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"Applications of Health Assessment for Conservation" (Comparative Biosciences) #ResearchLIVE #2017ResearchLIVE #UniversityofILLINOIS Laura is a long-term lover of all things…

"Your Brain is Talking Directly to Your Stem Cells" (Neuroscience) #ResearchLIVE #2017ResearchLIVE #UniversityofILLINOIS Can the sympathetic nervous system be used to stop cancer?…

"Harnessing Plant Compounds to Promote Healthy Aging" (Neuroscience) #ResearchLIVE #2017ResearchLIVE #UniversityofILLINOIS Can eating more licorice root help brain aging? Payel…

"Unearthing the Secrets of Volcanic Eruptions" (Geology) #ResearchLIVE #2017ResearchLIVE #UniversityofILLINOIS Robby a volcanologist wants to predict where and when the next…

On the shoulder of giants. We may see further…but do we see more clearly? Derek researches constrained motion in space aka sub-Riemannian manifold geometry. (Mathematics) #ResearchLIVE…

"People were always imaging themselves as much more." Jenny studies the spread of Islam in East Africa by looking at how sandals operate as product of social interaction, expression and…

Oh no, astronomy can kill! Luckily Adrienne is researching how star dust is transported to Earth. She models dust grains’ interactions with supernova remnants and the ISM (interstellar medium).…

When Auxetics materials are stretched, instead of getting thinner they expand and become “like a deep dish pizza.” SreeKalyan designs engineered materials such as compliant mechanisms,…

Cassandra, a first-generation college student, studies community nutrition and food insecurity on campus. Accuracy in measurement is crucial to helping students who don't know where their next…

Diamonds are a physicist’s best friend. They are a great host for Nitrogen-vacancy centers and studying the neutron Electric Dipole Moment (nEDM). Sarvagy also says the centers can get…

Real-time video understanding by AI and deep neural networks is extremely important! Think: self-driving cars. Kartik is making sure our mobile phone chips are up for the task. (Computer…

Elizabeth has developed “chemotherapy beads“ for locally aggressive cancer in cats - which are applied directly to the tumors (Soft Tissue Sarcomas). She is a veterinarian and small…

Huanci studies Atmospheric Rivers (AR) which are “rivers” of water vapor in the atmosphere. She has built models to better predict flood risk in the Pacific Coast of the Western United…

Clare Crowston of the History department explains how she uses the game "Reacting to the Past" to motivate students and engage them more deeply with the material.

Presenter: Dan Hahn, Technology Services. Synopsis: Come learn about the new version of Blackboard Collaborate called "Ultra", which is now available and free to use in Illinois Compass…

Friday, March 17, 2017 Impacts of invasive species on native predators: traps, subsidies, and rapid phenotypic change Robert Fletcher, Chris Cattau, Becky Wilcox, Rebecca Kimball, Christine Miller,…

Friday, March 10, 2017 How to effectively conserve a species' genetic variation ex situ Sean Hoban *Please turn volume up*

Friday, March 3, 2017 Combining observational and experimental studies to examine plant and insect responses to climate change Diane Debinski

Friday, Febryary 24, 2017 Planetary health in the context of global wildlife declines Christopher Golden

2017 Feb 17 NRES Seminar - "Metropolitan foodsheds: a resilient response to the climate change challenge?" - Laura Lengnick

Friday, February 10, 2017 Biological control of zebra & quagga mussels through entire lakes Dr. Daniel P. Molloy

2017 Feb 3 NRES Seminar - "How might nature promote health?" - Kuo