blog posts Apply to Illinois! First-year admission deadline is January 5 Dec 22, 2022 4:30 pm First-year applicants applying to enter college in fall 2023 can apply to Illinois in one of two ways: through myIllini or the Common App. We don't give preference based on application type. First human clinical trials of anti-cancer agent PAC-1 show promise Dec 22, 2022 9:45 am Phase I clinical trial of an anti-cancer agent developed by U of I researchers found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers. It stalled the growth of tumors in five people and reduced tumor size in two of those patients. Illinois closes non-conference slate with decisive win over FDU Dec 30, 2023 10:00 am Hitting triple figures for the first time this season, the Orange and Blue finished 9-2 against out-of-conference opponents ahead of the return of Big Ten play on Tuesday night. Center based at U of I will develop distributed computing tech for 2030 and beyond Jan 5, 2023 3:00 pm Illinois will lead the ACE Center for Evolvable Computing, which will advance distributed computing technology, from cloud-based datacenters to edge nodes, so it operates with orders of magnitude more energy efficiency than today. No. 9 Illini set for top-10 showdown at No. 1 Purdue Jan 5, 2024 9:00 am The Illini are in search of the program's fourth win all-time over a No. 1-ranked team, and first ever away from home. The Orange and Blue are 0-8 in road games at No. 1, and 3-20 overall against No. 1 opponents. Illini Women's Basketball back at home to host Wisconsin Jan 7, 2024 1:00 pm Illinois is 23-13 when hosting the Badgers. Head Coach Shauna Green is 2-0 all-time against Wisconsin. 10th-ranked Illini face Michigan State Thursday at State Farm Center Jan 10, 2024 5:15 pm Illinois returns to State Farm Center to host Michigan State on Thursday (8 p.m. CT, FS1) in the first of two Big Ten home games this week. Illini cruise past Nebraska on the road, 76-50 Jan 11, 2023 8:45 am Five different Illini finished in double figures, and Illinois took advantage of a big second half, outscoring the Cornhuskers, 42-27, in the final 20 minutes of play, to cruise to victory in Lincoln. Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships Jan 11, 2024 1:30 pm Julie Turnock, a professor of media and cinema studies, and Hermann von Hesse, a professor of art history, have been awarded 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. Illini host Spartans in 'Hail to the Orange Out' Jan 13, 2023 9:15 am Fighting Illini Mens Basketball looks to improve to .500 in league play (2-3), hosting Big Ten co-leader Michigan State tonight (8 p.m.). Wear orange! Dominant second half leads Illini to win at Minnesota Jan 17, 2023 7:00 am Illinois Men's Basketball extended its winning streak to four games with a 78-60 road win over Minnesota at Williams Arena on Monday night. Four different Illini finished with double figures. Fulton County grand jury could be necessary ammo in prosecuting Trump Jan 25, 2023 10:00 am Newsweek (Jan. 24) 'Would the grand jury report help the credibility of the government’s allegations? Probably,' says law professor Andrew Leipold. '...We can be modestly confident the jurors' oversight made the report more careful and precise.' What should US policy be toward Venezuela? Jan 25, 2024 10:00 am Professor Damarys Canache talks about the Biden administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Venezuela, the migration crisis and the upcoming 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Women's Basketball returns for two-game homestand starting tonight vs Purdue Jan 26, 2023 9:15 am Illinois women's basketball (6-3 B1G) is set to host the program's first Philanthropy Night on Thursday as the Illini host Purdue (5-4 B1G) for a 7 p.m. game at State Farm Center. Four women choreographers to present at Studiodance 2023 Jan 27, 2023 10:00 am Four women choreographers from the U of I dance department will present work at Studiodance 2023 examining toxic environments, biases and assumptions, new motherhood and the resilience of women. Researchers explore how tomatoes talk to each other Jan 29, 2024 3:00 pm 'People tend to think that plants are not intelligent, but our studies have shown that they are actively responding to the environment around them using chemistry,' said graduate student researcher Erinn Dady. Prairie Research Institute helps Illinois build roads while preserving natural resources Jan 31, 2024 10:00 am With the help of U of I scientists, transportation agencies are building Illinois roads in compliance with state and federal regulations, while preserving Illinois’ physical, biological, natural, and cultural resources. Whether a racial minority or majority at work, white teachers struggle with race relations Jan 31, 2024 8:30 am White teachers were often ill-equipped for discussions about racial issues because they had little prior experience thinking about or confronting race in their