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English professor wins Hubbel Award for lifetime achievements in American literature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois English professor Nina Baym has won the 2000 Hubbell Award, given annually by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association of America. The award, a specially struck medal, is given “to a scholar whose lifetime of scholarly work has significantly advanced the study of American literature,” according […]
Choldin wins prestigious Pushkin Medal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Marianna Tax Choldin, the C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois Library, has won Russia’s prestigious Pushkin Medal. The Pushkin Medal, given by the Russian government, recognizes extraordinary contributions to Russia in the sphere of Russian culture and education. Established in 1999 by (former) Russian President […]
Friendly folks sought to host visiting Japanese students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Intensive English Institute is looking for friendly people to host visiting Japanese college students in Champaign-Urbana this summer. The 65 Japanese students from four universities — Senshu (Tokyo), Konan (Kobe), Aichi Gakuin (Nagoya) and Kinki (Osaka) — will be staying on the UI campus for three or four […]
Two promising German scholars win fellowships to study at UI
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two promising young German scholars have won prestigious fellowships from a German foundation to work at the University of Illinois on the correspondence of two of the most brilliant German humanists of the 19th century. The scholars, Stephan Heilen and Markus Dubischar, are recipients of the Feodor Lynen Fellowships of the Alexander […]
UI Classics Library receives NEH grant to microfilm works
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A collection of rare, priceless and perishable 19th century European dissertations and other short scholarly works on Latin and Greek literature, history and civilization, will get a new life – and a wider readership – thanks to a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to the University of Illinois Classics Library. The […]
Five hundred years of books that changed the course of chemistry on view
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Five hundred years of books that changed the course of chemistry — or made it more interesting — are now on display at the University of Illinois. Among the books are a 500-year-old forerunner to the “Physician’s Desk Reference” and a 1624 illustrated treatise by an author any child familiar with the […]
Roger Ebert returns to the UI with second ‘Overlooked Film Fest’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Later this month, parts of the University of Illinois campus and community will resemble a mini-Cannes — without the mountains and Mediterranean, to be sure — but jumping nevertheless with film screenings, stars, filmmakers, producers and directors, and of course, Mr. Two-Thumbs-Up himself, film critic Roger Ebert. Ebert’s upcoming second annual and […]
Library school to offer clinic on electronic commerce
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The top ranked library/information science school in the nation – the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) – is offering a free clinic to any UIUC student, faculty or staff member on one of today’s hottest topics: electronic commerce. The clinic, “Electronic Commerce in the Information Industries,” […]
Newseum director to give lecture in distinguished speaker series
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Joseph Urschel, the executive director and senior vice president of The Newseum in Washington, D.C., will visit the University of Illinois in late March. A speaker in the College of Communications‘ “Distinguished Speaker Series,” Urschel will talk about “Journalism: Not the Oldest Profession – But the Best” at 1 p.m. Monday (March […]
Conference explores “The Visual” across epochs and cultures
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A unique gathering of cutting-edge artists, videographers and producers, cultural theorists, museum curators, scholars and other students of the visual media culminates Tuesday (March 7) at the University of Illinois with a series of unusual presentations aimed at exploring the phenomenon of “the visual” across epochs and cultures. While the gathering – […]
Library features ‘The Young and the Restless’ soap scripts
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Showcases that typically display rare and priceless Bibles now are featuring scriptures of another kind – the scripture according to daytime television. Scripts, story lines, color photographs, bios, reference works and other memorabilia that document the award-winning television series “The Young and the Restless” are on display through March 20 in the […]
ACDIS asks you to answer the question: Will mankind survive the Millennium?
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Will mankind survive the millennium? That’s the question being thrown out for consideration in a contest sponsored by the University of Illinois’ Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security. The contest is open to all U. of I. students and faculty and staff members, as well local community members. ACDIS director […]