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Today's students have many places to grab a coffee, tea, or a bite to eat. In 1916 there were fewer options. The women of Delta Gamma saw this as a business opportunity.

The gift will establish the Beckman-Brown Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Annual Beckman-Brown Lecture on Interdisciplinary Science.

'Students recognize our institutional brand as one of the best in the world, and we have found innovative ways to provide a top-quality education during a global pandemic,' Chancellor Robert Jones said.

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Science News (Sept. 21) Materials science professor is coaxing nanomaterials to self-assemble in new and unexpected ways to mimic the machinery that living cells have already perfected. 

The new two-story building will be a campuswide hub for student-focused design thinking and learning.

Almost everyone experiences times in their lives when they are unsure what to do or to whom to reach out for help. Here's a place to start.

A professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois has been nationally recognized for demonstrating a “prolific spirit of innovation.”

The College of Law will host a lecture series titled “The New Lincoln Lectures: What Abraham Lincoln Means to the 21st Century.”

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.

Four Illinois researchers are recipients of 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships, which honor "early career scholars whose achievements mark them as the next generation of scientific leaders.”

Did you know that Illinois is one of the only major US universities with a full-service farrier training program? See the video

A total of ten residence halls are named after women who have had a profound impact on the University of Illinois.

The Resilient Watersheds Initiative seeks to provide a science-based and data-driven approach to promoting resilient, sustainable Illinois watersheds.

Krannert Art Museum will exhibit the work of seniors in the School of Art and Design during the final week of the school year.

I can see that their trust is growing. They are looking to their female trainer as a role model, an outlier in a society that doesn’t always encourage young girls to pursue athletics

The University of Illinois is hosting scholars from around the world to look at our relationships with animals at an inaugural Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute.

Illinois is partnering with Fisk University in Nashville, TN, in an innovative program to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce.

Eunice Santos will become the dean of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign effective Aug. 16, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.

Illinois Proof-of-Concept funds development projects that will help demonstrate an innovation's viability to potential investors and partners.

The Center for World University Rankings uses eight indicators to determine its rankings, including quality of education, alumni employment, and influence.

Venetria Patton, currently the head of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue, will become the Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  at Illinois effective Aug. 2, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. 

Choreographer and University of Illinois dance professor Abby Zbikowski won a prestigious Juried Bessie Award this summer for her work.

New site includes quick links for those who want to report an incident, talk to someone, support survivors, and for people who do not necessarily know what to do.

Patrons will be able to plug a headset into a remote receiver or attach it to a loop receiver to wirelessly transmit an audio signal to a hearing aid

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.

Incoming freshmen can enroll in the program, known as CS + Animal Sciences, starting in the fall of 2021.

The new Center for Wounded Veterans the center will be the nexus point for the recovering veteran, an oasis where mind and body can recover, recalibrate and reintegrate into civilian society.

The first of Chancellor Robert Jones’ “A Great Conversation” events will be livestreamed Monday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon CDT. It will feature Freeman Hrabowski, a national leader in academic innovation and inclusive excellence.

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.

'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

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

Tim Nugent, who died Wednesday at the age of 92, was a visionary who changed the world for people with disabilities.

Andreas Cangellaris, dean of the College of Engineering, will become vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees

The State Board of Education contracted with U of I Extension to develop and conduct in-person and web-based training that supports child nutrition standards and promotes a more appealing cafeteria environment.

Illinois chemists helped make instant whipped cream the dessert topping as we know it

Tap at Illinois at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts kicks off with a screening of 'American Tap,' a film that traces the history of tap dancing as an American art form

Feng Sheng Hu, the associate dean for biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will become the LAS dean Jan. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Multidisciplinary artist Allan deSouza looks at the legacy of empire in “Through the Black Country,” opening Jan. 25 at Krannert Art Museum

'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'

Check out your options to visit campus this spring as a prospective freshman or transfer student, or as an admitted student

Two-thirds of recent Illinois graduates who found employment after college have remained in the state of Illinois to work

The painting – which dates to the 1870s and comprises three rolls of muslin, which are 525 feet long in total and seven feet high – is one of fewer than two dozen surviving examples in the world of moving panoramas.

This video is being submitted for the It's On Us campaign's 'Til It Happens to You: Sing For Survivors' contest.

Singer is currently the Fox Family Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the College of Engineering’s Technology Entrepreneur Center. 

Illinois Vice Provost for International Affairs Reitu Mabokela and colleagues from the University of Birmingham explain the benefits of a transatlantic partnership

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...

'There was no real collection here when I started... Now we have over a half million specimens in over 95,000 lots. We’re one of the top 20 largest collections in North America,' Cummings said.

Jill Ellis, who won back-to-back FIFA Women’s World Cups as coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, will serve as the Illinois University-wide Commencement speaker Saturday, May 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Stadium.

Mara Wade will use the residency to work on her book on the relationship between public monuments and cultural politics in the city of Nuernberg