family, educational and previous work environments. World renowned architect, Illinois alumna Jeanne Gang named 2024 commencement speaker Feb 1, 2024 2:00 pm Internationally recognized architect and Illinois alumna Jeanne Gang will serve as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s commencement speaker on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Stadium. Study links exercise intensity, attentional control in late-adolescent girls Feb 6, 2023 10:30 am Researchers found that girls ages 15-18 who engage in less moderate and vigorous physical activity are slower and less accurate than their peers on a measure of attentional control - they can be more impulsive and more easily distracted. Ken Norman: A double-double machine Feb 6, 2023 11:15 am Ken Norman was the guy that every conference coach coveted. In his junior and senior seasons—1985-86 and '86-87—Norman was a double-double machine. He had at least 10 points and 10 rebounds on 25 occasions. Illini earn 72-64 win over Nebraska with dominant second-half play Feb 10, 2023 10:30 am Illinois Women's Basketball overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to take down Nebraska, 72-64, on the road at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night. How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions Feb 12, 2024 1:00 pm Space.com (Feb. 9) The new Rubin Observatory may kick-start a new era of space exploration. 'Nothing will come close to the depth of Rubin’s survey and the level of characterization we will get for solar system objects,' says U of I Professor Siegfried Eggl. How US cotton exports are shifting in response to competition, trade policy Feb 13, 2023 4:45 pm Growing competition from Brazil and the effects of recent trade policies are shifting global market trends for cotton. A U of I study investigates how U.S. cotton exports are impacted by these patterns. What was found in the Illini Hall time capsule? A glimpse of life in 1907 Feb 13, 2024 4:00 pm 'We had hoped that there was a time capsule there, but we really didn’t know for sure until they lifted the cornerstone back.' Sure enough, Jim Hinterlong reached inside the hole and found a small, water-stained box. Where do we stand at the two-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Feb 13, 2024 9:15 am With the prospects of a more sympathetic U.S. president taking office in 2025, Putin almost certainly won’t seek an off-ramp this year from the war in Ukraine, says U of I international relations expert Nicholas Grossman. Illinois among top producers of Fulbright US Student awards Feb 13, 2024 9:30 am The U of I is one of the top university and college producers of Fulbright student grant recipients in the U.S . 'It is a great point of pride for us to be continually recognized as one of the nation’s top producers of Fulbright students,' said Chancellor Robert Jones. Fighting Illini battle to 85-80 road win at Maryland Feb 18, 2024 11:45 am Four Illini scorers reached double figures as No. 14 Illinois secured an 85-80 road win over Maryland at XFINITY Center on Saturday, marking the Illini's first away victory over the Terrapins since 2011. Shannon named Big Ten Player of the Week Feb 19, 2024 3:15 pm Shannon earns the award after averaging 29.0 points on 54.8% shooting from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line while leading the Illini to a home victory over Michigan and road win at Maryland. Illini earns first ranked win of season in 20-point victory over Indiana Feb 20, 2024 11:00 am Leading for the final three quarters, all six Illini players who saw the court finished in double figures as the Orange and Blue improved to 7-8 in conference play with three regular-season games left on the schedule. Balanced scoring attack leads Illini in 78-69 win over Minnesota Feb 21, 2023 8:15 am Illinois used a balanced scoring effort from its starting five to return to the win column, beating Minnesota, 78-69, on Monday night. All five Illini starters finished in double figures, giving Illinois a season sweep over the Golden Gophers. Three charged with conspiring to illegally sell manuscripts of Eagles hits Feb 21, 2024 11:15 am AP (Feb. 20) Clashes over collectibles abound, but criminal trials like this are rare. 