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Illinois announces changes to spring academic calendar
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will begin 2021 spring semester classes a week later, forego spring break and add three additional noninstruction break days, the university announced today. The measures are intended to facilitate the continued blend of in-person and remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university’s Academic Senate approved […]
Concert series celebrates Altgeld Chimes’ centennial
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For 100 years, the Altgeld Chimes have provided a soundtrack for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. The chimes’ 10-minute concerts between classes feature songs ranging from “Illinois Loyalty” to movie themes, and from hymns to pop songs. Starting Oct. 25, a weeklong series of concerts will celebrate the 100th anniversary […]
Maryland university president featured in inaugural ‘A Great Conversation’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Freeman Hrabowski, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a national leader in academic innovation and inclusive excellence, will join University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert J. Jones for the first installment of the “A Great Conversation” series. The event will be livestreamed Monday, Oct. 12 at go.illinois.edu/AGreatConversation from […]
Paper: Lawful discrimination by businesses creates ‘customer caste’
Judicial rulings on the leading civil rights laws have created a “customer caste” in which people of color are subject to legal, daily discrimination in retail stores, restaurants, gas stations, hotels, banks and airplanes, says a new paper from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies discrimination law. “Following and watching people in retail […]
Illinois enrollment remains above 50,000
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign’s 2020 enrollment is 52,331, surpassing last year’s record of 51,196, a status administration officials attribute to greater demand for the university’s online graduate programs. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, fall semester instruction is a mixture of face-to-face, hybrid and online courses. “We are encouraged to […]
University working to contain predicted increase in on-campus COVID-19 cases
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will begin modified in-person instruction Monday with detailed plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic impact, including an expected initial increase in positive cases through the next several weeks. The university has performed more than 60,000 tests on faculty members, staff and students since the implementation in July of […]
Safer Illinois app available for faculty members, staff, students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An app for University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign faculty members, staff and students who intend to enter university facilities this fall is available for download by iPhone and Android users. Developed on campus, the innovative Safer Illinois app provides users their personalized coronavirus-testing results and reminders of their scheduled testing, along with a […]
University outlines fall plans including remote instruction after fall break
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — All University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign faculty members, staff and students who plan to be on campus this fall – whether regularly or for a limited time or purpose – will be required to be tested for the virus that causes COVID-19, Chancellor Robert Jones announced today in a communication to the campus […]
Virtual scientific event to teach public about COVID-19-related loss of smell, taste
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — “The Nose Knows About COVID-19,” a virtual scientific event, will help the public get to know their senses of smell and taste better, and how these senses are often affected when people contract the coronavirus. Appropriate for ages 5 and above, the event will be offered in English, French, Italian and Spanish […]
Sweet-taste perception changes as children develop
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Compared with adults, children and adolescents are less sensitive to the sweet taste and need 40% more sucrose in a solution for them to detect the taste of sugar, a new study found. Along with higher taste-detection thresholds, both children and adolescents prefer significantly more concentrated levels of sweetness than adults. “Both […]
Call to Action initiative to support faculty research in systemic racism, social justice issues
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will introduce a series of actions, investments, programs and policy reforms designed to quickly and permanently transform how the university supports, prioritizes and recognizes the research of scholars working on issues of systemic racism in the U.S., Chancellor Robert Jones announced today. Led by the Office […]
Illinois Community Pledge provides common focus on COVID-19 safety
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, faculty members and staff are invited to sign a voluntary pledge that reinforces the need for COVID-19-responsible behaviors. Chancellor Robert Jones announced the Illinois Community Pledge today in a message to the university community. The university is scheduled to resume a combination of in-person and online […]