A recent study from ACE professor Sarah Janzen, in collaboration with an international research team, explores whether hybrid distance learning can improve accessibility to job training for rural women in Nepal. Read more⬇️

In a recent study, ACE professor Shadi Atallah explores forest landowners’ willingness to pay for invasive species control. Read more⬇️

🔶ACE has an opening for an Academic Advisor🔶 This role will provide academic advising to students, coordinate departmental undergraduate student outreach and engagement, and teach a professional development course. Apply by 6 p.m. on Monday, March 3⬇️

Ever been more tempted to pick up fast food for dinner after sitting in traffic? A study by ACE professor Becca Taylor shows that traffic delays significantly increase visits to fast food restaurants, leading to unhealthier eating. Read more⬇️

You're in! Congratulations to our newest Illini🧡💙

Celebrating the research of our graduate students🥳 Last week, faculty and peers gathered as six third-year students gave a short presentation on their second-year papers, followed by an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding research. Congratulations and well done👏

This week on the @landeepod, ACE professor Craig Lemoine speaks with Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar and author of "How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement." 🔗

Listen as David Bullock, who leads the Data-Intensive Farm Management Project, explains how they conduct large-scale scientific experiments using precision agriculture. 🔗To read more or to learn how interested farmers can sign up to participate, visit

Check out this recent article by NCSA highlighting ACE professor Sandy Dall'erba and his mission to use visual tools to compliment his published scientific research so it can be seen and easily understood by the public🙌 🔗

Wishing you a happy holiday season❄️

Mood for winter break🥳 Enjoy the time off and we'll see you in the new year, ACE!

🌎22nd Midwest International Economic Development Conference (MWIEDC) 🗓️March 28 – 29, 2025 📍University of Illinois Stay tuned for registration details. Submit a paper to present at the conference by January 8, 2025✍️ Learn more and submit a paper⬇️

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics is hiring a Tax Materials Specialist! Learn more and apply by January 13⬇️

Have you read the December 2024 ACE Alumni & Friends Newsletter?👀 Catch up on all that's happening in ACE⬇️

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Gowthami's interests include development economics and environmental economics. See her job market page⬇️

Menglin's interests include agricultural economics, environmental and natural resource economics, big data analytics and machine learning. See her job market page⬇️