'If you can avoid a prosecution by handing over the thing, most people just hand it over,' says Travis McDade, a U of I expert in rare document disputes. Videos, book highlight history of skin in the early modern world Feb 23, 2023 8:45 am History professor Craig Koslofsky said skin color has not always been seen in the same way or played the same role in society. His work soesn't focus solely on skin color, but also on tattooing, scarification, cosmetics and the microanatomy of skin. U of I piano professors teach remote lessons using reproducing piano technology Feb 23, 2024 10:45 am The data from a piano being played is turned into code and sent to Yamaha’s main server in Japan. Disklavier pianos connect to one another through the server, and the exact performance on one piano is reproduced on the other. Kuehne snaps 50 freestyle school record on day two of B1G Championships Feb 23, 2024 9:00 am Junior Logan Kuehne broke the 50 freestyle school record in the time trials clocking in at 22.79. Prior to shattering the record, she swam the program's fourth-fastest 50 freestyle in the morning prelims session. She placed 25th overall. Theory sorts order from chaos in complex quantum systems Feb 24, 2023 9:45 am The theory gives a simple prediction for the threshold at which large quantum systems switch from orderly motion like a clock to random, erratic motion like asteroids moving around in the early solar system. Study examines COVID-19 pandemic's effect on Black, Latina women's mental health Feb 27, 2023 10:45 am Black and Latina women reported high rates of depression and anxiety symptoms early in the COVID-19 pandemic. But U of I researchers found that prayer as a coping mechanism had differing effects. Four starters finish in double figures in 75-53 road win over Rutgers Feb 27, 2023 9:00 am No. 25 Illinois Women's Basketball set the tone early and dominated from start to finish en route to a 75-53 road win over Rutgers in the team's final game of the regular season. What's the remedy for medical misinformation? Feb 28, 2023 8:45 am U of I sociology professor Kevin Leicht is co-leading the development of a software app that will alert clinicians to medical misinformation circulating on social media so they can address it with patients if they choose. U of I researchers use Amazon Web Services to prototype flood prediction model for Appalachia Feb 29, 2024 11:45 am Reserachers are developing a hydrological prediction tool capable of providing the National Park Service flood hydrographs with 18-hour lead times. Climate change could unearth Cold War-era nuclear waste buried by the US Mar 1, 2024 9:45 am ABC News (Feb. 29) '[We are] probably going to have greater issues from climate change than the mobilization of radionuclides from the Cold War,' says U of I radiological engineering expert William Roy. The Illini softball team's community service goes on the road Mar 5, 2024 8:00 am The Softball team had done plenty of service at home in C-U, but not right before a game. Would volunteering instead of practicing affect their performance on the road? The first time they tried it, they run-ruled Nebraska. Midwest farmers tripled use of cover crops, but it’s still a small fraction of acres Mar 6, 2023 10:45 am St. Louis Public Radio (March 6) 'It is certainly not at a level that would be necessary for some of the challenges, like the water quality challenges like soil erosion,' says U of I's Jonathan Coppess. 'It’s going to take a lot more acres to get there.' Reimagining electron microscopy: Bringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes Mar 6, 2024 10:00 am U of I researchers have shown for the first time that expensive aberration-corrected microscopes are no longer required to achieve record-breaking microscopic resolution. How will generative artificial intelligence affect political advertising in 2024? Mar 7, 2024 1:15 pm U of I advertising professor Michelle Nelson says voters should expect to see a lot more generative AI in political ads during the 2024 election cycle, and it might be difficult-to-impossible to tell what’s real and what’s fake. Men's Basketball: Two Illini earn All-Big Ten honors Mar 8, 2023 12:45 pm Senior Terrence Shannon Jr. is a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches, while garnering second-team accolades by the media. Graduate student Matthew Mayeris a third-team All-Big Ten pick by both the coaches and media. Attend a summer program and experience Illinois firsthand! Mar 8, 2024 4:45 pm To get a jump-start on college and all it entails, sign up for a U of I summer program. Whether you want to earn class credit or explore possible majors, we have something for you! Illini open Big Ten Tournament tonight vs. Penn State Mar 9, 2023 8:00 am Illinois tied for fifth place in the conference with an 11-9 record. Following tiebreakers among the four teams, the Illini have received the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Illinois is 3-0 all-time against Penn State in the BTT. The humble beginnings of Speech & Hearing Science at Illinois Mar 10, 2023 3:00 pm In 1938, Dr. Severina E. Nelson wanted to start an outreach program providing speech therapy. 'Finally, the janitor volunteered to donate his mop closet so that I could set up a speech therapy lab. He moved to the basement.' Statistics, history researchers' new model re-evaluates MLB's 'greatest ever' Mar 13, 2023 10:30 am 'Under this model, great all-time statistics requires that an MLB player is both better than their peers and played during a time in which the MLB eligible population is large. ...The model constructs an even playing field that extends across eras.'