Three Illinois professors named Sloan Research Fellows
Lois Yoksoulian
Three Illinois scientists are among 126 recipients of the 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, including one from IGB. According to the…
Rochelle Gutiérrez named to National Academy of Education
Ashley Lawrence
Rochelle Gutiérrez (CIS), a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been elected to the National Academy of…
Three Illinois researchers receive Presidential Early Career Award
Lois Yoksoulian
Three researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign including two from IGB, were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and…
Six Illinois scientists rank among world's most influential
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Six researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2024 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list, with three from the IGB. The list…
A Win for Interdisciplinary Training: CABBI Undergrad Takes Home ASPB Hackathon Award
April Wendling
This past June, CABBI undergrad Jack Mason won a hackathon competition at Plant Biology 2024, a yearly conference held by ASPB, the American Society of Plant Biologists.
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Illinois professors recognized as University Scholars
Maeve Reilly
Five University of Illinois professors, including two from IGB, have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.…
CZ Biohub Chicago announces first cohort of Investigators
OVCRI and IGB Communications
Sixteen Illinois researchers, including twelve from the IGB, have been selected to become part of the inaugural cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Investigators. The…
$14.8M Grant Supports Singapore Partnership on Precision Fermentation
Tony Mancuso
Feeding an ever-growing human population is one of the major grand challenges we face — especially with the impact agriculture can have on climate change. University of…
IGB faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members, including three from the IGB, have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and…
