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  • The U of I's Augusta National-inspired practice facility is outrageous

    Feb 15, 2019 12:00 pm

    Golf Magazine (Feb. 14) TheLauritsen/Wohlers Outdoor Golf Facility is a 24-acre, fully irrigated, 360-degree practice center open exclusively to Illini golf student-athletes.

  • Learning ‘tuck-and-roll’ could help older adults reduce fall injuries

    Feb 15, 2019 8:00 am

    Study participants who were taught the tuck-and-roll strategy experienced a 33% reduction in hip impact force and a significant reduction in head impact.

  • Four straight wins: Illini beat Buckeyes on the road

    Feb 15, 2019 8:15 am

    Trent Frazier had 15 points, Ayo Dosunmu buried a key 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Illinois held off Ohio State 63-56 Thursday for its fourth win in a row.

  • Everyone needs legal help. That doesn’t mean everyone needs a lawyer

    Feb 14, 2019 11:45 am

    New York Times (Feb. 13) Illinois sociologist Rebecca Sandefur has found that, especially for everyday matters, many people would benefit more from what she calls the 'just resolution' of legal problems. 

  • Illinois a top producer of Fulbright student grantees

    Feb 14, 2019 1:15 pm

    Eleven students from the Urbana campus received Fulbright awards for the 2018-19 academic year, placing Illinois among the top 15 public institutions in terms of numbers of student grantees. 

  • Illini open 140th season of baseball Friday

    Feb 14, 2019 8:45 am

    The 140th season of Illini Baseball starts in Winston-Salem, NC. They play against Georgetown on Friday, Wake Forest on Saturday and Sacred Heart on Sunday. 

  • Future of US citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food

    Feb 15, 2019 4:45 am

    The battle to save the citrus industry is pitting crop producers and a team of agriculture researchers against a formidable brown bug, the Asian citrus psyllid, which spreads the disease.

  • Study: Targeting multiple life stages may be necessary for deer tick control

    Feb 15, 2019 9:45 am

    For researchers studying the dynamics of Lyme disease, understanding host-tick interactions could reveal weak spots that may leave ticks vulnerable to control. 

  • Analysis: $15 minimum wage no windfall for Illinois workers

    Feb 13, 2019 3:15 pm

    Daily Chronicle (Feb. 13) 'Given the business opposition, you’d think that the state was proposing to give away bags of money and shut down every burger joint along the border,' says labor expert Robert Bruno.

  • Check out the promotions for Illini Softball's 20th season

    Feb 13, 2019 10:45 am

    Illinois Softball announced its home game promotions for the 2019 season, including the 20th Season Celebration of Illini Softball on April 20 against Michigan 

  • Renovated Natural History Building earns LEED gold status

    Feb 12, 2019 12:00 pm

    The Natural History Building has earned prominent distinction for energy efficiency and environmentally friendly construction practices in the wake of a recent $79 million renovation

  • IDOT working with Illinois researchers to find the most crack-resistant asphalt mixes

    Feb 12, 2019 9:00 am

    Daily Herald (Feb. 11) By 2020, they hope to have an asphalt that 'should improve cracking resistance of all of our mixes and...address some of the issues we get under really cold weather'

  • Destination: Conservation

    Feb 12, 2019 8:45 am

    My task is to survey randomly chosen fields in the (Conservation Reserve Enhancement) program to figure out whether and how these conservation areas are affecting birds that have declined in numbers

  • Are global warming, recent Midwest cold snap related?

    Feb 12, 2019 8:30 am

    Last month, the Midwest experienced record-breaking cold. If the climate is experiencing unprecedented warming, how can we still have such frigid cold? Atmospheric sciences professor Don Wuebbles explains

  • Interested in Illinois? Visit us!

