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  • BRIDGE Spotlight: BRIDGE Seed Fund grant recipient Aaron Muñoz talks project, background

    by Analicia HaynesJun 11, 2024 1:45 pm

    Aaron Muñoz is an assistant professor of acting for the Department of Theatre in the College of Fine & Applied Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois), a role he has held since spring of 2019.  

    He and his colleague John Boesche, associate professor of media design in the Department of Theatre at Illinois, applied for an initiation grant through the Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement, and Education (BRIDGE) Seed Fund and were awarded the grant during the 2022-2023 academic year.     

    In April 2024, Muñoz was selected to receive his second BRIDGE Seed Fund Grant.   

  • Birmingham-Illinois “BRIDGE” Alliance marks tenth year of collaboration with $600,000 investment in joint research

    by Marta SchneiderApr 22, 2024 1:30 pm

    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham are tripling their investment in their partnership to develop new signature research collaborations.

  • 2024 Sheth Distinguished Alumni Lecture on April 18: From The Margins to Mainstream: Lessons On Leadership From A Small State

    by Illinois International ProgramsApr 15, 2024 10:00 am

    The Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement rececipt, Dr. Mohamad Maliki Osman, will give a lecture titled "From The Margins to Mainstream: Lessons On Leadership From A Small State" on April 18, 2024, at 12:00 PM in the Illini Union, Room 104.

  • 2023/24 International Achievement Award Recipients Announced

    by Illinois International ProgramsApr 8, 2024 10:30 am

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois International Programs are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023/24 International Achievement Awards.

  • BRIDGE Spotlight: Introducing BRIDGE Water Fellow Prof. Sophie Comer-Warner

    by Analicia HaynesApr 1, 2024 1:30 pm

    Sophie Comer-Warner is an assistant professor of Aquatic Biogeochemistry and the current BRIDGE Fellow in Water Sciences from the University of Birmingham (UoB). 

    BRIDGE is an acronym for the Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement and Education. It’s the framework for the strategic partnership between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and UoB.  

  • Second part of online symposium called 'Let the Research Speak' slated for March 20

    by The Global Communication TeamMar 20, 2024 10:00 am

    The University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica (UWI), and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) will cohost an online roundtable discussion with researchers from both institutions on March 20.

  • Global Relations set to host Australian Deputy Consul General Emma Buckham March 27

    by Analicia HaynesMar 19, 2024 1:45 pm

    Australian Deputy Consul General Emma Buckham will visit our campus on March 27.

  • UI System/UNAM issue joint call for proposals

    by Marta SchneiderMar 19, 2024 1:00 pm

    The University of Illinois System and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) have established a joint seed research grants program for one year, starting with the academic year 2024-25. This program will fund projects in three thematic areas: Food and Health; Water; Energy.

  • ISSS, UIPD issue scam safety steps amid recent scam reports

    by Analicia HaynesMar 5, 2024 3:45 pm

    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) issued a scam alert, warning students of the potential harm targeting them.

  • Illinois among top American universities visiting 26 educational institutions in India

    by ahayn2@illinois.eduFeb 26, 2024 2:00 pm

    The IIE Leadership Delegation to India from February 25 to March 2 would have representations from California State University, Long Beach; University of California, Berkeley; DePaul University; University of California, Davis; East Tennessee State University; University of Houston; Florida International University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michigan State University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Mississippi State University; University of Missouri; Montclair State University; University of Rochester; Oklahoma State University; University of Tulsa and Rutgers University.