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ABE Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department (ABE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday, September 17. The department was formed in 1921 as the Department of Farm Mechanics. Since then, faculty, staff, and students have made pioneering work and significant contributions in many areas, enabling them to improve people’s quality of life and make agriculture more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.