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A new study from the University of Illinois suggests planting trees in the schoolyard could help improve academic performance in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving schools.
University Research | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIn a new study in cells, University of Illinois researchers have adapted CRISPR gene-editing technology to cause the cell’s internal machinery to skip over a small portion of a gene when transcribing it into a template for protein building.
University Research | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignA new machine-learning simulation system developed at the University of Illinois promises cosmologists an expanded suite of galaxy models – a necessary first step to developing more accurate and relevant insights into the formation of the universe.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Presenting vocabulary words to students with gestures, even motions that don’t convey the meanings of the words, can improve students’ comprehension of new words in a foreign language, according to a new study.
University Research | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI) trains students to process waste cooking oil from University Housing and Dining Services into usable fuel.
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCarolyna Quiles won an Outstanding Young Researcher Award and an Outstanding Poster Award at the Illinois Summer Research Symposium and discovered a new career path.
University of Virginia | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois chemists have developed molecular prosthetics, small molecules that can treat protein deficiencies
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignA drug-carrying microsphere within a cell-bearing microcapsule could be the key to transplanting insulin-secreting pig pancreas cells into human patients whose own cells have been destroyed by type I diabetes.
University Research | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and biojet fuel.
University Research | Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Sources | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAn unobtrusive perennial vine found in Australia contains genetic resources that can substantially increase soybean yield, according to a new study from the University of Illinois.
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