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A view of dead coral with hollowed out branches. The coral is covered in red and brown algae.

A photograph of living coral on the same reef.

In Moorea, an agressive algae is stabilizing dead coral, preventing recovery of a reef after a major bleaching event. Other organisms are finding a home inside the dead coral, which they are gradually hollowing out. #environment #coral #climate @news.illinois.edu

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Hail 5, to possibly 6 inches reported near Kankakee, Illinois, midway between Chicago and Champaign-Urbana. If verified, would set the state record. (on March 10 no less)

Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater

NEW: for @nytimes.com, I wrote about a new study showing that queen bumblebees can breathe underwater, surviving submerged for a week

the “remarkable” study stems from a lab snafu, when a co-author thought she accidentally drowned several bees—but later found that they were alive 🧪

gift link 🎁

It took years of work, a supercomputer, vast experimental data and the creation of a "minimal bacterial cell," but researchers have for the first time simulated the full life cycle of a living single-celled organism. @beckmanillinois.bsky.social

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My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios. This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water. "Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."

If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!

It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.

And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.

Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize. Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.

Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.

An interview with @news.illinois.edu about the possibilities of change in implicit bias and the opportunities and pitfalls of implicit bias education:
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A green caterpillar chews a leaf in a zig zag pattern

First found in Illinois in 2024, the invasive Elm Zigzag Sawfly chews its way through tree leaves. Large infestations stress trees, putting them at risk.

Read more https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/pesticide-news/2025-05-29-illinois-invasive-elm-zigzag-sawfly
#Invasives #Insect

Sorghum, left, and maize, right. Yield has doubled for maize, but gains for sorghum are much slower.

"Future-proofing" crops is possible. Much of the work has already begun. But it will require resources and time.

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“Those who die in America’s wars die for a future they will never get to see. Their future is our now. Memorial Day invites us to reflect on the power of remembering."

Go Behind the Scenes with Scott Althaus as he buries a long-lost family member from WWII. news.illinois.edu/because-amer...

Photo of the author working with a green-headed cockatiel that is wrapped in a small cloth with its head sticking out the top. Other veterinary students and faculty work in the background.

Learning from Cockatiels

Go behind the scenes with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign veterinary student Melanie Narvaez as she learns how to handle and care for these lively, affectionate birds.

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Portrait of the lead author of the review, psychology professor Catharine Fairbairn, of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Review: Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder.

Researchers explore the social dimensions of alcohol abuse

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A new AI tool can teach itself to distinguish among thousands of varieties of flowering Miscanthus, a plant used in biofuels production. #ILLINOIS crop sciences and plant biology professor Andrew Leakey led the work.

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Photo portrait of Benedek Kurdi standing in front of dark trees. He has his arms crossed across his chest and he's smiling.

Study finds global downturn in bias against stigmatized groups
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Two graduate students demonstrate the wearable technology. On the left, Laila Shaaban wears the "smart shirt" with a wearable sensor. On the right, Jonathan Cerna monitors the data. He holds a tablet that shows a view of her upper torso and the heartbeat. The image looks like an X-ray of her lungs, but it is not an X-ray.

Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk.
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Image of a large, colorful target, with words arranged in circles around it. Outer ring: Immigrants, LGBTQ+, Special Needs, Women, People of Color. Second ring: Social Security, Medicaid/Medicare, Education, Science, Libraries, Healthcare. Third ring: Union Workers, Universities, Farmers, Small Business Owners. Next ring: NATO, United Nations, USAID, Foreign Allies. Innermost ring: 1st Amendment, Voting, Democracy, U.S. Constitution. Inner circle: YOU in all caps.

Feel free to steal this graphic. Graphic artist and collaborator: Julie McMahon.

📷️Nikon Z7
#photography

Cholesterol and cancer: Q&A with the Nelson Lab | School of Molecular & Cellular Biology | Illinois Cholesterol is an essential lipid that plays a critical role in hormone production, digestion, and immune function.

Current treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are limited, but targeting cholesterol metabolism is a promising option for new therapeutics.

go.mcb.illinois.edu/cholesterol

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people apnews.com/article/meas...

Team makes 3D visualizations of cells acessible to all via Minecraft @beckmanillinois.bsky.social

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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.

We forget so easily. #GenerationalAmnesia

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Restitution and Repatriation of Ancestral, Human Remains from Colonial Contexts in Tanzania, by Maximilian Felix Chami, Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage, doi.org/10.1080/2161...

#HistoricalArchaeology #AfricanDiasporas #AfricanHeritage #Repatriation #Tanzania #colonialism

After favorable results in human tissue and animal models, researchers hope to begin clinical trials by fall 2025 to test the safety of drugs that provide COVID's cancer-fighting properties without the illness. www.jci.org/articles/vie...

How can the health care system more effectively support caregivers? More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults provide unpaid care to another individual. An #ILLINOIS professor studies the personal and policy supports that can benefit caregivers, and by extension, the patients for ...

With nearly one in five American adults providing unpaid care to another adult, #ILLINOIS Asst. Professor of Health and Kinesiology Mina Raj spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about how our healthcare system can support caregivers.

Read or watch the Q&A: news.illinois.edu/view/6367/56...

Laura is one of eight researchers featured on our website about research that impacts the local community! Check it out: researchimpact.illinois.edu/aging/

A new IEA report finds that Africa could easily cover all of its electricity needs using geothermal energy alone.

The continent has 115TW of technical potential in geothermal.

New study: A psychoeducational intervention to empower teenage girls

A psychoeducational intervention to empower teenage girls. 💪

Beckman researcher Karen Rudolph investigated whether a single-session intervention could improve teenage girls' emotional responses to stressors.

📰 bit.ly/49trVka
📗 doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14175

#AcademicSky

Illinois researchers to kick off new phase of program to explore space-based manufacturing

Beckman researchers are about to start a new phase of Mission #ILLINOIS. 🚀 🔭

Led by mechanical science and engineering professor Sameh Tawfick, the mission will send a composite tube manufacturing machine to the International Space Station to build space construction materials.

#AcademicSky #Space

Erik Nelson and team of researchers finding new ways to treat cancer is inspiring - SPlog I receive the Daily Illini‘s newsletter that goes out every so often, showcasing the stories by University of Illinois students working on their craft and publishing stories that they’ve been working ...

Truly life-changing work is being done by Nelson and this team of researchers here in C-U to fight against cancer in new ways.