https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/home daily 1.0 2020-08-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f1b53c7252f8f1a5c759697/1595626449926/2.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f1b5489a9f0193a16f41682/1595626708290/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-07-24%252Bat%252B4.13.37%252BPM.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f1b4d296dd74b0fc92490f8/1595624753065/IMG_6937.jpeg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/outreach daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5b8e0d22032be4d3b7ea8e79/1536036148451/IMG_3398.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera outreach https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/outreach/2016/12/8/mini-academia-de-ciencia-y-tecnologa-mactec monthly 0.5 2018-09-04 https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/outreach/2016/12/8/creating-music-with-data monthly 0.5 2018-09-04 https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/outreach/2016/12/29/ekpapalek-an-initiative-to-empower-student-latinosas monthly 0.5 2018-09-04 https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/outreach/2020/8/28/world-of-genomics monthly 0.5 2020-08-29 https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/gallery daily 0.75 2018-09-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5b8e0809b8a045c95ec154a8/1536034825392/ Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE Extraction RNA from cassava. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8ddc5d898583fbc6c9d17d/1536034825392/IMG_3022%5B1%5D.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE Extraction RNA from cassava. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd9fd898583fbc6c9b32f/1536023199108/MLHS3744.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE First harvest of the season. 256 roots in a day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd9ca03ce641ab2092214/1536023027379/IMG_2402.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE Last day of planting. Team cassava. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8de02f0ebbe8ab9f0d0659/1536024663535/IMG_2382.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - CassFACE Me planting cassava during 2018 field season. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd96dcd8366d4a027c314/1536022975867/IMG_2375.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE Planting cassava for 2018 field season. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd90cf950b79a4fef1877/1536022883962/IMG_2299.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2018 CassFACE New cassava plants for the field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd8680ebbe8ab9f0ca7d1/1536022711383/IMG_2279.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Thousands of samples were processed at the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8ddf9888251b17eb40c15d/1536024586790/unnamed.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - CassFACE Me standing at the cassava plants during the week of the final harvest of 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd7ae032be4d3b7e84767/1536022502002/IMG_1255.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Final harvest. Ron weighting cassava roots. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd831352f53facc33b90f/1536022623403/IMG_1264.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Equipment for harvesting cassava roots in Champaign, Illinois. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd8c0562fa736b2041c51/1536022786402/IMG_1249.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Mike harvesting cassava roots. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd7f0758d467f37813de4/1536022567789/IMG_1366.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Cassava flowers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd6c303ce641ab208fff9/1536023386784/DSCF1195.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE One ambient CO2 plot showing the irrigation system. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd4ab4ae23722eb81e421/1536022285898/DSCF1181.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE experiment One elevated CO2 ring with 8 African cassava cultivars inside. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd7548a922d7beeabbbde/1536022436348/IMG_0236.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Transplanting cassava in the field, at SoyFACE farm at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd71c4fa51ae122a871c6/1536022345435/IMG_0203.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 CassFACE Small cassava plants ready to be transplanted to the field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5b8dd3c1758d467f37810bae/1536022278212/IMG_0954.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - 2017 Soybean-light project Normal and short petiole length phenotype of soybean https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a3588e58c620b59776069/1481265681089/IMG_3109.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - soybean soybean growing! credit Alexander Nelson https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584965f4197aeadffbb3182b/1481264708653/DSCF0189.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - soybean https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584966a6f7e0ab2a69b3ae5f/1481264708654/DSCF0451.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - soybean https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5849677ff7e0ab2a69b3b75f/1481264708654/DSCF0767.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - soybean https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584968a915d5db8cc4354507/1481265475701/IMG_2798.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - soybean harvest time! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584497e103596e3099f62223/1481265217701/WP_20150714_005.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE Field planting day for tobacco! Credit: Nadia Ayub https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/5849632dbebafb690826b7c8/1481258094993/WP_20150728_005.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE Tobacco is growing! