blog posts

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  Prof. Melissa Pokorny selected for exclusive Arctic Circle residency

  Feb 21, 2025 10:30 am

  Participation in the Arctic Circle Art and Science residency extends beyond the expedition itself, with participants often included in curated exhibitions and international programming, such as the Venice Biennale. 

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  Physics for the masses, one song at a time

  Sep 27, 2022 10:00 am

  A shared love of physics, music and education outreach brought Maggie and Fahad Mahmood together. The couple continues their musical journey in the Physics Department at Illinois with song parodies celebrating all things physics.

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  Lyric Theatre at three venues to perform ‘Fugitive Songs’ about people on the run

  Mar 28, 2024 10:15 am

  The Lyric Theatre program takes audiences on a road trip throughout the country when it presents “Fugitive Songs” at the various locations in the community.

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  Krannert Art Museum exhibition showcases Art & Design graduate student work

  Apr 1, 2022 9:45 am

  Graduate students in the School of Art & Design will have their artwork on view at Krannert Art Museum this month. The School's Master of Fine Arts Exhibition opens April 2 and runs through April 23.

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  From snack to science: Innovative grant brings popcorn into the classroom

  Jan 19, 2024 12:45 pm

  A U of I crop scientist is developing a popcorn-based curriculum to reinforce concepts around agricultural science, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, computer science, genomics, and research methods for 4-H, high school students.  

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  Four women choreographers to present at Studiodance 2023

  Jan 27, 2023 10:00 am

  Four women choreographers from the U of I dance department will present work at Studiodance 2023 examining toxic environments, biases and assumptions, new motherhood and the resilience of women.

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  Exhibition explores contradiction between material culture, our animal bodies

  Apr 1, 2024 11:30 am

  'Junk Drawer,' an exhibition of work by U of I art professor Guen Montgomery, features prints made from fur pelts and family clothing as a meditation on the conflict between our material culture and our animal biology. 

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  English professor writes children’s biography of pioneering Black botanist

  Oct 12, 2023 3:30 pm

  Professor Janice Harrington wrote a children’s biography about a pioneering Black botanist who traveled all over the country collecting plants, 'Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector.'

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  Art professor's work examines human impulses, culture, the environment

  Feb 9, 2023 4:00 pm

  The exhibition, 'Deep Well,' features art professor Laurie Hogin’s work, which represents political allegories and social commentaries on human impulses, consumer culture and environmental degradation.

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  2025 Image of Research winners announced

  Apr 16, 2025 9:00 am

  U. of I.'s Graduate College and the Media Commons of the University Library are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Image of Research competition, which reflects the creativity and intellectual diversity of our grad students.