blog posts 400 Illinois youth coming to campus for the 4-H Robotics Challenge Apr 27, 2015 1:00 pm Nearly 400 youth from across Illinois will be on the University of Illinois campus Saturday (May 2) to compete in the seventh annual Illinois 4-H Robotics Challenge. ECE building named R&D Magazine's Laboratory of the Year Apr 28, 2016 9:45 am The prestigious, international Lab of the Year competition, now in its 50th year, recognizes the best new and renovated laboratories that combine all aspects of the building into a superior working environment. Art and design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum May 3, 2016 11:15 am Krannert Art Museum will exhibit the work of seniors in the School of Art and Design during the final week of the school year. Continue your world-class education, wherever you are this summer May 4, 2016 11:30 am Check out some of the courses Illinois is offering online this summer Online MBA degree coming to College of Business May 5, 2015 11:30 am The University of Illinois College of Business will launch an online-only Master of Business Administration degree program, pending approval by the U. of I. Board of Trustees. KCPA announces 50th season of performances May 9, 2019 10:15 am After celebrating the 50th anniversary of the building’s opening this spring, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has a robust slate 50th season performances scheduled for 2019-20. 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!) Campus area summer street projects are underway May 16, 2016 12:15 pm Major campus road improvements will take place on First Street and Fourth Street this summer to upgrade pavement condition and enhance pedestrian access. Expect closures and detours. Critter cam: Red-tailed hawk found in a cornfield unable to fly May 24, 2017 8:45 am The finder brought him to a raptor rehabilitator, who then transferred the hawk to us for medical treatment. Catch the latest blockbusters under the stars at Summer Outdoor Movies on the Quad May 24, 2024 3:15 pm Catch the latest blockbusters under the stars at Summer Outdoor Movies on the Quad. Every Thursday evening at 9 p.m. from May 23 - Aug. 8, enjoy free movies on the Quad's big screen. #GirlsWithToys at Illinois May 27, 2015 7:45 am Illinois anthropology professor Kate Clancy started #GirlsWithToys, a hashtag that highlights women in STEM and the research tools that they use every day. Planning for the worst: Emergency Management prepares hundreds of buildings Jun 1, 2016 8:00 am In recent years, the four-person public safety team has coordinated the completion of 325 (and counting) building emergency action plans Museum of Science & Industry's new exhibit features Illinois professor Jun 2, 2015 3:45 pm Steven LaValle, a professor of computer science, is featured in videos for the exhibit, Robot Revolution. Food processing program, student farm allows campus to serve local, sustainably grown food Jun 12, 2017 10:45 am How 'local' is the pizza sauce in residence halls? Walk right this way... Sixteen U. of I. students and recent alumni offered Fulbright grants Jun 18, 2015 1:30 pm Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The U. of I. has consistently been among the top producers of Fulbright recipients in the U.S. Conservation process continues for La Casa’s beloved mural Jul 6, 2016 1:15 pm The mural has been the cornerstone and rallying point for the campus Latina/Latino community since Illinois alumnus and artist Oscar Martinez and fellow students painted it in 1974. Collaborating to strengthen the research workforce of tomorrow Jul 7, 2016 1:15 pm Illinois is partnering with Fisk University in Nashville, TN, in an innovative program to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce. Advertising alumnus part of award-winning team at Cannes Lions Jul 10, 2015 10:00 am Nick Ciffone, 2010 advertising alumnus, was part of the team from TBWA Chiat Day that produced two Cannes Lion award-winning ads. As the copywriter, Ciffone and his partner Dave Estrada, Art Director, came up with the ideas. Illinois students win big by redefining farm tech Jul 11, 2016 9:00 am Amber Ag, a startup run by students at the University of Illinois, is not only challenging the way we think about technology’s use in agriculture, it’s also innovating a process that will potentially save farmers thousands of dollars per harvest. Journey to becoming a physician-innovator Jul 17, 2018 8:45 am A a member of the inaugural class of the world’s first engineering-based medical school talks about how she got to Illinois Butterfly garden, archeology exhibit to open at Orpheum Children's Museum Jul 29, 2016 1:15 pm A seed grant, along with some hard work by U. of I. student volunteers and museum staff, has grown a butterfly garden at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum in Champaign. KAM prepares to reopen to the public on 8/19 Aug 4, 2020 2:45 pm Krannert Art Museum is unveiling new hours and an online reservations system so visitors can be physically distanced and check in with a gallery attendant at the door. Kevin Hamilton named College of Fine and Applied Arts dean Aug 17, 2018 11:45 am A member of the Illinois faculty since 2002, he is a professor of new media in the School of Art and Design and a senior associate dean for the college Welcome Days 2019 Aug 19, 2019 3:45 pm Whether it’s your first time on campus, or you feel like you’ve been here forever, you won’t want to miss one of the most exciting weeks on campus.Welcome home, Illini. Marching Illini in Concert makes a triumphant return to State Farm Center Aug 25, 2023 4:00 pm Their string of 23 consecutive years performing at the venue was interrupted after the concert in October, 2013, due to a renovation that began the following year. Their concert will feature all of the traditional gameday music, plus a few surprises. A look back at Panhellenic Formal Recruitment over the years Aug 27, 2015 4:15 pm A young lady no longer takes part