Jul 27, 2021 | News, News Releases
Carbon is everywhere. It’s in the atmosphere, in the oceans, in the soil, in our food, in our bodies. As the backbone of all organic molecules that make up life, carbon is a very accurate predictor of crop yields. And soil is the largest carbon pool on earth, playing...
Jul 23, 2021 | Campus Sustainability, News Releases
U of I Investing in Climate Solutions — From the Ground UpAs the dangers of climate change grow more apparent, pressure to end the use of carbon-based fossil fuels has intensified.The University of Illinois is putting its financial muscle behind efforts to promote...
May 19, 2021 | iSEE Research, News Releases, Next-Gen Feedstock Project, RESEARCH PROFILES
Nictor Namoi could have studied anywhere in the world, and he chose to travel all the way from Kenya to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to maximize the sustainability of bioenergy crops. Namoi received his bachelor’s degree in Management of Agroecosystems...
Mar 2, 2021 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has named its largest and most diverse group of faculty and instructors to be 2021-22 Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellows. Funded by a generous endowment from Illinois Alumnus...
Feb 24, 2021 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is pleased to announce it will bring two renowned scholars to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in Spring 2021. Environmental activist and MacArthur “genius” grant...
Feb 11, 2021 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases, Resilience Working Advisory Team
In Fall 2020, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign published the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP), the university’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and pursue a culture of sustainability on campus and in the community. The iCAP includes...