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A man, Sean Evans, in graduation regalia delivering a Commencement speech

Campus Life

Illinois Commencement Speaker Sean Evans: ‘You don’t need to know what happens next. You just need to be ready for the heat.’

"Hot Ones" host Sean Evans was the 2026 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Commencement speaker. Read the transcript of his speech.

A satellite image of the Po River Delta in Italy.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

New study provides rule of thumb to estimate land sustainability in river deltas

A new study finds that the well-established Hack’s law may help engineers control water flow and reduce flood risks along river deltas.

Uncategorized

Illinois junior receives prestigious Udall Scholarship

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign junior R. Fisher Houston is one of 65 students nationwide awarded the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship...

Students walking on the Illinois Engineering Quad

Campus News

Faculty members honored with 2026 University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reintroduced one of its signature faculty honors this spring with the University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Awards, which recognizes...

Arts

Diptych of two drawings of headless figures in flowing gowns.

Art and Design seniors exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 100 seniors in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will exhibit work that is the culmination of their education. The School of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition opens May 9, with an opening reception from 4-6 p.m., and runs through May […]

Engineering A colorized microscope image

More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds

Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer — the opposite of conventional thinking.

Humanities Photo of an immense bronze bison statue looming over a Native American speaker and others seated beside him outside the National Museum of Natural History.

Photo of an immense bronze bison statue looming over a Native American speaker and others seated beside him outside the National Museum of Natural History.

History professor Rosalyn LaPier helps create bison exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “Bison: Standing Strong” commemorates both the 250th anniversary of the nation and the 10th anniversary of the naming of the bison as our […]

Engineering Six people stand in front of red MRI machines

New MRI technology provides a comprehensive view of the human brain

New MRI technology can map multiple biomarkers with one scan, giving a more complete picture of the brain and disease.

Health and Medicine Social work professor Rosalba Hernandez led a study that explored positive psychology's effects on cardiovascular health.

Social work professor Rosalba Hernandez led a study that explored positive psychology's effects on cardiovascular health.

Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity

Gratitude, mindfulness and other positive psychology practices support heart health, but lasting success may hinge on periodic reinforcement, study says.

Arts

Photo of a group of students in the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, in front of a windowsill with an exhibit of architectural models.

Architecture students create models, drawings for exhibit, materials collection of Ricker Library

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A collaborative project between architecture students and the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to enhance the library’s materials collection and increase student engagement with it. Through an independent study led by architecture professor Hugh Swiatek, the students are exploring the architectural details of three […]

Behind the Scenes

Photo of a student placing weights on top of a bamboo stick truss while other students watch.

Designing, building and breaking things

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bamboo skewers carefully arranged in the form of a truss span the space between two tables in the Temple Buell Architecture Gallery. Students gather around to watch as 5-pound and 10-pound weights are added one at a time, either on top of the truss or hanging from the bottom along its length. […]

Photo of Robert Pahre wearing virtual reality goggles in front of a screen with a wilderness photo and surrounded by seated students also wearing VR goggles.

Exploring a wilderness area, virtually

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s a cold February day in Illinois, but I’m enjoying the view of a backcountry trail in Yellowstone National Park. I see a sunrise over Heart Lake, a lodgepole pine forest, a geyser basin, the yellow leaves of aspen trees above a canyon along the Snake River and views of Mount Sheridan. […]

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