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Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum showcases African art
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. African masks, woodcarvings, beadwork, and bronze and terra cotta pieces are among the art and artifacts on view through Nov. 4 in a new exhibition at the University of Illinois Krannert Art Museum. “African Art: The Gift From the Faletti Family Collection” showcases more than 20 pieces donated to the museum over several […]
UI Computer Fear Film Festival to be held Sept. 8
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. This years Computer Fear Film Festival at the University of Illinois not only promises to be bigger than last years inaugural event, its guaranteed, thanks to the marquee lineup. The annual festival kicks off at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 (Saturday) with a showing of “Iron Giant” (rated PG), followed at 8 p.m. by […]
UI students stick it to the competition with their award-winning thumbtack
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Stick this somewhere prominent on your bulletin board: Five University of Illinois industrial design students won a first-place award in a competition co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek magazine for their redesign of the thumbtack. Gold Award winners in the student category of the Industrial Design Excellence Award competition […]
School of Architecture honors 109 students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois School of Architecture honored 109 undergraduate and graduate students for scholastic excellence during the 2001 spring semester. A total of $235,900 in prizes was awarded. The winners and their awards include (EDITORS: See list). ARCHITECTURE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2001 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS T. Donovan Eckhardt, Edward C. Earl Prize in […]
UI theater professor wins Tony Award for directing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois theater professor Daniel Sullivan received the Tony Award for best director of a play for his work on David Auburns “Proof.” The award was announced at ceremonies on June 3 at New York Citys Radio City Music Hall. The American Theater Wing’s 55th annual Tony Awards also honored “Proof” as […]
Leading player in decoding human genome to speak April 24
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. J. Craig Venter, one of the nation’s leading players in the drama that led to decoding the human genome, will visit the University of Illinois Tuesday (April 24) to present the annual Arnold O. Beckman Lecture in Science and Innovation. Venter, the president and chief scientific officer of Celera Genomics, will talk about […]
Theater professor first staged Pulitizer Prize-winning play for second year in a row
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. For the second year in a row, the Pulitzer Prize for drama has been awarded to a new American play first staged by University of Illinois theater professor Daniel Sullivan. The prize for drama went to David Auburns “Proof,” which Sullivan directed at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York City in May […]
International Dance Day to be celebrated April 29
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The art of dance will be spotlighted all around town on April 29 as UI students celebrate International Dance Day. Since 1982, Dance Day has been a worldwide effort to make the public aware of the art form. This year, students in dance professor Sara Hooks graduate composition class will be presenting the […]
Minor in international arts available come fall
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Beginning this fall, University of Illinois students may elect to pursue a minor concentration of studies in international arts. Developed and administered by the UI’s College of Fine and Applied Arts, the international arts minor will be an option for all UI students, regardless of their college enrollment. Participating students will select from […]
Three educator-scholars from Russia’s Hermitage Museum to visit campus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Central Illinois residents will get a rare glimpse of the collections of Russia’s Hermitage Museum this month, without having to travel halfway around the world to do so. Three educator-scholars on the staff of the world-renowned Russian museum will visit the University of Illinois March 20-29 to present public lectures, teachers’ workshops, […]
Three faculty members awarded Fulbright Scholar grants
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three University of Illinois faculty members have been awarded 2000-2001 Fulbright Scholar grants. They are among about 800 U.S. professors and other professionals selected this year to receive the highly competitive awards, which enable them to lecture or conduct research abroad. UI Fulbright Scholars: Pallassana R. Balgopal, professor of social work, who […]
Paintings by UI graduate students to be featured at I space
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The work of eight University of Illinois graduate-student painters will be featured in a show March 13-17 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the UI at Urbana-Champaign. “Today: In 8 Parts” is a reprise of a show originally exhibited at the Urbana campuss Link Gallery. “Because it is such an outstanding […]