by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | Illinois Research
By Anjali Yedavalli Perhaps no one knows Illinois’ climate as well as State Climatologist Trent Ford — and not just because it’s his field of study. Ford is intimately familiar with every corner of the state. He grew up in Roanoke, completed his undergraduate degree...
by April Wendling | Nov 8, 2023 | Illinois Research
By Gabe LareauOn paper, Esther Ngumbi is a multiple award-winning Professor of Entomology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois, a food security advocate, and a science communicator featured in venues such as NPR, Scientific American, Al Jazeera,...
by April Wendling | Sep 13, 2022 | Illinois Research, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest
By Julia Marsaglia As a child, Sonia Lasher-Trapp had an intense fear of storms. She can still remember sitting through them alone in her basement in the middle of the night, sheltered from the bright lightning and pounding rain. Eventually, her dad began watching the...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Illinois Research, Suburban Warfare
By Kalyn Nowlan As it turns out, saving the world is a multi-faceted challenge. Climate scientists worldwide agree that extreme weather patterns documented since the industrial revolution are not only here to stay but will only increase in frequency as the planet...
by Tony Mancuso | Jan 10, 2020 | Conserving Nature, Illinois Research, Living World
By Vivienne Henning Among the dense shrubbery in a patch of prairieland in central Illinois, a sing-song warbling echoes out from the grass. Partially hidden by the branches of a bush, a bird called the Bell’s vireo energetically chatters its little song. The Bell’s...
by Tony Mancuso | Jan 18, 2019 | Illinois Research
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