Oct 12, 2020 | Campus Sustainability, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — On Oct. 20, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert J. Jones approved and signed the newest version of the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). iCAP 2020, developed through broad stakeholder engagement and led by the Institute for...
Sep 10, 2020 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
Crop researchers worldwide are constantly advancing our understanding of the plants we rely on. One approach that many scientists take is the development of in silico models — computational models meant to simulate the mechanics of biological systems. However, an...
May 1, 2020 | News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is providing seed funding for eight new research projects at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — six under its 2020 interdisciplinary research initiative and two Campus as a Living...
Apr 15, 2020 | iSEE Research, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
Commonly written off as mere nuisances, mosquitoes actually pose a significant threat to human health, as they are vectors for dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, and malaria. According to National Geographic, mosquito-borne diseases are...
Feb 10, 2020 | News Releases, SWATeams, Transportation
Meet Sarthak Prasad, Sustainable Transportation Assistant at Facilities & Services (F&S) and a member of the Transportation SWATeam. Prasad attended the U of I as a master’s student, and he has been working for F&S since graduation. The...