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An artist’s concept of what a watery planet might look like orbiting the twin suns we call Kepler-35A and B.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

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The Warmth of Two Suns

Scientists have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system. Some of those are of the size and distance from the sun that they could have liquid water, and the possibility of Earth-like life. An Illinois researcher is contributing to that work by looking at whether there could be such planets orbiting solar systems with twin suns.

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A recruiting poster for the Civilian Conservation Corps, produced by Albert Bender in 1941 under the Illinois WPA Art Project.
Library of Congress

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CCC in Illinois, Past and Future

The original Civilian Conservation Corps built bridges, lodges and other public works across Illinois, grand and small. Now the Biden administration wants to create a modern CCC — the Civilian Climate Corps. We look back at the history of the CCC in Illinois, and imagine the possibilities a future corps might bring.
 

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Keeping Women Out of Prison

Hundreds of experts, researchers and women who are incarcerated recently teamed up to come up with better ways to serve women in Illinois prisons, and reduce the female prison population in general.

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