndrome is the white fungal growth on the muzzle. Photo by Nancy Heaslip/New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Fighting white-nose syndrome in bats benefits agriculture, study shows

May 16, 2022 9:45 am

'Lost bat populations have harmful ripple effects on food and agriculture,' says Professor Amy Ando,. 'Crop yields fall and input costs rise as farmers try to compensate for the services bats usually provide.'

The Hutsul Museum website is one of more than 3,500 sites that have been archived by the project.

U of I alumnae, professor preserving Ukrainian cultural heritage online

Apr 28, 2022 9:15 am

The Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online project aims to preserve digital records when web servers, physical records and objects are at risk of being destroyed by Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Social Work professor Liliane Windsor. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Project helps East St. Louis residents overcome barriers to COVID testing, vaccination

Mar 11, 2022 8:45 am

Social work professor Liliane Windsor investigates ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among marginalized and hard-to-reach populations in East St. Louis, Illinois, using an adaptation of a public health model developed for HIV.

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New degree program builds strong base for mental health counseling

Mar 2, 2022 9:00 am

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.'

The SUPERLabs project is being led by Illinois Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jessica Brinkworth

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.

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Helping to solve Illinois' early childhood teacher shortage

Feb 17, 2022 10:15 am

The College of Education wants to see an 80 percent increase in its Childhood Education program enrollment. 'That’s a massive increase, but...we believe the U of I should be the model,' says Associate Dean Nancy Latham.

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Colleges of Education, Media to help teach media literacy to Illinois high schoolers

Feb 9, 2022 10:45 am

A new state law is requires public high schools to teach media literacy, so these U of I colleges formed the Initiative for Media Education Inquiry and Action to help fill educators’ needs for media literacy training and curriculum development.

Rohit Bhargava, Director of the Cancer Center at Illinois, with an unidentified colleague

Cancer Center at Illinois: 'This is revolutionary'

Feb 3, 2022 12:00 pm

'There are 71 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the country -- all doing exceptional work...But as we look at the national landscape, there isn’t a cancer center that is centered on technology. And that is a missed opportunity...'

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