    Feb 11, 2019 6:30 pm

    A guide to campus visit dates whether you're a propective student, and admitted student, or seek to transfer to Illinois from another institution

  • Submit your big idea in the Health Make-a-Thon

    Feb 10, 2019 7:45 pm

    The Health Make-a-Thon at Illinois is your chance to really improve human health. Submit your idea and we will choose those with the most potential to be turned into real prototypes

  • Bezhanishvili, Dosunmu sweep B1G weekly honors

    Feb 11, 2019 3:15 pm

    Giorgi Bezhanishvili was named Big Ten Player of the Week and fellow freshman Ayo Dosunmu was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday

  • Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene – from ‘junk’

    Feb 11, 2019 3:15 pm

    Animal biology professor Christina Cheng and her colleagues determined how the gene for an antifreeze protein in Arctic fish evolved from noncoding DNA

  • What do we really know about e-cigarettes and vaping?

    Feb 11, 2019 10:45 am

    E-cigarettes are relatively untested products with a lot of variability in the kinds of chemicals they contain. So right now, there isn’t a clear picture of the long-term health impacts, says Illinois' Cabral Bigman

  • Experts call for national research integrity advisory board

    Feb 11, 2019 10:30 am

    It’s been proposed before, but so far no one has heeded the call for an official advisory board to support ethical behavior in research institutions

  • How ground shipping will affect future human health, environment

    Feb 11, 2019 5:00 pm

    Researchers used a 'system of systems' approach to model how higher volumes of shipping, mode of transport, population density and environmental policies will affect future impacts of land freight

  • Developing a flight strategy to land heavier vehicles on Mars

    Feb 12, 2019 4:30 am

    To send more ambitious robotic missions to the surface of Mars, and eventually humans, we need to figure out how to land more mass than current systems allow

  • Wittinger, Beasley lead Illini in win over Wisconsin

    Feb 11, 2019 8:45 am

    Senior Alex Wittinger and junior Brandi Beasley combined for 40 of Illinois' points on Sunday afternoon, helping to lift the Illini over the Wisconsin Badgers, 78-68

  • How cutting-edge engineering borrows nature’s innovations

    Feb 8, 2019 2:00 pm

    PBS News Hour (Feb. 6) Illinois professor Rashid Bashir and his team are developing bio-bots that move using real muscles activated by flashes of light

  • American Legion to establish post at Illinois

    Feb 8, 2019 10:00 am

    The new post will honor of the late Shawna Morrison, the first female Illinois National Guard member killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and an Illinois student at the time of her death

  • 20th season of Illini Softball opens at Houston Invitational

    Feb 8, 2019 9:30 am

    Fourth-year head coach Tyra Perry and the Illini will face No. 22/21 Oklahoma State, No. 13/15 Kentucky, host Cougars & Sam Houston State

  • Phthalates may impair fertility in female mice

    Feb 11, 2019 5:15 pm

    The new findings add to a growing body of research that links phthalates, also called plasticizers, with various reproductive abnormalities and other health problems in rodents

  • Long-standing math puzzle seems to constrain how addition, multiplication relate

    Feb 7, 2019 1:00 pm

    Quanta Magazine (Feb. 6) George Shakan, a grad student at Illinois, has gone further than anyone else in establishing the long-suspected connection

  • Undefeated Men's Tennis earns road win against Notre Dame

    Feb 7, 2019 11:30 am

    Coach Brad Dancer: 'This crew has to put a stamp on what their identity is and evidently, it has some grit in it. I love this type of match in that I know we can play better, but we showed toughness'

  • Faculty members selected for distinguished chairs

    Feb 6, 2019 3:15 pm

    Three Illinois faculty members have been selected for endowed chairs deemed to be among the most distinguished honors on the campus

  • University librarian recognized for achievements in library automation

    Feb 6, 2019 2:00 pm

    'John Price Wilkin exemplifies the spirit of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award through leadership, risk-taking and innovation,' said Bruce Johnson, the award committee chair

  • Illinois' defense spurs 79-74 win over Michigan State

    Feb 6, 2019 8:45 am

    Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and Illinois used a swarming defense to upset No. 9 Michigan State, 79-74, on Monday night at State Farm Center

  • Illinois football, men's basketball broadcasts moving to WLS-AM 890 this fall

    Feb 5, 2019 3:15 pm

    Chicago Tribune (Feb. 4) 'Our new agreement with WLS-AM 890 fulfills our longstanding interest in a strong, dedicated, synergistic radio partner in the Chicago market,' athletic director Josh Whitman said 

  • Alumnus Fazlur Khan: Raising the Skyline

    Feb 5, 2019 1:45 pm

    Fazlur Khan revolutionized city skylines with his innovative engineering—starting in Chicago. To this day, most skyscrapers built after the 1960s employ Fazlur’s structural techniques

  • A new partnership for the bees

    Feb 10, 2019 1:30 pm

    Anheuser-Busch has pledged $5,000 to The Healthy Bee Fund at Illinois. In addition, the company will donate $1 to the fund for every case sold of b, a new alcoholic honey beverage 

  • What might come of Venezuela’s political crisis?

