Oct 10, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
As the world focuses on not only solving the climate crisis but also sustaining the world’s food supply, researchers need tools to evaluate how atmospheric pollutants affect crops. Over the past decade, the agriculture community has turned to solar-induced chlorophyll...
Aug 18, 2023 | iSEE Research, Leverhulme, News, News Releases
Applying ground-up silicate rock to Midwestern farm fields can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide and prevent it from accumulating in the atmosphere, according to a new study that successfully quantified those climate benefits for the first time. Working...
Aug 16, 2023 | ELP, News, News Releases
For over two decades, U of I alumna Jennifer Walling has dedicated her life to fighting for environmental progress. During her time as an undergrad in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Walling got her start with environmental advocacy through the Students...
Aug 9, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, Stormwater and Mosquito Control Project
The prevalence of mosquito-borne disease has plagued urban communities for decades, prompting scientists to look to stormwater infrastructure for sustainable solutions. Brian Allan, Professor of Entomology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, leads an...
Aug 3, 2023 | News, News Releases
Today’s farmers are on the front lines of climate change. Higher temperatures, wildly variable rainfall, and unrelenting droughts, storms, and floods have upended growing seasons and threatened their livelihoods. “Climate-smart agriculture” promises a more sustainable...
Aug 2, 2023 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
Earth’s soil contains large stocks of carbon — even more carbon than in the atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic carbon (SOC). However, SOC has historically been greatly diminished by...