in "Sorority Rush." The former "rushee" is today's potential new member who takes part in Panhellenic Formal Recruitment Campus to host communal crochet coral reef project Sep 16, 2020 3:45 pm 'Crochet Coral Reef' is an artwork designed to bring attention to climate change as well as modeling a difficult mathematical principle in a concrete way. Ebert Symposium to feature film director Gregory Nava Sep 19, 2019 4:15 pm Filmmaker Gregory Nava, who broke ground with the Latino film “El Norte” and TV series “American Family,” will be part of this year’s Ebert Symposium. Science historian Naomi Oreskes: How free market ideology blocks climate action Sep 28, 2023 4:15 pm Naomi Oreskes, a leader in examining efforts to undermine the scientific truth on the causes of global warming, will give a Center for Advanced Study MillerComm lecture on how free market ideology is preventing action on climate change. ‘Native America’ film including work by U of I Cahokia researchers screening at Spurlock Sep 30, 2018 9:15 am Two University of Illinois anthropologists talk about their work at the ancient city of Cahokia in a new, four-part documentary about the cities built by Native Americans prior to European colonization and their sophisticated cultures. Stephani wins NASA Early Career Faculty Award Oct 3, 2015 1:30 pm Mechanical Science and Engineering assistant professor Kelly Stephani was selected as one of eight recipients for the NASA Early Career Faculty Award. YingYing Zhang Garden to be dedicated Oct. 11 Oct 5, 2018 9:30 am Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to the dedication of the YingYing Zhang Garden at the corner of Goodwin Avenue and Clark Street in Urbana Leon Dash inducted into National Association of Black Journalists Founders HOF Oct 11, 2016 4:15 pm Dash, along with 43 other journalists, founded NABJ in 1975, in part to address the lack of black journalists working in newspapers and broadcast media. Illinois theatre department season based on themes of free expression, censorship Oct 12, 2015 12:15 pm “Theater done by a university department should be adding to the intellectual conversation on campus,” said Tom Mitchell, associate head of the theatre department. Check off that Gen Ed requirement! Register now Oct 12, 2020 9:00 am Courses are taught by Illinois faculty and are offered to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign undergraduate students and non-degree students from around the globe. 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 Bashir named College of Engineering dean Oct 16, 2018 9:30 am Rashid Bashir holds the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and is the executive associate dean and chief diversity officer of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine Book tells story of integrated Illinois town founded by former slave Oct 17, 2018 10:45 am 'New Philadelphia' tells how Frank McWorter bought his freedom and that of his family, and founded the western Illinois town, which became a station on the Underground Railroad Graduate Student Appreciation Week, October 25-29 Oct 19, 2021 9:30 am Thank you. We wouldn't be who we are without you. At 20,000+ graduate students, you are one-third of the entire student population. We hope you take some time this week to celebrate with your Illinois family. Join us in Chicago the week of November 13 Nov 2, 2016 7:30 am Paint Chicago orange this November at a variety of events including alumni gatherings, networking receptions, and the annual Illinois Luncheon at the historic Chicago Cultural Center. Dance department’s first 50 years celebrated with work by faculty, alumni Nov 4, 2018 2:15 pm Faculty, alumni of the dance department are working together on dances to be performed throughout the year to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The performances will begin this week Nekrasz teaches students that looks may be deceiving Nov 4, 2019 9:15 am 'Dr. Frank' is also a certified fraud examiner, and his unique persona helps make him good at his job. He trains his students to challenge assumptions, which can be a valuable quality in fraud detection Meet a NYT bestselling author, a U.S. Poet Laureate, and a Pulitzer Prize winner Nov 4, 2021 10:00 am You can hear from an author of several NYT bestsellers, the 22nd United States Poet Laureate, and the winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry at the U of I’s Festival of Writers. Theatre's production of 'Origin Story' looks at millennials' post-college life Nov 4, 2021 9:45 am the Midwest premiere of 'Origin Story,' written by theatre alumnus Nathan Alan Davis, tells of millennial friends who are trying to pay off their college debt while figuring out what they want to do with their lives. Humanity and the modern world Nov 11, 2019 2:15 pm 'There’s so much going on in the modern world right nowthat requires at least some knowledge of the sciences and some appreciation and awareness of how science is shaping our world and our lives.' 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. Symbols of Service: Tattoos of student veterans Nov 18, 2016 10:00 am "...they let us go home for a couple weeks before we deployed. I chose a ship tattoo because I thought it symbolized my journey. I was always on the move, always headed somewhere new." Brent Blackwell Enrollment open for study comparing COVID-19 testing methods Nov 18, 2020 1:30 pm Enrollment is now open for a study that can help shape the national landscape for COVID-19 testing. Two Illinois faculty members elected AAAS Fellows Nov 20, 2017 9:30 am Statistics professor Douglas Simpson and animal biology professor Carla Caceres are new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science World AIDS Day commemorated with films at KAM, KCPA Nov 22, 2019 12:00 pm Krannert Art Museum and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will screen short films addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic to commemorate World AIDS Day.