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ACES News | May 1, 2025

Four ACES faculty receive Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction

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ACES News | May 1, 2025

Breaking the phenotype bottleneck with autonomous robots

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Lauren Quinn | April 24, 2025

Illinois research shows benefits of prairie grass for sustainable aviation fuel

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Illinois News Bureau | April 24, 2025

New approach makes AI adaptable for computer vision in crop breeding

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Lauren Quinn | April 21, 2025

Illinois leads most rigorous agricultural greenhouse gas emissions study to date

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ACES News | April 2, 2025

Shin honorees take ag education on the go

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Lauren Quinn | March 5, 2025

Studies reveal key genes for corn architecture, identifying future breeding targets

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Lauren Quinn | February 25, 2025

In the weeds: Amaranth genomes reveal secrets of success

Elizabeth Ainsworth
ACES News | February 17, 2025

Ainsworth named RIPE director

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Megan Allen | February 5, 2025

Timing matters: Early planting benefits soybean in unfertilized, low-fertility fields

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ACES News | February 3, 2025

Long, Ort step back from RIPE leadership roles they helped create

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Lauren Quinn | January 16, 2025

Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production