Jan 17, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is announcing a call for concept notes to catalyze research on sustainable transportation modes in the Midwest, thanks to a $1 million gift from the 2019 settlement of a consumer class-action lawsuit....
Jan 12, 2023 | I-FARM Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
In 2021, iSEE helped establish the I-FARM, securing seed-funding through the Campus as a Living Laboratory program. The project was later fully funded in 2022, thanks to a three-year, $3.9 million grant from USDA NIFA.Naveen Uppalapati, a National Center for...
Jan 9, 2023 | iCOVER Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it is funding a new project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that will address major obstacles to adoption of cover crops in the United States. Titled “iCOVER: Innovated...
Jan 5, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides new insights for quantifying cropland carbon budgets and soil carbon credits, two important metrics for mitigating climate change. The...
Dec 13, 2022 | iCOVER Project
iCOVER Project Research Menu Main Page: Major Initiatives CABBI: Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation I-GUIDE: Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment SCAPES: Sustainably Colocating Agricultural and...
Dec 9, 2022 | Bio-Based Chemicals Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
The world’s appetite for electronics is growing, but what happens when we are done with our old phones and tablets? Most electronics are not degradable, and their disposal contributes to a variety of environmental problems. To help address this electronic waste...