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Genomic Ecology of Global Change

Ag + Energy

Health + Wellness

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The Genomic Ecology of Global Change theme develops new crops and management methods to maintain agricultural ecosystems in the face of a changing climate.

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From left, ORNL’s Biruk Feyissa holds a five-month-old poplar tree expressing high levels of the BOOSTER gene, while colleague Wellington Muchero holds a tree of the same age with lower expression of the gene. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Research
Researchers discover new photosynthesis gene that boosts plant height
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Prominent global change scientist joins crop sciences, plant biology
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Prominent global change scientist joins crop sciences, plant biology
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Highly cited researchers this year at Illinois are, clockwise from top left: Ed Deiner, Brent Roberts, Atul Jain, Axel Hoffmann, Stephen Long and Kaiyu Guan. Photos by L. Brian Stauffer and Fred Zwicky
Research, Awards
Six Illinois scientists rank among world's most influential
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NSF to invest nearly $10M in ASAP Global Center
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NSF, international partners to invest nearly $10M in ASAP Global Center
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CABBI Director Andrew Leakey, right, and Postdoctoral Researcher Daniel Lunn with sugarcane, miscanthus, and sorghum plants in the CABBI greenhouse at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Research
CABBI Team Designs Efficient Bioenergy Crops That Need Less Water to Grow
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From left: Alex Lipka and Geoffrey Morris
Research
Illinois scientists to test modernized genetic model for optimized crop breeding
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