Los insectos son una excelente herramienta para combatir el hambre y la desnutrición porque son abundantes y nutritivos.
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The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States.
A land-grant university, it is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system. The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is the second oldest public university in the state (after Illinois State University), and is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and is designated as a RU/VH Research University (very high research activities). The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States and the fifth-largest in the country overall, after the Library of Congress, the Boston Public Library, Harvard University Library, and New York Public Library.
The university comprises 17 colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study. Additionally, the university operates an extension that serves 2.7 million registrants per year around the state of Illinois and beyond. The campus holds 647 buildings on 4,552 acres (1,842 ha) in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (together known as Champaign–Urbana).
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Insects are an excellent tool to fight hunger and malnutrition because they are abundant and nutritious.
Sprinter Peter Norman has been memorialised in many ways in the US for his support of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics. In Australia, it's taken much longer.
Es algo más que un eslogan. Para los organizadores comunitarios, 'Abolish ICE' representa el primer paso hacia un mundo sin detenciones de inmigrantes ni prisiones.
It's more than just a slogan. For community organizers, 'Abolish ICE' represents the first step to a world without immigrant detention or prisons.
Big data can be used to properly advise smallholder farmers in Africa and help guide pest monitoring efforts.
It's more than just a slogan. For community organizers, 'Abolish ICE' represents the first step to a world without immigrant detention or prisons.
When thousands fled violence in Haiti, the US military set up a refugee camp at Guantanamo. Most were sent back to Haiti, while hundreds remained trapped on the base under terrible conditions.
Crop insurance cushions farmers against natural disasters, but it also can lead them to overuse resources and reduce their incentive to adapt to climate change.
As the climate changes and the population grows, meeting the demand for food will become more difficult as arable land declines. But an international team of scientists has figured out an innovative solution to dramatically bumping up crop yields.
With the Holocaust still on their mind, many American Jews were highly sensitive to portrayals of Jews in popular culture. So when Roth's sex-obsessed characters came along, the pushback was swift.
About 20,000 Californians were once sterilized under state eugenics laws. New research shows Latinos were disproportionately targeted. Is there any opportunity today to address these wrongs?
Alrededor de 20,000 californianos alguna vez fueron esterilizados bajo las leyes estatales de eugenesia. Una nueva investigación muestra que los latinos fueron atacados desproporcionadamente.
Farmers needs a way to manage harmful insects without destroying the ecological balance.
Saat berumur kurang dari dua tahun, anak-anak yang ibunya mengalami depresi dapat menunjukkan tanda-tanda stres dan penuaan sel yang lebih cepat.
At less than 2 years old, children of mothers with increasing depressive symptoms can show signs of added stress and quicker cellular aging.
Many parts of the US have experienced extreme heat or extreme cold in the past year. Recent research projects that climate change will increase deaths from both types of weather, especially cold spells.
There were some African food security initiatives from 2017 that deserve a special mention for the precedent they set.
It's easy to play on negative stereotypes of Orthodox communities. But it's unhelpful and out of date.
Il n’existe pas de modèle unique qui conviendrait à tous les parents du monde pour élever ses enfants.
Scientists have engineered sugarcane to increase its oil content and are developing renewable jet aircraft fuel from the oil. The engineered sugarcane could become a valuable energy crop.
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Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor Emerita of Anthropology, African Studies, and Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Comparative and World Literature, Director, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, Director, Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide, Memory Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Gutsgell Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Distinguished Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Finance and Julian Simon Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
