LAS News

Researchers search for bees on prairie land
A prairie for the bees
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt searches for ways to improve soil for ground-nesting pollinators
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Santa Eulalia, Guatemala
Building bridges with the Maya community
A new outreach effort connects researchers and social service professionals to assist a growing population
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Jill Jegerski
Professors are named Conrad Humanities Scholars
Honor given to promising mid-career faculty
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Campus to open for fall instruction with COVID-19 safety precautions
Classes will be a mix of online and face-to-face learning
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Soldier ant head
Learning from the "hopeful monsters"
Researchers examine how ants compensate for their giant heads
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Xiaohui Chen and Ziyi Qiu
LAS researchers find balance, customization important during COVID-19 response
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Honey bees
Study: Group genomics drive aggression in honey bees
Hive traits closely associated with ferocity of attacks
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A group with a shipment of viral transfer media
Volunteers at Illinois produce supplies for 200,000 COVID-19 tests
Campus effort boosts local and statewide efforts against coronavirus
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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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