UI professor who studies bees wins Pioneer Award

A University of Illinois scientist who studies bees to gain insights into the human mind has won the National Institutes of Health's Pioneer Award, which will provide $2.5 million over five years for his research.

Swanlund entomology Professor Gene Robinson is among 18 winners named for 2009.

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