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On summer mornings, UIC students test water samples from Lake Michigan beaches and report the results to the Chicago Park District.

Beach Vacation

Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life, study finds

Press release describing peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Women and Aging.

Female friends smiling for a selfie.

Feature story highlighting the history, heart, and mission of local establishment Enchantment Alley and sister business Bow Tie Games.

Colorful crystals arranged for purchase in a shop.

Research profile of scientist Christy Gibson.

Woman works on a computer in a coffee shop.

Longform exploration of the legal, social, and spiritual struggle for New Mexico's Gila River.

Gila River stretching ahead, with foliage visible on either side.

Heat waves across Africa are hotter, longer and more frequent today than 40 years ago, mainly due to fossil fuel emissions.

Image by Immo Wegmann

Announcement for grant funding to advance the health of NASA astronauts.

A small orange moon hangs in a pitch-black sky.

Q&A with the founders of the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail.

A sign commemorating Frederick Douglass' historic visit to Champaign.

Feature story about bioenergy sugarcane.

Hand holds a bundle of oilcane; a blurry field is in the background.

Longform environmental journalism article in a list format.

Pollution floats in open water.
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