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UI submits bids for three high school championships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois will be submitting a bid to the Illinois High School Association in an effort to bring championship games in three sports to campus. The bid seeks a five-year commitment from the IHSA for the events to be held at the UI. The UI is hoping to retain the […]
On the Job: John Sudlow
JOB: Project Coordinator of the UI’s Motorcycle Rider Program, located on Gerty Drive next to the Fire Service Institute. The UI, through a contract with the Illinois Department of Transportation, offers free novice and experienced rider-education programs on campus and at 13 other sites in a region that extends along the Illinois-Indiana border through Cook […]
National Computational Science Alliance and NCSA announce leadership transition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The National Computational Science Alliance will enter a new phase today when Larry Smarr, founding director of the Alliance and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, assumes the new role of Alliance Strategic Adviser. This change will free him of his management responsibilities of […]
Governor, trustees to break ground for research park March 2
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Gov. George Ryan, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and UI administrators and faculty members will celebrate the beginning of the campus’s Research Park with a groundbreaking ceremony beginning at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (March 2) at the corner of First Street and St. Mary’s Road in Champaign. The Research Park is […]
Tony Waldrop named vice chancellor for research after serving as interim
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Tony Waldrop has agreed to accept the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pending approval of the board of trustees at its meeting Thursday (March 2) in Urbana. Waldrop will succeed Richard Alkire, who returned to the faculty in August. Waldrop has been holding the […]
Two new exhibitions to go on view at I space March 3
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two new exhibitions will be on view March 3 through April 8 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. • “Immanent Light: Architectural Photographs of Henry Plummer” emphasizes the importance of light as a creative tool in architecture. The photographs, which include single images, diptychs and […]
Thomas M. Siebel endows world-class computer science facility at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Siebel Systems Inc. and the University of Illinois today announced that alumnus Thomas M. Siebel agreed to donate $32 million to the university to construct state-of-the-art facilities for the department of computer science at the Urbana campus. The new building, to be called the Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, will […]
On the Job: Terry Cole
JOB: In August, Terry Cole was promoted to senior associate athletic director. RESPONSIBILITIES: He is second in command to Athletic Director Ron Guenther, who assigns Cole special projects in athletics that range from personnel to academics to budget issues and other challenges. When and where did you start at the UI?I started in 1979 as […]
Citizen’s Police Academy looking for applicants
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The police are looking for you, but there’s no reason to hide. The Champaign County Citizen Police Academy is accepting applications for its citizen workshops, in which residents have the opportunity to meet police officers and learn about law-enforcement procedures. “You see so much on television [about police officers] and most of […]
World affairs conference in Peoria to look at Cuban-U.S. relations
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – As media reports and the court of public opinion have fixed on the fate of Elian Gonzalez, interest in Cuban-U.S. relations has never been greater in recent history. In fact, the topic’s about to play in Peoria. “Cuba and the United States: A Time for Change?” is the theme of the 30th […]
Living-Learning communities being exanded at UI
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Today’s college students are expecting more from their residence-hall experiences than ever before. And at the University of Illinois, student needs are being met through a number of innovative housing plans. This fall, the UI will roll out two new residential options for students seeking outside-the-classroom experiences that are more closely aligned […]
Ag Open House to give visitors hands-on contact with DNA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Want to get your hands on a strand of real DNA? Visitors can pretend to be a molecular scientist March 3-4 at one of several exhibits that reflect the “Beyond 2000” theme of this year’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Open House at the University of Illinois. Open House […]