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Illinois State researchers team up with Urban Rivers to study ecology, equity of Chicago River

A cross-disciplinary group of Illinois State faculty and students is collaborating with the nonprofit environmental group Urban Rivers to transform Chicago's rivers into urban sanctuaries. 

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Dr. John Sedbrook has led a more than decade-long initiative that successfully transformed pennycress into a cash cover crop.

Redbird Scholar update: From weed to cash crop
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Office of the Provost introduces 2026-27 Fellows
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Series assist Redbirds considering graduate school
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Fall 2026 anthropology graduate program news and updates

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