blog posts Interested in attending Illinois? Get on our mailing list Jun 20, 2017 9:15 am Want to receive personalized communications from us and manage your admissions process in one place? We have one word for you: myIllini. Illinois students pursue internships in the wake of COVID-19 Jun 26, 2020 8:00 am Brendan Ross, a senior in recreation, sport and tourism, is working remotely through the inaugural Illini RST Undergraduate Consulting program. Health Make-A-Thon winner targets opioid addiction prevention with new device Sep 1, 2021 12:00 pm Ariana Alam Mizan won the September 2020 Health Make-a-Thon. Her award-winning pill bottle cap design is now taking shape in the Health Maker Lab at Carle Illinois. Students stop hackers while earning course credit Sep 13, 2017 9:30 am 'We’re a major research university with a world-renowned Computer Science department.These students...can look at some our code and clean it up, make it more efficient, in just a few minutes' Driving partnership between Siebel Center for Design and Illini Solar Car Sep 15, 2021 9:15 am The Siebel Center for Design is sharing what the new, human-centered design space can offer its occupants and visitors. A few minutes with paralympian Kelsey LeFevour Sep 27, 2019 4:15 pm LeFevour talks about why she took up wheelchair racing and her experiences at DRES. Illini Pride: Two thousand strong, full of spirit Oct 23, 2019 9:45 am 'Being involved in the student section (at athletic events) is an easy way to get students from all different backgrounds in one environment where they’re all coming together to cheer for one thing.' CI MED team's labor onset detection system wins top prize in pitch competition Oct 28, 2024 12:15 pm AmnioAlert is a non-invasive underwear liner designed to provide an objective and cost-effective indication of labor onset for pregnant women, preventing unnecessary trips to the hospital for ‘false alarms.’ Foellinger Auditorium: Lecture hall by day, concert hall by night Nov 3, 2023 5:00 pm For the legions of Illinois alumni who’ve attended concerts at Foellinger—shoulder-to-shoulder, hot, sweaty, their ears ringing from the terrible acoustics—there’s always one show that’s burned into their memory. The challenges, triumphs of a Deaf physics grad student Nov 26, 2019 8:15 am The exhilaration of performing cutting-edge research was accompanied by a sobering discovery: the lack of a common language model for scientific discourse in sign language was going to be a greater challenge than he’d anticipated. Gies Business senior reimagining handheld healthcare Feb 1, 2019 11:30 am 'With one handheld device, you can now measure your important numbers, track your progress, and send that data to clinics and receive remote counseling.' Chang Hun Lee holds 10 patents for this technology Interested in Illinois? Visit us! Feb 11, 2019 6:30 pm A guide to campus visit dates whether you're a propective student, and admitted student, or seek to transfer to Illinois from another institution Celebrating Black leadership and mentorship at Labor and Employment Relations Feb 26, 2025 9:45 am Two sisters who both found their paths in human resources at U. of I., embody what makes LER unique: strong networks, transformative education, and commitment to uplifting one another. Illini Success Report shows recent grad accomplishments Mar 5, 2019 8:30 am Illinois Bachelor’s degree recipients continue to experience exceptional success in securing a 'first destination' – a job, enrollment in graduate school or a volunteer position – within six months Two decades of student investment in campus sustainability Apr 19, 2023 11:30 am In 2003, U of I students approved a 'Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee' of $2 per semester. Its overwhelming approval marked one of the first times a university’s student body financially committed to funding renewable energy sources. Astronomy grad student's research project garners $1M in NASA funding May 7, 2025 1:15 pm The project addresses one of the most critical challenges of the European Space Agency Euclid mission—the precise detection and classification of blended astronomical objects in deep, multi-band, high-resolution imaging. Celebrating our graduates! May 10, 2021 9:30 am We are eager to celebrate you and your accomplishmentswith an in-person Stage Crossing experience and Online Commencement Celebration. Bad-science busters shift keen minds to COVID-19 May 13, 2020 10:45 am As the class went online, they carefully waded into the maelstrom surrounding COVID-19, weighing the science-based merits of each claim and counterclaim. To date, they’ve examined almost a dozen COVID-19-related issues. Searching for turtles in a sea of grass Jun 5, 2018 10:30 am To survey local Ornate Turtles, one has to find them. Turtle tracking dogs help a lot. Students use TikTok to learn about biomechanics in virtual summer camps Aug 13, 2020 1:15 pm Researchers developed a virtual summer camp that gave about 500 high school students across the U.S. the opportunity to sample 12 engineering disciplines. Students' technology resource guide for Fall Aug 18, 2021 9:15 am Welcome to the University of Illinois! Technology Services is here to connect you to the technology resources you need. Illinois senior named Schwarzman Scholar Dec 7, 2022 8:45 am Grace Mitchell was named a Schwarzman Scholar, one of 150 recipients selected from an international pool of 3,000 applicants to recognize students who seek a better understanding of China’s role in the world and have potential as future leaders. C-U resident benefits from ‘perfect’ Mechanical Science & Engineering student project Dec 12, 2019 9:15 am The 'gait trainer' project team designed and modified a walker-like device for the course, and then presented it to client Jasmine Brown, a single mother of two who has cerebral palsy. Grad student's turbine research finds clarity in the fog Dec 16, 2019 8:45 am '...I found myself traveling through a wind farm. It was a lucky coincidence: A thick mist lay on the horizon and, thanks to the fog, I could see the turbulence fields each turbine generated in its wake.' Carle Illinois' first ever Make-a-thon: Conceiving the 'health mirror' Dec 19, 2018 11:00 am Participants spent a day brainstorming solutions to a simple question: 'What if healthy living was as simple as looking in a mirror?' Watch: College of Media students created this