May 8, 2023 | iSEE Research, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quantifies the soil organic carbon (SOC) benefits from cover crops in maize-soybean rotations in Midwestern U.S. agroecosystems. The study,...
May 2, 2023 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written in February 2023, and then updated in May 2023 after the author spoke with students in EPOL 421. In Spring 2023, 30 graduate students studied the history, theory, and practice of sustainability education in EPOL 421, Education...
Apr 12, 2023 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases
Twenty years ago, the University of Illinois and its undergraduates took their first serious steps in fighting climate change — actions that have now led to massive strides for campus sustainability. In 2003, the Illinois Student Government proposed a referendum that...
Apr 7, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is providing seed funding for two new research projects at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that will use automation to enhance waste sorting for campus recycling efforts and reduce manual...
Feb 20, 2023 | Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
Deep within our bodies, millions of microbes help digest our food and provide nutrients to keep us healthy. It’s a symbiotic relationship that dates back millennia, when the first bacteria appeared on Earth 3.5 billion years ago. Ubiquitous in the soil and...
Feb 14, 2023 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases
The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is positioning itself to become one of the most innovative engineering departments in the country. It recently completed the $41 million “Transform MEB”...