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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Let's say the first-grade students are learning about the concept of habitat, which, in their town, birds are losing to a construction project that they pass by on the way to ...

URBANA — A $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant will fund a novel University of Illinois project using high school counselors and year-round "STEM clubs" to propel more women, minorities and ...