Agriculture, Land Use, Food, and Sequestration Archives - Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

Rows of green grain crops grow beneath elevated solar panels in an agrivoltaics field.

Illinois team tests the costs, benefits of agrivoltaics across the Midwest

Illinois researchers are evaluating how pairing solar panels with crop production could reshape Midwestern farmland. In a new study, a…

Let it Bee! The Student behind U of I’s New Bee Campus USA Certification

A student-led drive has helped make Illinois the 53rd campus on the list — and the first in the Big Ten to earn that designation.

Meet Thurman Etchison

Thurman Etchison is the Assistant Director of Dining Services’ Facilities and Equipment operations. He spends much of his day researching, purchasing,…

Meet Brent Lewis

Brent C. Lewis is a Landscape Architect with University Facilities & Services. Before coming to Illinois in late 2014, he…

Meet Jennifer Fraterrigo

Jennifer Fraterrigo is an Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign….