blog posts Always wanted to work at a zoo? Illinois can get you there Jun 13, 2016 12:00 pm The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, in conjunction with Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo and John G. Shedd Aquarium, offers a three-year residency in Zoological and Aquatic Animal Medicine. Ancient American goddesses on display Feb 2, 2018 9:00 am New exhibit at Illinois’ Spurlock Museum show artistic, spiritual legacy of people who built Cahokia, a great, thousand-year-old urban center on the Mississippi River Ancient and modern intersect in 'Hive' exhibition at Krannert Art Museum Jan 21, 2020 11:15 am A new exhibition, 'Hive,' combining two 18-foot-tall inflatable sculptures and an immersive sound installation, is visible 24/7 in Krannert Art Museum's Kinkead Pavilion glass-enclosed east entrance. Anderson named College of Education dean Jun 12, 2017 8:45 am James D. Anderson will become the dean of the College of Education effective Aug. 16, pending BOT approval. He served as the college’s interim dean the past academic year. Anderson named College of Education interim dean Aug 13, 2016 11:00 am James D. Anderson will become the interim dean of the College of Education effective Aug. 16, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Anderson to discuss 14th Amendment, citizenship, national identity in CAS Annual Lecture Oct 11, 2018 10:15 am The Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th and 15th) brought a 'profound transformation of the Constitution and our nation as a whole,' says Education Dean James Anderson Andrew Singer named interim director of Siebel Center for Design Mar 7, 2017 9:00 am Singer is currently the Fox Family Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the College of Engineering’s Technology Entrepreneur Center. An Illinois alumnus is mapping areas in Nepal to guide earthquake relief efforts May 13, 2015 10:15 am In earthquake-ravaged Nepal, Nama Budhathoki is using open source mapping to help put relief workers in the areas they are needed most. Announcing the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science Apr 24, 2024 8:45 am The School will pioneer advancements at the intersection of computing and data science, addressing complex challenges and driving innovation across various fields. Another Alma’s Heartwarming Homecoming Dec 2, 2020 11:00 am 'My Alma was very excited about this. She kept saying, "Can you believe it? The Alma Mater sent me a birthday card!”' Another major step forward for Carle Illinois College of Medicine Nov 2, 2015 11:30 am Carle Health System and Illinois recently signed four important establishing documents, including a Research Affiliation Agreement, a Translational Research Agreement, Hiring Practices Guidelines, and a Joint Liaison Committee Charter. Apply now: Carle Illinois College of Medicine Nov 6, 2017 8:30 am Carle Illinois College of Medicine is proud to offer full four-year scholarships to our inaugural class of future physician-innovators joining us in July 2018 Apply now! Early action deadline is Nov. 1 Oct 25, 2019 4:30 pm Freshman applicants can apply to Illinois in one of two ways: myIllini or Coalition. We don't give preference based on application type. Transfer applicants can only apply through myIllini. Apply now for admission to Illinois Aug 1, 2017 8:15 am Our Illinois application can be accessed through myIllini, our student portal, allowing you to manage your admissions process in one place Architecture students design new rare book library - a 'museum of the book' May 3, 2016 12:15 pm Graduate students in Professor Vidar Lerum’s Architectural Design Studio have spent months designing a 'Museum of the Book' to house the world-class collections at Illinois. See the designs Wednesday. Are you Career Ready? Dec 7, 2016 4:45 pm Tell us how you're becoming career ready and enter a drawing for a chance to win a FREE Amazon Fire Tablet! 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. Artists at Krannert Art Museum want you to use your ears as well as your eyes Apr 3, 2018 4:45 am Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme will talk about the importance of sound in their work, including an exhibition currently at Krannert Art Museum Artists Kennedy Browne grapple with ‘Real World Harm’ in KAM exhibition Nov 5, 2018 9:15 am In 'Real World Harm,' viewers watch a 360-degree video on a virtual reality headset. The artists inscribed the headset with a disclaimer telling users their biometric data is being collected Aspiring diplomat earns prestigious internship in international affairs Apr 16, 2015 1:15 pm Larry Harris, Jr., has been named a fellow in the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program. The fellowship will pay his way through graduate school in return for at least five years of foreign service at the U.S. Department of State. A sustainability plan to be proud of on Earth Day and beyond Apr 22, 2020 12:00 pm People from across campus are taking action to make Illinois more sustainable. Students may be the most active and vocal, but faculty and staff are also engaged. Athletics has a new website at fightingillini.com Jul 15, 2015 2:00 pm The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has partnered with SIDEARM Sports, a leader in collegiate athletics web solutions, to launch a completely redesigned FIGHTINGILLINI.com on July 1, 2015. At Illinois, disability doesn't mean being disabled Oct 14, 2015 10:15 am When Illinois wheelchair athletes aren’t training, Daisy - a two year old basset hound - is on one of their treadmills. Atmospheric Sciences acquires Doppler mobile radar, instrumentation facility Feb 2, 2021 1:45 pm The 'Doppler on Wheels' is expected to transform capabilities for research, offer hands-on field training for students, and expand outreach efforts to demonstrate scientific observation of the atmosphere. Author David Quammen to speak about his book featuring microbiologist Carl Woese Sep 20, 2018 12:15 pm Quammen’s