USDA NIFA Funds ‘Farm of the Future’
$3.9M I-FARM a partnership between iSEE, NCSA, Center for Digital Agriculture.
Urbana-Champaign Campus Earns Its Fifth Consecutive STARS Gold Rating!
New solar and geothermal energy projects, a reduction in water use, and wide-ranging sustainability research help the U of I remain a sustainability leader.
U of I SMARTFARM Researchers Use Novel AI to Model GHG Emissions
Multi-institutional team finds way to improve N2O predictions.
ACTIONABLE RESEARCH IS FINDING REAL-WORLD, LASTING SOLUTIONS TO EARTH’S MOST PRESSING SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS.
SUSTAINABILITY IS MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.
OUR VISION IS TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT MEET THE DEMAND FOR FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY OF A SKYROCKETING WORLD POPULATION — WHILE ENSURING A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE ACTIONABLE, INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH THAT CONCENTRATES ON FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. FULL MISSION STATEMENT >>>