Science & Technology
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Do we want to get to the moon or not?
He called himself “a voice in the wilderness.” He sat in conference rooms filled with scientists who ridiculed his ideas. But John Houbolt was going to be heard. And we were going to land on the moon.
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Science on the inside
How neuroscience graduate students are bringing science education to youth behind bars.
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Gene and the honey bee
As Illinois entomology professor Gene Robinson has shown, the honey bee is a beguiling study subject that reveals more about us than we ever expected.
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Curious encounters with the natural world
Now retired from the Illinois Natural History Survey, alumni Michael R. Jeffords and Susan L. Post have never stopped being curious about the world around them.
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Saving the penguins of Peru
For the last eleven years, veterinarians at the Brookfield Zoo have come together with scientists and scholars to focus conservation efforts on Humboldt penguins.
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Weathering the storms
How one team of Illinois researchers is addressing urban flooding.
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Chasing the flu
One hundred years after the deadly 1918 influenza pandemic, scientists are still trying to understand the virus.
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Innovating with compassion
Ruby Mendenhall’s new position with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine draws upon her years of experience working in Chicago.
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Strong work
Associate Dean of Research at Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Professor of Chemistry Marty Burke answers the Proust Questionnaire.