new book details the work of Illinois microbiologist Carl R. Woese, whose study of evolution led to the discovery of a third domain of life Author of ‘Lincoln’s Body’ to speak Oct. 4, first in Illinois Bicentennial Lecture Series Sep 25, 2018 11:30 am Abraham Lincoln’s ungainly looks, unusual height, his jokes about his appearance – and the significance of all that in how he’s been viewed – will be the subject of an Oct. 4 lecture A vision for the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine Oct 27, 2016 8:30 pm Watch Dr. King Li's remarks at his welcoming reception, in which he shares his vision for the college. A visit by U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Apr 6, 2016 9:30 am Juan Felipe Herrera, the U.S. poet laureate and the first Latino to receive the country’s highest honor in poetry, will speak at the University of Illinois on April 28. A website ranked 35 great college marching bands Jul 27, 2016 4:00 pm And you know the Marching Illini are on the list! 'A Year of Creative Writers' brings prominent authors to campus Feb 17, 2020 12:45 pm Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will speak on Wednesday with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe. Smith’s talk is part of a yearlong series of conversations with creative writers. Bald eagle, recovered from West Nile virus, returns to wild Apr 27, 2015 10:30 am After three weeks of treatment, the eagle was ready to leave the Wildlife Medical Clinic for a rehabilitation facility, where he was tested for flight and hunting capability before at last being released into the wild. Barbey wins Mensa Prize for neuroscience research on human intelligence. Apr 16, 2019 9:45 am Illinois Professor Aron Barbey won the $10,000 prize for making seminal contributions to the neuroscientific study of human intelligence. Basar named College of Engineering interim dean Dec 20, 2017 10:00 pm Basar is a Swanlund Chair, an internationally renowned scholar, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of multiple prestigious awards and honors 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 Bashir named executive associate dean of Carle Illinois College of Medicine Aug 15, 2017 9:30 am Bashir will work alongside Dean Dr. King Li to direct and oversee development and operations at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation’s first engineering-based college of medicine. Beckman Foundation presents $5 million gift to Beckman Institute Sep 9, 2015 11:00 am The gift will establish the Beckman-Brown Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science. Beckman Researchers Awarded NIH Brain Initiative Grant Oct 1, 2015 3:15 pm The project, headed by Jonathan Sweedler, Martha Gillette and Rohit Bhargava, will receive more than 2 million dollars over three years. Beginning teacher conference adds boot camp for new alumni Jun 27, 2016 2:45 pm The Beginning Teacher Boot Camp will offer curricula specifically for 2016 graduates of the university’s teacher preparation programs who will begin their first teaching jobs this fall. Behind Enemy Lines: WWII spy speaks at KCPA, 2/13 Feb 10, 2019 11:45 am Marthe Cohn will share her story of joining the French intelligence service, posing as a nurse, crossing enemy lines and relaying information about the Nazis back to the French Behind the Names: Residence Halls Named After Women Mar 21, 2016 10:45 am A total of ten residence halls are named after women who have had a profound impact on the University of Illinois. ‘Being There,’ ‘Pleasantville’ and Cole Porter biopic among final slate for ‘Ebertfest’ Mar 30, 2017 2:30 pm Organizers have filled out the slate of films and schedule for this year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival hosted by Chaz Ebert, coming April 19-23 to downtown Champaign. Beloved staff member, comedian Tony Clements passes away Jun 12, 2017 10:15 am Tony began his career at Illinois in 1967 as an undergraduate student athlete who played both football and basketball (albeit not great at either – his words). Bill Geist is Homecoming Grand Marshal Sep 22, 2015 2:00 pm Bill Geist, noted columnist, author, correspondent and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate, will serve as grand marshal of this year’s homecoming parade. Black Greek Letter Association: Fostering social spaces at Illinois Feb 4, 2016 1:45 pm Registered as student organization in 1972, the BGLA’s mission was “to promote black greek unity of organization” and “to improve the quality of social life on the U of I campus.” Blue Waters supercomputer changing genetic medicine in Africa Jul 5, 2016 2:00 pm Much of what is known about the genetics of diseases is based on people with European ancestry. The Consortium for Human Heredity and Health in Africa is promoting research that takes into account the genetic diversity of African populations. Boneyard Creek Community Day, April 13 Mar 29, 2019 4:15 pm Have you registered to help? Litter looks bad and attract more litter. It clogs storm drains causing local flooding and ends up in receiving streams harming aquatic life. Book celebrates planning, building of University of Illinois campus Aug 28, 2017 10:30 am When the University of Illinois was established, its physical presence consisted of 10 acres for its main campus and a single five-story building. Today it's 4,550 acres (excluding farms) and 647 buildings. Book highlights University of Illinois’ 150 years of innovation Feb 21, 2017 9:00 am Central Illinois in 1867 was not an obvious place to plant a university that would change the world. Yet almost from the start, Illinois Industrial University – now the University of Illinois – was an “Engine of Innovation,” 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 Brandon Lloyd grand marshal of 2017 Homecoming Parade Oct 6, 2017 2:15 pm Former NFL and Illini football player Brandon Lloyd will serve as the grand marshal of this year’s Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 27, from 6 to 7 p.m.