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Restubog announced as School of Labor and Employment Relations dean
Simon Restubog will be the next dean of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Illinois. The appointment will take effect Aug. 1.
Reyes Mason named School of Social Work dean
Lisa Reyes Mason will be the next dean of the School of Social Work at Illinois. The appointment takes effect Aug. 1.
New BTN documentary explores U. of I.’s remarkable history of agriculture
A new 30-minute documentary airing on Big Ten Network highlights the university’s rich history of agricultural innovation and discovery.
How will AI shape the future of work?
The U.S. needs to articulate a labor-focused strategy to cushion the blow for workers affected by the arrival of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
What effects could insider trading have on prediction markets?
Prediction markets are enjoying explosive growth in popularity but are tricky to regulate and pose grave domestic and geopolitical risks.
AI, virtual reality give students a taste of study abroad experiences
An innovative general education course in food science gives students intercultural learning experiences similar to what they might obtain through study abroad.
Planting a pocket forest
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s 5:14 a.m., and the sun hasn’t come up yet. I’m at the Illinois Arboretum parking lot among a crowd of 70 students, faculty and community members, all awaiting the beginning of the same event — interdisciplinary artist Deke Weaver’s sunrise tree planting procession. Weaver, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor, […]
Awards recognize excellence in public engagement at Illinois
Honorees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were recognized with the 2026 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement.
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.
Illinois junior receives prestigious Udall Scholarship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign junior R. Fisher Houston is one of 65 students nationwide awarded the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship program identifies future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy and healthcare fields.
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 professors who take on sustained, active leadership in improving teaching and learning at Illinois. University Distinguished Teacher-Scholars are celebrated for the ways their work improves the quality of teaching not […]
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 […]