March 6, 2024
UIC-led effort to protect the monarch butterfly surpasses 50 industry partnersApproximately 915,000 acres will be managed as monarch habitats across 41 states
December 7, 2020
UIC receives $1.8M from DOE to study effects of pollinator habitats at solar energy facilitiesUIC’s Energy Resources Center, UIC-ERC, will receive $1.8 million over a 3 year period, beginning in 2021.
November 11, 2020
Virtual Monarch Summit connects stakeholders, citizens to further protections for pollinatorsUIC partners with energy companies, transportation agencies to protect monarch butterfly
April 8, 2020
UIC leads largest nationwide effort to protect the monarch butterflyPartnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service establishes conservation agreement
February 2, 2018
UIC to provide energy-saving ‘kits’ with $3.1M in funding from ComEdSupports state’s goal of reducing energy consumption by 2 percent in 2018
December 8, 2017
US Dept. of Energy grant to advance combined heat and power systems in the MidwestTaking a load off utilities to improve resiliency