CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tackled a thorny problem: How do nutritional stress, viral infections and exposure to pesticides together influence honey bee survival? By looking at all three stressors together, the scientists found that good nutrition enhances honey bee resilience against the other threats.

Their findings are detailed in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Champaign, Ill. – The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomed its largest cohort of incoming graduate students to date, with 7,425 new graduate students for fall 2024. This marks an 18% rise in new enrollments compared to the previous year.

The University of Illinois Graduate College is proud to announce that Emily Wuchner, Assistant Director for Student Experience, has been honored with an Outstanding International Advocate Award by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). The award recognizes university employees who are dedicated to supporting and enhancing the experiences of international students and scholars.

Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Associate Director for Education, Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer, and Graduate College Associate Dean Zeynep Madak Erdogan received the prestigious 2024 Michael B. Kastan Award for Research Excellence given by the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) Molecular Cancer Research (MCR) journal.

The Graduate College is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Graduate Student Leadership Awards: Daniela Markazi and Luis David Gaytán-Soto. The awards recognize graduate students who have exhibited outstanding services that has positively impacted the campus and wider communities.