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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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Goldwater winners
Three LAS students receive Goldwater scholarships
Juniors are recognized for their potential to advance natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering
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Sloth in the Panamanian forest
The otherworldly journeys of Integrative Biology 496
Students and faculty members head to Panama for lessons in tropical forest ecology
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Benedek Kurdi
Study finds global downturn in bias against stigmatized groups
Psychologist describes rapidly changing norms about expressing negativity toward various human traits
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Ellen Moodie
Why were Venezuelan immigrants sent to El Salvador?
Anthropologist and author discusses recent deportation under 1798 law
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Microfluidic device
To overcome antibiotic resistance, new research says to let it flow
Higher flow rates are more effective against notoriously resistant pathogens, research finds
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Janice Harrington and book cover
Poetry book looks at how people create a sense of place for themselves
Guggenheim Fellowship supports new work by English professor Janice Harrington
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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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