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Discover ACES profiles the variety of activities, people and work happening in ACES today. Visit often to meet ACES faculty, researchers and students and discover how ACES impacts our lives.
Close Friendship Can Compensate for Poor Sibling Bond—and Vice Versa
(July 26, 2006)
See Your Soldier
(June 16, 2006)
Latvian Faculty Learn Biotach Methods
(May 22, 2006)
U of I's Smart Tractor will Detect Worn Parts, Dangerous Slopes
(April 14, 2006)
College of ACES Hosts a Sustainable Bioenergy Conference
(March 29, 2006)
2006 Awards Recipients Celebrate on April 25
(March 13, 2006)
ExplorACES Set for March 10-11 on U of I Campus
(Feb 21, 2006)
The Farm Gate Blog Opens
(Jan 23, 2006)
January 2006: ACES Global Ambassadors in Argentina
(Jan 4, 2006)
Big Brains 2006 Calendar features Food Science and Human Nutrition's Robin Orr
(Dec 16, 2005)
Livestock Training Workshops Address New Topics
(Nov 23, 2005)
Move Over Love Boat: U of I Creates Mini
‘Sludge Boat’ to Measure Lagoon Manure
(Oct 28, 2005)
Human to Pig Genome Comparison Complete
(Sept 23, 2005)
Protein-Rich Diet Boosts Benefit of Exercise
(Sept 9, 2005)
Sweet Corn Sensitivity to Some Herbicides May Be Genetic
(Aug 5, 2005)
Corn that Creates its Own Shade, Suppresses Weeds Naturally
(July 15, 2005)
How Do Fathers Learn to Be Fathers?
(June 17, 2005)
Hey, Guys, They're Not Girlie-Man Portions, They're Healthy Portions
(May 20, 2005)
College of ACES Award Winners
(April 29, 2005)
C-FAR is the Shining Example of Agricultural Teamwork
(April 15, 2005)
U of I to Sponsor Forum on Role Of Soy Foods in Managing Obesity
(Mar. 25, 2005)
U of I Study Identifies 50 Genes Controlling One Trait
(Mar. 11, 2005)
First-ever 'ExplorACES' Event Aimed at College-Bound Students
(Feb. 25, 2005)
Illini pride is at an all-time high!
(Feb. 11, 2005)
Contaminated Corn Can Create Risks for the Unborn
(Jan. 28, 2005)
ACES Global Ambassadors Tour Egypt
(Jan. 14, 2005)
Farmers, home gardeners, and people needing information on money management or community development now have an enhanced outlet open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at a revised University of Illinois Extension website. PubsPlus can be found at: pubsplus.uiuc.edu.
"Pubs Plus is a source for books, CDs, and other educational materials prepared by experts in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences," explained Molly Bentsen, U of I Extension communications specialist. "It is a continuation of something Extension has been doing for years—offering fact-based information to people who can put it to work in their own homes, businesses, classrooms, and lives."
Bentsen said that recent revisions to the website have improved its search mechanisms, making it easier for users to get to the information they need. Items can be purchased online through the use of a credit card. Once, such publications were only available for purchase through check or money order and the transactions came by mail, phone or FAX (purchasers can still use all those methods in addition to ordering online).
"The educational materials available cover a wide range of topics," Bentsen noted. "For instance, agricultural producers have access to a variety of publications and products to help them in their enterprises. There are materials helpful to commercial horticulturists and a web-based record-keeping program for students with FFA projects. Teachers can find agriscience kits and other instructional resources for their classes from kindergarten through high school."
Materials are grouped under the following areas: Agriculture; Classroom Materials; Dollars and Sense; Environment; Family Matters; Gardening; Healthy Living; and Leadership and Community.
"Spanish products are being added as soon as they become available," Bentsen noted. "New and seasonal items and special promotions will be updated regularly. Visitors can also choose to receive e-mail alerts about new publications in their areas of interest."