Congratulations to our 2026 International Achievement Award winners!
Mia Bonds โ recognized for her sustainable food systems and agribusiness research in Peru and Malawi.
Dr. Paul McNamara โ recognized for improving livelihoods for 16M+ smallholder farmers through AgReach.
It looks like an alien planet, but itโs actually an Illinois forest after 9:00 PM. ๐๐
Congrats to Alexa Rojas for winning 2nd Prize in the 2026 Image of Research competition! Alexa uses UV tech to study how nocturnal insects adapt to living near agricultural borders.
Location-sharing apps give us peace of mind, but they also bring serious FOMO๐
New research from Brian Ogolsky in HDFS explores how tracking tech is quietly replacing human interaction.
๐ https://t.co/qMUFYuXVdK
DOI: https://t.co/X0sFyAkALo
Weโre excited to welcome Amy Roady as the inaugural director of the James F. Evans Global Center for Food and Agricultural Communications.
A proud alumna, Roady brings leadership experience from @ILSoybean Association and longtime engagement with @TheIFAJ.
https://t.co/TN6ISrKdYG
Congratulations to our Illini Pullers led by team president Payton Voltz and supported by advisors Dr. Cody Allen and Tim Lecher! The Pullers won the overall competition at the 2026 ASABE International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition this past weekend ๐
Exposure to green space could be a cheap and effective way to boost the psychological well-being of kids in disadvantaged communities ๐ณ
A new @IllinoisCropSci & @PsychIllinois review in @FrontPsychol explains.
DOI: https://t.co/OC4ntxNY0T
More: https://t.co/g2OCfe5kiF
Finlee Shrock's & @PamSmithDTN years-long pen-pal friendship reached a new level when they attended ACES Family Academies last summer.
Read their story: https://t.co/5i7mryCnTj
Register for AFA, open to ACES alums and youth ages 8-13, by June 7: https://t.co/BDf2PcvTd4
Big things are happening today at the Morrow Plots ๐ฝ The revitalization has begun!
See for yourself by watching Morrow Plots live stream โก๏ธ https://t.co/nhyX0LjPH6
๐ Kudos to Federico Rolle, Nathalia Guzman, and Marcos Bonini Pires on their MS graduation this spring!
Proud of their hard work and excited for their next steps.
@ACESIllinois@IllinoisCropSci