blog posts Preserving the sound of the Altgeld Chimes May 12, 2023 10:45 am With the imminent closure of the bell tower at Altgeld Hall for major renovation work, chimes players are hoping a recording of their music will carry on the Illini tradition of the chimes until the building restoration is finished. (Includes video!) President Killeen reflects on his first week at the University May 28, 2015 10:00 am President Killeen has completed his tour across the state and to all five University of Illinois campuses. 'Pressing Issues' at Krannert Art Museum shows WPA printmakers' thoughts on social justice Sep 24, 2020 12:00 pm Printmakers employed by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s created images that dealt with issues of labor unrest, racial violence, immigration and the rise of fascism – subjects that remain relevant today. PRI awarded $10.1 million for underground carbon storage Dec 7, 2016 12:15 pm The Illinois State Geological Survey was awarded two projects totaling $10.1 million Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop technologies to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. Pride Month 2015: LGBT History on Campus Jun 18, 2015 1:45 pm Pride Month (June) honors the Gay Liberation Movement’s Stonewall Riots (New York, June, 1969). After the riots in Manhattan, Pride groups formed at the U of I to fight for acceptance and change. Process, not epiphany, is the engine of creativity says professors' book May 23, 2018 11:30 am Book co-written by a U of I expert offers a new approach to the creative process and explodes the myths surrounding creativity that hold people back Prof. Chris Benson: Antonin Scalia's role in the Emmett Till case Feb 25, 2016 2:00 pm Chicago Tribune (Feb. 19) - How a legal rationale crafted by the ultra-conservative Scalia ultimately was used by a Kansas City activist to urge a federal investigation of the 1955 Mississippi murder of Emmett Till. Professor Brendan Harley selected for Frontiers of Engineering event Jul 14, 2016 2:15 pm The National Academy of Engineering invites engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines to attend the event. Professor Christos Tsitsaros wins national composition award Feb 18, 2015 12:00 pm The Music Teachers National Association has named Prof. Christos Tsitsaros, of the Piano Pedagogy division, as its 2014 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year. See the story here. Professor chronicles how Big Ten brought order to college football, then lost its way Apr 25, 2018 11:00 am College football started small in the late 1800s, but the issues then were remarkably similar to today: amateurism versus professionalism, player eligibility, player safety, commercialization... Professor gets $2.5 m to study climate change and tick-borne diseases Nov 19, 2015 9:15 am The grant was awarded by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, the Department of Defense's environmental science and technology program. Professor Joy Harjo wins $100,000 poetry award for lifetime achievement Sep 10, 2015 2:00 pm The professor of English and American Indian Studies has won the Wallace Stevens Award, the highest honor given by the Academy of American Poets. Professor Philip Krein, four other alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering Feb 8, 2016 3:30 pm Philip Krein, Grainger Endowed Emeritus Chair in Electric Machinery and Electromechanics, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Professors Marco Caccamo, Tao Xie named Fellows of the IEEE Dec 15, 2017 9:30 am Only a small number of its members are selected as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognizes extraordinary contributions to the field Professor's mentorship produces grant success Dec 6, 2016 12:00 pm Professor Amy Santos has successfully assisted three doctoral students during the past three years with applying for and receiving grant funding for research projects. Professor's stories address race, complicated family relationships Sep 15, 2020 9:30 am English professor David Wright tells stories about race and the complex relationships between people of different races. His latest work, a short story, appears in the Aug. 31 issue of The New Yorker. Professor Stephen Long to speak at Paris climate convention Dec 1, 2015 11:45 am Agricultural innovation is needed now — not later — to avoid food shortages in a world with an ever-changing climate and a growing population. Project explores Octavia E. Butler novel through discussions, art, music Nov 11, 2021 2:00 pm Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novel 'Parable of the Sower' is centered around themes that resonate today – climate change, economic instability, and social chaos. The novel s the focus of a year-long project, Parable Path CU, led by Krannert Center. Prominent documentary filmmakers featured in Ebert Symposium Oct 14, 2020 10:45 am Kirby Dick, Sacha Jenkins and Dawn Porter have had films aired or streamed on CNN, HBO, Netflix, PBS and Showtime, among other venues. Three documentary filmmakers on the Illinois faculty will also be on the panel. Prominent Japanese cultural figures to visit Illinois' Japan House Oct 12, 2017 11:45 am 'To have these two incredibly important figures in Japanese culture here at events that are free and open to the public is amazing,' said Cynthia Voelkl, the assistant director of Japan House. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills to give Thulin Lecture in Religion Apr 19, 2016 12:15 pm Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and historian Garry Wills will discuss the theology of nature when he delivers the Thulin Lecture in Religion on April 21. Pulitzer Prize-winning author to deliver Mortenson Distinguished Lecture Sep 11, 2017 9:45 am Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen will talk about war, forced migration and refugees when he gives the 27th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture Q&A: Chris Silcox, former Illini gymnast and Spider-Man stunt double Aug 11, 2017 8:30 am If you saw Spider-Man: Homecoming, you saw Chris Silcox. You just didn’t realize it. Q&A with alum Dan Balz, chief correspondent of The Washington Post Dec 1, 2022 9:15 am Join us as alumnus Dan Balz of The Washington Post, discusses the U.S. Senate Georgia runoff election between Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael G. Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on Dec. 5. Quad Day then and now Aug 18, 2017 10:15 am Learn how Quad Day began and how it has evolved over almost five decades Rainforest greener during 'dry' season Jul 26, 2016 11:15 am Although the Amazon Jungle may appear to be perpetually green, an Illinois researcher says there are actually seasonal differences of photosynthesis, with more occurring during the dry season than during the wet season. Rare Book Library acquires celebrated 18th-century Mount Vesuvius book Mar 6, 2019 12:30 pm 'It’s the most beautiful book ever published on the volcano, a gorgeous scientific treatise of the 18th century. It’s an absolute prize,' says English professor who specializes in late 18th-, early 19th-century literature Rare Book Library acquires Isaac Newton manuscript May 11, 2018 4:00 pm The manuscript, written by Sir Isaac Newton, provides instructions for making the philosopher’s stone, a substance thought to have special powers of transformation Rare Book Library exhibit: Typewriters used by Hefner, Ebert, Sandburg Jun 12, 2019 8:45 am 'We wanted to do an exhibit where the emphasis was the objects. We have more than books and papers in the collection,' said Ruthann Miller, the exhibit’s curator. Rashid Bashir named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow Dec 12, 2018 10:30 am The NAI Fellows are academic inventors who have created or facilitate inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society Raycraft road trip sets sights on halls of fame, Woodstock, 9/11 memorial May 15, 2019 12:45 pm Recreation, sport and tourism professor Michael Raycraft is preparing to set off on a tour with students to some of the country’s most iconic sites. Reading Day and Finals Week events Dec 11, 2019 10:00 am Deadlines, late nights, concern over grades, and worries about summer plans can add up to a lot of stress. The good news is we're here to help you take care of yourself during this hectic time. Read Jeanne Gang's Commencement keynote: Keep the Spark May 17, 2024 3:15 pm Jeanne Gang, the 2024 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Commencement speaker, delivered her address to over 7,000 graduates seated on the Memorial Stadium field on May 11. Reaping rewards of the university's largest solar array May 23, 2017 9:00 am By using the energy collected from the solar farm, Illinois pushes toward its pledge of being carbon neutral by 2050, a goal set in 2008. Recapping the NEH Chairman's visit: High time for the humanities Nov 2, 2015 3:15 pm William Adams's high profile visit shines light on the importance of a well-rounded education Recreating a lost masterpiece Jul 16, 2019 9:00 am Jane Bergman hopes that her artistic rendition of a former glass dome in Altgeld Hall helps bring it back Registering for classes before computers? A 'mad rush' Aug 4, 2015 9:30 am We may think that using U of I’s Banner system is a bit of a hassle, but it’s much simpler than the system students of the past had to use! Relationship science: How couples can keep moving forward Sep 7, 2017 1:15 pm Brian Ogolsky, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, researches romantic relationship maintenance. Remembering Jack Peltason, the campus's first chancellor Apr 2, 2015 2:30 pm Jack Peltason, who died March 21 at age 91, was a renowned political scientist and constitutional scholar and author who already had established an academic reputation by the time he was named the Urbana campus’s first chancellor in 1967. 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 Renovation planned for U of I Observatory dome Nov 16, 2020 11:15 am 'We want to try to keep the historic feel of the dome itself. It's the original telescope that was there so we do want to keep that original late 19th century feel. It has its own very kind of old-school mystique.' Renowned banjo player, alumnus returns to play ELLNORA Sep 6, 2015 3:30 pm Noam Pikelny's second solo album, “Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail,” released in 2012, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Report identifies factors associated with harassment, abuse in academic fieldwork Oct 16, 2017 8:45 am A new study draws on interviews of students who reported on their field-research experiences in the life, physical and social sciences Republican President comes to Champaign-Urbana… in 1911 Jul 22, 2016 2:30 pm As the Republican National Convention has taken center stage in Cleveland this week, the University Archives recalls when one of Ohio’s famous Republican politicians visited the University of Illinois! Researchers Develop Powerful Fashion-Optimized Image Search Tool Jan 6, 2016 1:45 pm Researchers at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center have commercialized FashionMatch, a fashion-optimized tool that analyzes apparel in an image to instantly find visually similar items and where to purchase them. Researchers link avian malarial infections and body condition in migrating ducks Jun 19, 2018 11:00 am Findings may offer new insights into the puzzle of why the continental population of this diving duck has been declining so dramatically Research Live: Grad students explain their work in 3 minutes Nov 14, 2016 11:00 am Come to Stage 5 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to see these 14 finalists explain their graduate work to a general audience in 3 minutes with only 2 slides. Research: Would students conserve energy if they were given 'energy bills’? Oct 15, 2018 9:45 am Are students thinking about their dormitory energy usage? And would they think about energy costs — and conservation — more if they were presented with detailed energy reports? Resources to support our international community Mar 23, 2017 5:45 am 'Our success rests on the principle of inviting the best and brightest into our community and supporting their capacity to thrive...' - Chancellor Robert Jones Retiring President Bob Easter's farewell note to University May 6, 2015 3:30 pm President Easter will retire on May 17 after more than four decades with the University of Illinois.