21-Jul-2026 Students unearth rare, centuries-year old pot at Florida Spanish mission site Florida Museum of Natural History Archaeology students have discovered a rare, intact clay pot at a Florida Spanish mission site dating back to the 17th century. The pot was likely made by the Indigenous Potano people who lived at the mission.
20-Jul-2026 Green Earth Charitable Organization supports shea agroforestry research and farmer livelihoods in northern Ghana University of New Hampshire A $1.1 million, five-year gift to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) from the Green Earth Charitable Organization will support a comprehensive research and implementation project focused on strengthening shea-based agroforestry systems in northern Ghana. The project, Transforming shea-based agroforestry systems in Ghana for improved ecological resilience and livelihoods of rural households, will be led by Iago Hale, professor of agriculture, nutrition and food systems, in close collaboration with scientists at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).
20-Jul-2026 Defining the modern 'land-grant mission' College of ACES at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Universities often cite their land-grant legacies, but the land-grant university system is not a well-known concept outside of higher education. In fact, many current students, staff, and faculty struggle to define it. So, let’s get into what it means, how it came about, and why it still matters. Funder National Institute of Food and Agriculture
20-Jul-2026 Cancer Center at Illinois funding supports multiscale imaging to study drug-tolerant cancer cells University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cancer Center at Illinois Researchers at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) are using advanced imaging to better understand drug-tolerant cells. Cancer cells do not always respond to chemotherapy in the same way. Some cells survive treatment and later contribute to treatment failure or recurrence, making it difficult to identify resistance before it becomes clinically evident. A project led by CCIL member, Yang Liu, alongside co-principal investigator Chitra Subramanian earned a Planning Grant from one of the CCIL’s merit-based research funding programs to perform this research.
20-Jul-2026 Envisioning the next 150 years of crop research with the Alma Mater Plots College of ACES at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign A couple of miles south of the main quad, a remarkable agricultural experiment is taking shape. The Alma Mater Plots are unique in their setup — with 64 one-acre plots, each individually tile-drained, it’s the largest experiment of its kind. And, to maximize the value of the experiment to Illinois and Midwest agriculture, scientists are teaming up with farmers in deciding what, exactly, to study.
20-Jul-2026 Leading global journal strengthens impact in infectious disease and tropical medicine Infectious Diseases of Poverty Infectious diseases remain a major global health challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings where poverty increases disease burden and limits access to healthcare. To accelerate research and knowledge exchange, Infectious Diseases of Poverty provides a global interdisciplinary platform for prevention and control strategies. Now, the journal has achieved a 2025 Impact Factor of 7.4, ranking among the world's leading journals in tropical medicine, parasitology, and infectious diseases while promoting international scientific collaboration. Journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty
20-Jul-2026 “We must resume the search for life on Mars as soon as possible” Utrecht University Exactly 50 years ago today, Viking 1 landed on Mars. The spacecraft was part of the only mission ever to have searched for extraterrestrial life. With calls growing for humans to be sent there too, astrobiologist Prof. Inge Loes ten Kate is calling for a new unmanned life-detection mission. “Before our presence might make it harder to identify any Martian life, or even destroy it.”
20-Jul-2026 From field research to food policy: Dr. Andi Amran Sulaiman is reshaping Indonesia’s agricultural landscape Hasanuddin University Growing up in Bone, a regency in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, Dr. Amran witnessed the uncertainty faced by farming families. “For communities whose lives are bound to the land, agriculture is not an abstract discipline but a matter of livelihood and survival,” he says, reflecting on the struggles of his family and neighbors. These moments shaped his understanding that agriculture is central to resilience and national stability. That conviction has guided his career as a student, researcher, inventor, entrepreneur, academic mentor, and policymaker. Across these roles, one principle has remained consistent: agricultural science must solve real problems for farmers.
20-Jul-2026 Cancer Center at Illinois research develops AI model to predict immunotherapy response across cancer types University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cancer Center at Illinois Researchers at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) are developing an artificial intelligence model to predict how patients with different cancer types may respond to immunotherapy. Accurately identifying patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment is an important part of advancing precision cancer immunotherapy. A project led by CCIL member Kun Wang earned seed funding from a Cancer Digital Insights Planning Grant from the CCIL to perform this research. The CCIL’s internal seed grants continue to spark innovative, impactful cancer-engineering driven research directions.
20-Jul-2026 The Great Barrier Reef is changing. Why isn’t it on UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list? University of New South Wales A UNESCO draft decision will keep the Great Barrier Reef off its ‘in danger’ list. Meanwhile the Reef keeps changing as ocean temperatures continue to rise.
