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  Creating an escape room experience at KCPA

  Dec 10, 2021 8:00 am

  Theatre students developed the story, characters and script. Students in an informatics course developed, manufactured and now are operating the escape room puzzles, including the hardware and programming of small board electronics.

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  ADAPTHAUS: A sustainable home for the holidays

  Dec 3, 2021 9:00 am

  Nancy and Sumanth Viswanathan fell in love with ADAPTHAUS, a solar-powered, adaptive home built by University of Illinois students that won fourth place in the recent Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition.

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  Journalism students train alongside professionals in new campus collaboration

  Nov 17, 2021 11:15 am

  'Illinois Public Media is an ideal space for students to gain experience working in the field, while receiving personal guidance from journalists, and producing content for a professional media organization,' said journalism head Stephanie Craft.

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  Student researcher, veterans work together to study brain health

  Nov 11, 2021 1:00 pm

  'Veterans Day is a great day to say not just 'thank you,' but to reflect upon how you yourself can be of service to the veterans in your community,' says  student researcher Elizabeth Spurlock. 

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  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.

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  Illinois journeys: The future is bright

  Sep 15, 2021 9:30 am

  As a senior in high school, Michael watched his older brother experience life at Illinois and knew it was the place for him, too

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  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. 

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  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. 

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  Shachi Mittal's moment of inspiration

  Aug 3, 2021 9:00 am

  Heading to the University of Washington for her first professorship, the former Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow reflects on her eight-year research career and pinpoints her own 'moment of inspiration.'

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  Program eases path to PhDs for those underrepresented in quantitative biology

  Jul 9, 2021 9:00 am

  A bridge program streamlining a path from a master’s degree at Fisk University, a historically Black university in Nashville, to a doctoral degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received an NIH training grant.

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  Nine Illinois students, recent graduates offered Fulbright grants

  Jun 14, 2021 4:45 pm

  Nine U of I students and recent graduates have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. 

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  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.

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  Beckman Institute Research Image Contest winners

  May 28, 2021 10:45 am

  'Every year, I’m amazed at the quality of both the research being conducted, and the beautiful images that result,' said Beckman Institute Director Jeff Moore. This year’s contest included a special category on COVID-19-related research.

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  Illinois students, recent graduates receive foreign language scholarships

  May 28, 2021 9:00 am

  'It is telling that U of I recipients of these language scholarships hail from three different colleges on campus, a real testament to the international opportunities available to students from myriad disciplines.' 

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  U of I featured on The College Tour. Watch it now

  May 20, 2021 9:00 am

  Featuring 11 Illinois students who will inspire you as they share what they love about the U of I, from a freshman blown away by undergraduate research opportunities to graduating seniors sharing how they carved a path to their dream jobs.

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  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.

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  Catching bats for conservation

  May 18, 2021 11:00 am

  'With all the intimidation and preparation leading up to this night, I had built the bats up to be something dramatic – even fearsome – in my mind, but sitting there in my hand, the bats are smaller and sweeter than I anticipated. They are fuzzy.'

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  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.

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  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. 

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  Grammy Awards finds MBA student’s retro gramophone pitch perfect

  Mar 17, 2021 9:30 am

  Entrepreneur Anthony Vitale used lessons learned at Illinois to capture the interest of the producers of this year’s Grammy Awards. The Gramophone 2.0 was the star of each presenter’s dressing room, customized to play their music.

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  Stage-crossing experience offered to 2020, 2021 graduates

  Mar 9, 2021 10:15 am

  The stage crossing will be an individual procession specific to each graduate. Graduates can register for a time slot (May 10 - 17). Two guests will be allowed to accompany each graduate as they cross a stage. 

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  Illinois music student part of Grammy-nominated ensemble

  Mar 5, 2021 9:30 am

  The opportunity for Sophia Byrd to sing in a professional oratorio as a college freshman changed the course of her music education at U of I. It also led to two Grammy nominations for Byrd before she has finished college.

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  Undergrad's TikTok stardom: From classroom practice to influencer status

  Feb 17, 2021 10:00 am

  Sierra Reed says studying advertising at Illinois actually helps her understand how to use TikTok. She’s learned how to measure engagement and target videos to her audience - which isn't exactly the audience she imagined.

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  Gies Business's Disruption Lab drives innovation for students, corporate partners

  Jan 27, 2021 10:30 am

  'Emerging technology, social activism, political instability and health outbreaks are all changing the way business is being done. The Disruption Lab will...teach (students and corporate partners) how to leverage these factors for future success.'

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  Public health training gives hospital chaplain a different perspective

  Jan 21, 2021 11:00 am

  Chaplains additionally serve as a kind of go-between for hospital staff, patients, and families. The idea is that if chaplains were more research literate, they would be better able to guide and evaluate and advocate for their profession.

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  Virtual reality provides new tool for fashion design class

  Dec 21, 2020 12:15 pm

  '(Virtual reality) is very suitable for the first stage of ideation of a fashion garment. Students can go around the mannequin and explore shape, colors, texture and different silhouettes,' says Art & Design Professor Chiara Vincenzi.

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  Adjusting to these 'ever-changing times'

  Nov 25, 2020 10:15 am

  'My training in this lab makes me more conscious of the proper ways to deal with infectious biological material, an invaluable benefit during COVID-19.'

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  Theatre department films political satire with COVID-19 safety changes

  Nov 23, 2020 12:00 pm

  They were entering final rehearsals when COVID restrictions started. 'The set was still up, the lights were hung and the costumes were made,' says director Lisa Dixon. But now they needed to stage it safely, and present it to an audience.

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  Metropolitan farming offers surprise opportunities for U of I junior

  Oct 28, 2020 10:30 am

  'Since joining this project, I’ve seen a lot more articles about different types of urban farms and a lot more opportunities in this area than I ever imagined,' ACES junior Maggie Furr says. 

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  Meet student government president Alexis Perezchica

  Sep 30, 2020 10:45 am

  Alexis discusses her election experience, what makes ISG so important, and her journey through college as a first-generation student.