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International Education celebrates 10 years with a packed week of Homecoming events

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — International Education at Illinois staff members often find themselves fielding this question from students: “do you run study abroad programs?” Even though the answer is no, Yun Shi — the director and founder of IE — uses the question as a nifty opportunity to shift the conversation toward the programming IE does […]

Behind the scenes Ngumbi in the greenhouse examining one of the experimental plants

Drowning tomatoes for science

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —  I can barely hear Esther Ngumbi over the roar of greenhouse fans as she shows me around her rooftop laboratory in Morrill Hall. The benches are full of tomato plants, and the tomatoes don’t look good. Half of the plants are submerged in bins of water. Their leaves are yellow and withering. […]

Announcements

2024 spring semester graduates, Dean’s List and Bronze Tablet honorees named

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has announced 8,140 Dean’s List students, 323 Bronze Tablet honorees and more than 10,890 degrees and certificates awarded for the 2024 spring semester.  Dean’s List eligibility is limited to the top 20% of a student’s college class or curriculum. To be eligible, students must complete at least […]

Campus life

Illinois students receive Fulbright grants

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eight University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Six of the students have accepted grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which builds international relationships to help solve global challenges. This flagship international educational exchange […]

Announcements

U. of I. celebrates 2024 Homecoming from Sept. 8-14

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Homecoming Week at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign takes place Sept. 8-14. WCIA-TV news anchor and Illinois alumna Jennifer Roscoe is the parade grand marshal. Homecoming kicks off at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, with the annual Alumni Center Fountain dyeing and “flying” pancake breakfast. The Illinois Homecoming 5K race will start […]

Expert viewpoints Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations at the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois and the director of the Labor Education Program in Chicago.

What’s the state of labor in the US ahead of the presidential election?

Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, a research-based initiative tasked with investigating labor policies in today’s economy. Bruno, the author of the book “What Work Is,” spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the […]

Expert viewpoints Kendra Calhoun stands in front of a bright banner displaying terms used to fool social media algorithms.

How do people use self-censorship to avoid having their content suppressed on sites like TikTok?

Anthropology professor Kendra Calhoun studies the creative language people use on social media platforms to fool algorithms that may incorrectly categorize content as “inappropriate” or “offensive.” Calhoun spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about this phenomenon, which she calls “linguistic self-censorship.” In a recent report, you and your coauthor, Alexia Fawcett of the University of […]

Expert viewpoints

Continuing success: Illinois wheelchair racers ready for the Paralympic Games

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2024 Paralympic Games begin in Paris on August 28. Head coach of the U. of I. wheelchair track and road racing team Adam Bleakney will be there — coaching for Team USA. All nine of the wheelchair racing athletes representing the U.S. have a connection to Illinois —most of them have […]

Behind the scenes The team excavates ancient Maya mounds under palapas in a maize field.

Unveiling the ancient Maya’s relationship to animals and nature

CENTRAL BELIZE — As the scorching May sun of Central Belize blazes down on us, temperatures soar to a staggering 106°F. Local farmers anxiously await the onset of the rainy season to sow their crops, but the much-needed first rain remains elusive. This property is owned by a community of Mennonites who live in the […]

Expert viewpoints Dr. Rosencranz stands outdoors in front of a sign for the Carle Illinois College of Medicine

What are the signs of heat stroke?

Multiple heat waves blistering across the globe this summer — including one in which hundreds of Hajj pilgrims died — and proposed Biden administration regulations for outdoor workers have highlighted the public health impacts of extreme heat. Dr. Holly Rosencranz, an internal medicine physician and a clinical teaching professor in the Carle Illinois College of […]

Expert viewpoints Headshot of Gilberto Rosas

How have U.S. border policies affected attitudes toward migrants and violence against them?

On Aug. 3, 2019, a shooter killed 23 people and injured two dozen more in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart. The gunman, who posted an anti-immigration manifesto online before the shooting, targeted Latinos. He was convicted of federal hate crimes. Gilberto Rosas, who grew up in El Paso, is the department chair and a professor […]

Expert viewpoints Communication professor J. David Cisneros

How do presidential candidates embody ideas about national identity, including views of Latinos?

J. David Cisneros, a professor of communication and an affiliate of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researches social movements and public rhetoric about race, culture and citizenship. He spoke with research editor Sharita Forrest about the ways in which political candidates in U.S. elections both court and disparage Latinx communities. In a […]

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