holiday video Dec 21, 2018 12:15 pm A Media and Cinema Studies class of 15 students plus five independent study students did everything from drawing storyboards to shooting video, directing to post-production Illini Solar Car exhibits 'Calypso' at Chicago Auto Show Feb 16, 2024 4:45 pm Started in 2014, Illini Solar Car has been designing, building, and racing some of America's best solar cars. Calypso is the third generation solar-electric vehicle from Illini Solar Car - the lightest and most efficient car yet. Try an Illinois summer program Mar 1, 2019 3:15 pm To get a jump-start on college life, sign up for an Illinois summer program. Whether you’re looking to earn class credit, explore majors, or just see what life at Illinois is really like, we have something for you. I-Ready online camp for college-bound students with autism Apr 11, 2022 3:30 pm 'This camp gives students a more concrete idea of what college is like and helps them and their parents prepare and decide if a competitive university is right for them,' says Autism Program director Jeanne Kramer. Undergraduate Research Week, April 26-May 1 Apr 19, 2021 8:45 am Undergraduate Research Week showcases the best of undergraduate research and creative inquiry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. A busy two weeks in Brazil for this Vet Med student Jul 12, 2017 1:00 pm Once I stepped off the plane in Curitiba and entered my host family’s car, Brazilian culture surrounded me…and it was beautiful. Humanities students build bridges to strong communities Jul 15, 2024 11:30 am Doctoral students in humanities are participating in community-based project to bring awareness to food sourcing and sustainable agriculture. Searching for an ancient Maya pilgrimage path: Fire and water Jul 30, 2017 4:15 pm You can't just walk to the edge of the Mayan underworld. You have to beat a path to it. ‘World building’ in a video games class Nov 12, 2024 11:15 am Students are searching the INHS insect collection for inspiration as they create creatures for a swampy alien planet. The students are designing characters and an environment for a Concept Art for Video Games class offered through Illinois Informatics Design students’ use of AI to conceptualize 'solarpunk sustainable suburb' Dec 15, 2023 11:45 am Graphic design professor Jena Marble says AI is not a replacement for students' creativity or critical thinking. 'It’s a helpful tool to streamline the creative processes,” she said. 'You should know how to use it...' Classics course uses Greek tragedies to provide war insights Dec 20, 2019 10:15 am Classics professor Angeliki Tzanetou and her students explored issues of war and trauma through Greek tragedies and learned how the themes presented in the ancient dramas are connected to present-day crises. Learning from the Lenca Jan 29, 2018 10:15 am We are in Llano Largo, the highest point in Central America and also the client community of my course in international water-system design, Honduras Water Project Our summer spent saving turtles Jan 29, 2018 1:45 pm Last summer, two rising second-year veterinary students traded blue lab coats and lecture halls in Urbana for chest-high waders and wetlands in Lake County in northeast Illinois Team creates game-based virtual archaeology field school Jan 29, 2020 10:15 am 'This class makes it possible for many more students to get an education or explore a career in archaeology,' says Professor Laura Shackelford - more affordable than traditional field school, and accessible to everyone. New Illinois ACES-Vet Med partnership supports future food animal vets Feb 11, 2025 8:45 am A new program allows animal sciences majors to gain early acceptance at Vet Med if they maintain a 3.5 GPA, complete livestock-related courses, and plan to become food animal veterinarians. Grad student's research faces worst-case asteroid scenario Feb 21, 2022 10:45 am Andrew Koehler recently won an award from the International Academy of Astronautics to further his work on a research project to use swarm intelligence algorithms to look at steroid impact probability. Interested in Illinois? Attend a summer program on campus! Feb 23, 2018 10:45 am With an Illinois summer program, you can earn class credit, explore possible majors, or just see what life at Illinois is really like Interested in Illinois? Attend a campus summer program! Mar 1, 2017 3:45 pm Considering Illinois for your college education? Explore Illinois this summer through these programs Report quantifies grads' first destinations Mar 7, 2018 11:15 am Alumni with recently completed undergraduate degrees will again exceed national averages related to graduates securing first destinations, according to an annual survey ‘Illini Sports Night’ airs first show on B1G+ network Mar 23, 2023 4:30 pm 'It was awesome to see that hard work and preparation create a live show,' said Emmie Larson, senior in journalism and executive producer of Illini Sports Night. 'This is something we’ve all never done before. It was cool to know we were capable of doing that.' Undergraduate Research Week, April 15 - 21 Apr 14, 2018 8:00 am A celebration of student innovation and excellence Study: I-Promise grants boost low-income U. of I. students’ graduation rates Apr 29, 2019 9:00 am Freshmen from low-income families who received Illinois Promise loan-replacement grants at Illinois were much more likely to graduate within five years compared with similar peers who did not get grants U of I to host virtual summer camp for high schoolers diagnosed with autism May 5, 2021 12:45 pm Illinois high school students who were diagnosed with autism and are considering attending the U of I can explore college life and hear the experiences of current students in a new virtual summer camp called I Ready. Lessons learned from starting a teaching career in a pandemic Jun 2, 2021 9:30 am 2020 Elementary Education graduates began their teaching careers during this most unusual, pandemic-affected school year. Six spoke with Lynn Burdick, ElEd program coordinator about the ups and downs of their first-year experience. From daycare to Daniels Hall: Cousins bring charisma, caring to RA roles Jun 12, 2024 1:45 pm Over the years, Elizabeth’s little cousin – her 'mini-me' – would follow a path that is so parallel and filled with so many coincidental happenings that Elizabeth describes it with a laugh as 'just mind-blowing' and 'crazy.'