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It's the great pumpkin Kate ArthurOctober 12, 2020

Pumpkin. You either love it or you hate it, but you can’t avoid it this time of year.

Flowers
A virtual tour of Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center Leia AtasOctober 9, 2020

Please join the director of the Illinois State University Horticulture Center, Jessica Chambers '93, as she guides guests through the beautiful gardens of the Center…

Felmley Hall of Science
USDA grant to fund renewable energy research Illinois State University staffSeptember 28, 2020

Dr. David Kopsell, professor of horticulture, and Dr. LC (Liangcheng) Yang, assistant professor of environmental health, have received a two-year, nearly $150,000 grant from the…

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Powerful pennycress Illinois State University staffSeptember 28, 2020

Though farmers consider pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) nothing more than a weed, Illinois State Professor of Genetics Dr. John Sedbrook is working to change their perspective—and…

Two Agriculture professors standing in a corn field
Input Harvest: Agriculture professors reap feedback on students’ motivations to reach new generation Nick EricksonSeptember 28, 2020

It wasn’t long into her teaching tenure at Illinois State University that Dr. Iuliia Tetteh, an assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, noticed that…

Austin C. Calhoun won first place and the People's Choice Award for his presentation, “What’s killing the buzz? Mechanisms of bumble bee decline.”
Gradbird Scholars: Student research spotlighted through monthly competition Evan LindenSeptember 28, 2020

The Graduate School launched the GradBird Scholar initiative in September 2019, in an effort to make scholarly research more accessible while honoring the scholarship of…

Ropp Agriculture Building
Research focuses on industrial hemp growth Illinois State University staffSeptember 23, 2020

Rebecca Dywer is Illinois State’s first agronomy graduate student to study industrial hemp production.

Virtual career fairs connect Redbirds and employers remotely Susan WhitsittSeptember 19, 2020

As Redbirds continue to thrive during the pandemic, Career Services is offering virtual career fairs, and information on how to navigate them effectively.

Student planting in Horticulture Center garden
They rock: Students update Horticulture Center garden Kate ArthurSeptember 18, 2020

Looking at the bright yellow fist-sized blooms of marigolds, Katie Robinson said she was happy. Happy? She was in the second week of classes kneeling…

The ISU Horticulture Center's vegetable garden
Horticulture Center shares tips for vegetable gardening success Monica FullerJune 29, 2020

The Center’s vegetable garden demonstrates the wide variety of food that can be grown in Central Illinois as well as different solutions every gardener can…

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