    Feb 5, 2019 1:30 pm

    Illinois political scientist Damarys Canache discusses the history and politics behind the crisis of two presidents in Venezuela

  • Freshman breaks through top-25 after second round of UCF Challenge

    Feb 5, 2019 11:30 am

    In the team lineup for the first time in her career, Erin Hallinan heads into the final round of the UCF Challenge tied for 22nd overall with a 143 (-1)

  • Happy Lunar New Year!

    Feb 5, 2019 10:00 am

    Illinois's Alma Mater is dressed to welcome the Year of the Pig

  • IGB launches new Center for Genomics in Business and Society

    Feb 5, 2019 8:30 am

    'This center will enable us to take our commercialization and social impact efforts to the next level, and help further develop the reputation of the IGB as one of the leading genomics institutes in the country'

  • How Illinois is 'transforming' architecture

    Feb 4, 2019 12:30 pm

    BTN (Feb. 2) In professor Sudarshan Krishnan’s design class at the School of Architecture at Illinois, students are stretching their imaginations to redefine the utility and ability of our built environments

  • Advertising prof taps NCSA resources to imagine future of advertising

    Feb 4, 2019 10:00 am

    Joseph Yun has big ideas for changing the way we understand advertising, research, and consumer behavior in the era of big data and social media

  • Germanic languages and lit professor receives Humboldt Foundation research prize

    Feb 4, 2019 9:00 am

    Mara Wade is internationally known for her emblem research, research on European aristocratic and festival culture, gender research and research on the urban culture of Nuremberg

  • Kipper Nichols, defense lead Illini over Huskers, 71-64

    Feb 4, 2019 9:45 am

    Kipper Nichols scored 18 points and the Illinois defense clamped down to lead the Fighting Illini to a 71-64 win over Nebraska Saturday at State Farm Center

  • Memory Lane: The 2007 Valentine’s Day blizzard

    Feb 1, 2019 12:15 pm

    On Feb. 13, 2007, Chancellor Richard Herman cancelled classes at Illinois for the first time in almost 30 years. For some, it was the best snow day ever

  • UI researchers predict corn yields based on weather at three critical growth periods

    Feb 1, 2019 11:00 am

    New Food (Jan. 31) Beyond predicting crop yield quantity, this study identifies conditions leading to higher oil or protein concentrations – information that matters to grain buyers

  • Gies Business senior reimagining handheld healthcare

    Feb 1, 2019 11:30 am

    'With one handheld device, you can now measure your important numbers, track your progress, and send that data to clinics and receive remote counseling.' Chang Hun Lee holds 10 patents for this technology

  • Women's Gymnastics returns to Huff Hall for 'Salute to Service' meet

    Feb 1, 2019 8:30 am

    The Illini return home for their conference slate, hosting Penn State on Saturday afternoon in a meet that honors military and public safety members

  • When more people use public transportation, obesity rates are lower.

    Jan 31, 2019 11:45 am

    ConsumerAffairs (Jan. 30) Illinois's Sheldon Jacobson says public transportation creates opportunities for exercise. '...riders walk from their home to a bus stop and from their stop to a destination'

  • Future Environments: How drones, AI can help farmers grow more food

    Jan 31, 2019 10:30 am

    Naira Hovakimyan, a professor of mechanical science and engineering, discusses how technology will help farmers feed a growing population

  • Live: Watch The Next 150 launch event

    Jan 31, 2019 9:00 am

    To find out how we plan to continue being a leading institution of higher education, join us for the launch of the 'The Next 150,' the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan for Illinois