Claire BenjaminAug 22, 20133 minAgronomy Day highlights latest crop sciences research at IllinoisClose to 1,000 agronomists, farmers, and others attended the 57th annual Agronomy Day at the University of Illinois to learn about crop...
Claire BenjaminAug 19, 20132 minInternational symposium on photosynthesis addresses food securityThe ability to sustainably feed a growing worldwide population may be partly dependent on understanding two types of plants that...
Claire BenjaminAug 15, 20134 minIllinois researchers advance understanding of schistosome reproductionResearchers at the University of Illinois quickly realized that one key to controlling schistosomes is being able to control their...
Claire BenjaminJul 21, 20133 minMiddle school girls gained real-world science skills at Pollen Power! campMiddle school girls learned that pollen does a lot more than help flowers reproduce at Pollen Power Camp!, a weeklong summer camp hosted...
Claire BenjaminJul 11, 20133 min3D-printed splint saves infant's lifeMatthew Wheeler helped develop bioresorbable splints from animal models utilizing 3D-printing technology. Half a millennium after...
Claire BenjaminJul 8, 20136 minCracking how life arose on earthDoes life exist elsewhere or is our planet unique, making us truly alone in the universe? Much of the work carried out by NASA, together...
Claire BenjaminJun 15, 20134 minMatt Wheeler: Modeling for successCreating animal models is one of the messier aspects of life-saving research, but it is a vital step in the approval process for new...
Claire BenjaminFeb 4, 20137 minA sacred fireI’m a farmer’s daughter, but I can’t navigate the grain elevator, grease the combine or repair fence lines. I have never mucked a hog pen...