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Illinois’ Pollinatarium, A Discovery Science Center, Is Abuzz About Pollination
Illinois’ new Pollinatarium is the first free-standing Discovery Science Center in the nation devoted to flowering plants and their pollinators.
STORY: News-Gazette slideshow: Life of a Beekeeper
UI team is top U.S. finisher in Solar Decathlon competition.
A solar-powered house designed by University of Illinois students took second place in a competition sponsored by the Department of Energy.
National Science Olympiad competition to be at Illinois in 2010.
Both the Illinois state tournament and the national tournament will be held at Illinois next spring. The state tournament is scheduled for April 10, 2010; next year's national tournament will be held on May 20–22, 2010.
Bugscope gives area students personal look at insects
The Bugscope project provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) so that students anywhere in the world can explore the microscopic world of insects.
STORY: News-Gazette; link to News-Gazette slideshow