Events

Minding the Gap: How AI Reveals Who Is Missing from Mental Health Care

Examine how artificial intelligence helps researchers identify overlooked communities and challenge assumptions about mental health care.

Millions of Americans living with mental health conditions…

Superbugs Don’t Follow Orders: How Antimicrobial Resistance Spreads from Animals to Humans

Confront the rise of drug‑resistant infections by learning how antimicrobial resistance moves between animals and humans.

What happens when antibiotics stop working? Drug-resistant infections are…

Heart of America Grazing Conference

Explore how regenerative grazing can grow livestock operations.

Producers can stay in the loop on what’s moving in the world of regenerative grazing by attending the 2026 Heart of America Grazing…

Growing Ginger and Turmeric

Learn about ginger, turmeric, and other value-added products.

Pink Tiger Farm began five years ago when owners Brian Elias and Kyle McAdams left their busy Chicago careers to pursue a shared dream…

Understanding GLP-1 Weight-Loss Medications: Clinical and Societal Impacts

Uncover what current science reveals about GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, including long-term use and the broader questions they raise about access and affordability.

GLP-1 medications such as…

2026 Ewing Agronomy Field Day

Illinois Extension is excited to host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 23, at 9 a.m., with a lunch to follow. The event will feature various educators…

The Real Steps to Maintaining a Lawn

Discover the steps not to skip when caring for a lawn. 

Does a lawn really need to be fertilized four times a year? Is watering every day helping or hurting the lawn? And how much of that…

Basics of Grass Identification and Identification of Common Woodland Grasses

Grasses play a big role in natural ecosystems — from controlling soil erosion to supporting pollinators to providing food for livestock — but telling one from…

Inside Trauma-Focused Therapy for Youth: Understanding Treatment and Support

Discover what evidence‑based trauma interventions look like in practice and how supportive adults can guide youth through the process.

Trauma-focused therapies can play a powerful role in helping…

Identification of Common Prairie Grasses

Grasses play a big role in natural ecosystems — from controlling soil erosion to supporting pollinators to providing food for livestock — but telling one from…