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Do youth gangs exist in rural America?
Christopher Fleming is a professor of social work at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign and the first author of a recent study that explored gang involvement among youths from rural and small communities in the U.S. Fleming spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest. What sparked your interest in examining gangs in rural […]
Fifteen employees honored with 2026 Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award
Fifteen academic professionals and civil service staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award recognizing exceptional performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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. […]
Who benefits from loosening restrictions on psychedelics, marijuana?
Substance use and mental health expert Rachel Hoopsick weighs in on the new changes to federal drug policy.
Three Illinois faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States.
Two Illinois students receive Boren Scholarships
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign undergraduate students Sameer Abbasi and Lyndon Shi have received Boren Awards.
Four Illinois students receive Critical Language Scholarships
Four University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students received U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages this summer.
Two Illinois professors receive Guggenheim Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships. This year’s Illinois fellows are English professor Christopher Kempf and media and cinema studies professor Julie Turnock. They are among 223 individuals working across 55 disciplines chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from nearly 5,000 applicants, according to the announcement […]
Faculty members honored with 2026 Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership
The Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership are awarded each year to distinguished faculty who enrich the intellectual vitality of campus.
What can researchers learn from last month’s unusual meteor activity in the US?
Last month, at least two major, but unrelated, meteor events occurred in the skies over highly populated areas of the U.S. Both fireballs, often referred to as bolides, were seen — and heard — during daylight hours, suggesting they were unusually large. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aerospace engineering communications coordinator Debra Levey Larson spoke with […]
Four Illinois students receive Goldwater scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — One University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sophomore and three juniors were awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering. Sophomore Maxwell Mamishev and juniors George Bayliss, Peter Golemis and Cliff Sun are among the 454 recipients of the $7,500 […]
Campus awards honor excellence in instruction
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide. The recipients were honored at a March 25 ceremony. Awardees are cited for sustained excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate teaching, undergraduate and graduate advising […]