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NASA awards $750,000 contract to startup for ‘smart’ color-changing air filters for space suits
Serionix, a startup based on a technology created at the U. of I. and incubated at the EnterpriseWorks accelerator at Illinois, received a $750,000 contract from NASA to fund continued development of filters to remove toxic gases from next-generation spacesuit life-support systems. The same technology is on its way into consumer products expected to launch […]
Illinois Distinguished Lecture Series in Operations Research announces speaker
Edward H. Kaplan, the William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Operations Research, Public Health and Engineering at Yale University’s School of Management, will present “Adventures in Policy Modeling!” from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the National Center for Supercomputing Applications auditorium at 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana. A reception will […]
Labor experts will present the second of Illini Union Bookstore’s Sesquicentennial Reading Series
The Illini Union Bookstore at Illinois announces the second installment of its Sesquicentennial Reading Series on Tuesday, March 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the Authors Corner on the second floor of the bookstore, located at 809 S. Wright St., Champaign. Steven K. Ashby, a clinical professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations and Robert Bruno, […]
Students encouraged to enter the Sesquicentennial Design Competition
The department of landscape architecture at Illinois announces the Sesquicentennial Design Competition, an initiative for students. To help visualize and interpret our university’s most important accomplishments, the Sesquicentennial Design Competition challenges interdisciplinary teams of students to design campus installations that communicate essential information about Illinois achievements. Teams of up to five students each will collaborate […]
Child Development Laboratory accepting applications for 2017-18
The Child Development Laboratory, 1105 W. Nevada and 1005 W. Nevada, Urbana, is accepting applications for the 2017-18 school year. Full-day child care programs for children ages 6 weeks to 4 years are in session Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a year-round basis. Orientation tours of both facilities are offered […]
EU ambassador to speak March 15 at the U. of I.
David O’Sullivan, EU ambassador to the U.S. Photo courtesy Delegation of the EU to the U.S. Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The European Union’s ambassador to the U.S., David O’Sullivan, will discuss Europe’s refugee crisis, the U.K. Brexit […]
Hospitable Illinois wetlands in spring signal happy waterfowl hunting in fall
When waterfowl return to Illinois in early spring on their way north, will they find enough food for a two-week layover? A limited food supply during spring migration and subsequent declines in duck populations can affect Illinois’ multimillion-dollar waterfowl hunting industry, say researchers from the Prairie Research Institute at Illinois. More than 1 million […]
Soils were warm throughout the state this winter
Warmer winter soils may have an effect on agriculture and crop pest control this spring, according to researchers at the Prairie Research Institute at Illinois. Statewide temperatures at depths of 4 inches under bare soil have averaged 36.3 F so far this winter, according to Jennie Atkins, the Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring program manager […]
Social issues theater group to perform ‘Manifesto’
Inner Voices at Illinois will present “Manifesto,” a performance of intersectional feminist voices of inspiration and intervention, at two locations in March. The performances are free and open to the public, and are in honor of Women’s History Month. Inner Voices is a social issues theater group that addresses timely and difficult social and health issues […]
NYU professor Rosen to lecture March 8 on the state of American journalism
Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at New York University, will present his lecture “Winter is Coming: The Trump Regime and the American Press” at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at 1092 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana. The event is hosted by The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory in conjunction with the […]
Ideas wanted for campus utility conservation projects
University departments can improve campus energy efficiency through the Revolving Loan Fund. This semester, more than $800,000 will be available for utility conservation projects with short-term payback periods. Ideas like installing LEDs and occupancy sensors to reduce electrical consumption are examples of RLF projects that make facilities more energy efficient. Interested individuals and groups are […]
Immersive visualization pioneer Donna Cox to receive lifetime achievement award
Donna Cox, the director of the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the U. of I., will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award this week at the eighth annual IMERSA 2017 Summit in Denver. The event creates an opportunity to explore the converging worlds of virtual reality-themed entertainment and immersive cinema. “Donna Cox stands at […]