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584965ab890b275044e0b77d/1481204308149/WP_20150714_005.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE As part of a Ripe project (http://ripe.illinois.edu/), I studied how the increase of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and levels of soil nitrogen fertilization affected photosynthesis, leaf carbohydrates and total biomass production. This study helped to understand better the changes in the balance between source and sink structures in tobacco depending on different growth conditions, genetic background, and plant development characteristics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a2c77f5e2319eaaaa57ac/1536028078227/IMG_2280.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE First harvest day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/58496398b3db2b0b617125df/1536028078230/IMG_2291.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE Tobacco cv. Petit Havana flowering! Credit: Priya Patel https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a2d9be6f2e113671c13b6/1536028078226/WP_20150820_006.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - tobacco FACE sign https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a4e5cbe65948d334a6d64/1536028078231/Picture3.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - Temperature-FACE for maize Infrared photo. credit: David Drag https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a4e92ebbd1a356c49389b/1536028078243/Picture1.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - T-FACE Me doing some field work. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/584a4ec5893fc0a533b70c58/1536028078268/Picture2.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - T-FACE Elevated CO2 + high temperature plot in soybean. Credit: David Drag https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/5842e1a5e4fcb5ef4d0f97cf/58495e9e890b275044e012e5/1481203318896/WP_20150714_005.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Gallery - FACE tobacco As part of a Ripe project (http://ripe.illinois.edu/), I studied how the increase of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and levels of soil nitrogen fertilization affected photosynthesis, leaf carbohydrates and total biomass production. This study helped to understand better the changes in the balance between source and sink structures in tobacco depending on different growth conditions, genetic background, and plant development characteristics. https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/publications daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5844971f6b8f5be74d1b7a2f/1598646294261/WP_20150714_007.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Publications Credit:: Nadia Ayub https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f2dc9662d347a3ae7c27a58/1596836202669/20200807_160233.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Publications https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/contactme daily 0.75 2016-12-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/586584141b631bc753feb54f/1483047969646/2013-02-06+09.06.10.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Contact me https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/medianews daily 0.75 2020-08-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/58448feeff7c507cc220c873/1596834643557/Picture2.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera News Media Adapted from: Ruiz Vera U.M. PhD. Impacts of global warming and rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations on physiology, development and productivity of Midwestern crops. Thesis, Chapter 1. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/50475 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/58448bd3be6594fbdebd2855/1480887261455/CVDPhoto_1.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera News Media Credit: Lily Strelich https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f2dcb8140032c3a89e1248d/1596836744459/1500-900-skiff-family.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera News Media Credit: Union of Concern Scientists https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5b8deb674fa51ae122a95eb2/1536027555348/IMG_0535.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera News Media Credit: Brian Moline/Illinois Public Media https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f2dccac9cfaf440ca3efc92/1596837044545/2020-06-30%2B08.19.19%2B1.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera News Media https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/pagecv daily 0.75 2020-08-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5b8e0efd032be4d3b7ea9b8a/1536036608112/IMG_2460.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera CV https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/projects daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5b8d5fd7575d1f6f1e53cb79/1551972167148/23624747888_37d0310c4a_o.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Projects Elevated CO2 ring with 8 cassava cultivars from Africa. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/584a4d506a49637ebbac079d/1598647744281/Picture4.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Projects Warming experiment for maize; the temperature was increased 3.5 degrees Celsius above ambient conditions. Credit: David Drag https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/584a27f21b631b5dce040fb0/1598646651938/DSCN4212.JPG Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Projects Field site for the Near Isogenic Lines of soybean https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/584a292c3e00be3be3ed1868/1598646687223/WP_20150820_005.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Projects Tobacco cv. Mammoth and cv. Petit Havana growing in an elevated CO2 plot with various elevated levels of Nitrogen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/583099c4ebbd1a8a51de91b8/t/5f2dc7244323af35240f9f38/1596835625235/20200807_162045.jpg Ursula M Ruiz Vera UrsulaMRuizVera Ruiz-Vera Projects https://www.ursulamruiz-vera.com/personal-blog daily 0.75 2020-07-24