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When it comes to assessing scientific evidence, conservatives place more value on personal anecdotes, while liberals put more stock into what the experts…
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The term “regenerative agriculture” sounds wonderful...or for many maybe just more fancy talk for the latest sustainable agriculture movement.But…
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Whether in Dubai, Pittsburgh, or Peoria, Sam Kherat believes in preparing people for the 21st century workplace.An adjunct professor of robotics at…
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The school bells may be ringing again in the Peoria area, but many students find themselves at home in front of a computer instead of in the classroom.All…
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Scientists at Peoria's Ag Lab are making strides on developing a new biodegradable plastic.Atanu Biswas is a USDA chemist. His team is using what's…
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We've become accustomed to daily tallies of new COVID-19 statistics in the news. But one researcher at Western Illinois University argues absolute numbers…
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For many years there have been a number of fruitless efforts to remove the invasive Asian carp from the Illinois River. But a renewed sense of excitement…
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A student archaeology trip ruined by flooding ended up sparking new research on how flooding can help invasive Asian carp spread to new waterways. WCBU's…
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A new Asian carp operation in East Peoria would allow the "limited" processing and freezing of the invasive fish in an effort to reduce the species'…
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The Peoria Innovation Hub is now officially redubbed Distillery Labs. The name is a nod to Peoria's past as the whiskey capital of the world. "We thought…