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  Register now for Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, June 16-19 in Chicago

  Apr 9, 2025 3:15 pm

  Register now for Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, June 16-19 in Chicago

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  From transfers to degrees: Support helps students stay the course

  Apr 9, 2025 8:00 am

  To attract and welcome transfer students so they can shine, the University of Illinois System offers programs such as its transfer guarantee for Illinois high school graduates attending any community college or university in the U.S. 

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  IIN’s Sustaining Illinois program awards seed grants to six new research projects

  Apr 4, 2025 10:00 am

  The Illinois Innovation Network awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to six research teams this week in its ninth round of funding, with projects including AI-driven plastic recycling, studying mosquitos to mitigate the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, using algae to clean up microplastic pollution, detecting HIV RNA more efficiently, improving access to lupus and rheumatoid arthritis diagnostic tools, and fostering emerging youth entrepreneurship through technology.

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  Stanley Ikenberry, former U of I System president who left a strong legacy, passed away in Florida at age 90

  Apr 2, 2025 10:00 am

  Stanley O. Ikenberry, who at age 44 was named the youngest president in the University of Illinois history in 1979 and later returned to the presidency in an interim capacity, died Tuesday at age 90 in Boca Grande, Florida. 

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  Shin Honorees Take Ag Education on the Go; 2025 Nominations Due April 18

  Apr 1, 2025 9:45 am

  “Having the people mover because of the Shin Award helps us provide information to growers. This helps them make important decisions about their crop management plans,” said Darin Joos, UIUC College of ACES alumni and employee. 

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