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Illustration of supernova in the Milky Way
Unlocking the cosmos with AI
Professor leads efforts at an institute that could transform our knowledge of astrophysics
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Paul Hergenrother
Flightpath Biosciences licenses microbiome-sparing antibiotic developed at Illinois
Chemistry professor leads effort for a better way to fight the most difficult infections
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Researchers
Self-driving lab: AI and automated biology combine to improve enzymes
Researchers work to overcome process roadbloacks in medicine, technology, energy, and sustainability
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Erik Nelson (left) and Emad Tajkhorshid
Colorectal cancer treated with cholesterol inhibitor in U of I study
Researchers make key discovery against the second most common cause of cancer death
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Shounak Nath, left, and Liviu Mirica
Solving the mystery of an ancient enzyme could lead to new carbon capture strategies
Process could develop new methods for converting greenhouse gases
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Main Quad
Research programs in transfer students, police force, and Indigenous languages receive funding
Chancellor's Research Program supports projects addressing "greatest challenges"
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Peer court organization
The jury of second chances
LAS student launches a peer court organization to help reform juvenile offenders
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Brittney Miles
Black women’s beauty, fashion choices intertwined with Black history, politics
New study reveals intricate societal relationships
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Former President Barack Obama looks at May Berenbaum as a woman in a military uniform holds the National Medal of Science
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