Feb 14, 2023 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases
The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is positioning itself to become one of the most innovative engineering departments in the country. It recently completed the $41 million “Transform MEB”...
Feb 7, 2023 | CEW Profiles, News, News Releases
Anyone who’s thrown a baseball is familiar with Newton’s First Law: Objects in motion will continue in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force. No one understands this concept better than Zack Fishman. A 2019 graduate of the University of Illinois...
Jan 17, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is announcing a call for concept notes to catalyze research on sustainable transportation modes in the Midwest, thanks to a $1 million gift from the 2019 settlement of a consumer class-action lawsuit....
Jan 17, 2023 | Campus Sustainability, News, News Releases
Running a marathon, bicycling a century, or swimming 1,500 meters requires a lot of energy. Finding that energy, however, is a different matter entirely. The world’s most elite athletes spend years tinkering with and perfecting exactly how their energy consumption...
Jan 12, 2023 | I-FARM Project, iSEE Research, News, News Releases
In 2021, iSEE helped establish the I-FARM, securing seed-funding through the Campus as a Living Laboratory program. The project was later fully funded in 2022, thanks to a three-year, $3.9 million grant from USDA NIFA.Naveen Uppalapati, a National Center for...
Jan 11, 2023 | Campus Sustainability, Land & Water, News, News Releases
For many college students, Saturday mornings are nothing short of sacred; a chance to sleep in, relax, and simply catch their breath. Members of the University of Illinois Beekeeping Club spend their Saturday mornings quite differently. They wake up early, don...