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U. of I. Homecoming celebration offers week of activities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – “Orange Fever,” the theme of the 97th annual homecoming celebration at the University of Illinois, starts with a Homecoming Kickoff and Soccerfest on Friday (Oct. 19) at the track and soccer stadium, between Fourth Street and Maryland Drive on Kirby Avenue, Champaign. The celebration takes place from 5:30 to 10 p.m.; the […]
Passes for 10th Ebert film fest, no longer ‘overlooked,’ go on sale Nov. 1
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Festival passes will go on sale Nov. 1 for the 10th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, to be held April 23-27 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The festival previously was called “Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival,” but “overlooked” has been dropped because […]
New chief information officer at Illinois held similar job at Arizona
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sally Jackson, the chief information officer at the University of Arizona and an alumna of the University of Illinois, has been named the new chief information officer of the Urbana campus. Jackson, who will hold a joint appointment as a professor of speech communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, […]
Scholar’s plan addresses ‘spousal refusal,’ nursing-home cost burden
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Spousal refusal, an increasingly popular way for elderly couples to qualify for Medicaid coverage to avoid nursing-home costs, has been painted by critics as an abuse of public funds. But the opposite problem – a healthy spouse facing financial ruin because of the high costs of nursing care for an ailing mate […]
Commencement ceremonies take place May 13 at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The 136th commencement of the University of Illinois will be held in two ceremonies May 13 (Sunday) at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign. The speaker at both ceremonies will be alumnus Jawed Karim, a co-founder of YouTube, a popular video-sharing Web site. At the 10:30 a.m. ceremony, candidates in […]
Panel discussion, filmmaking seminar part of 2007 ‘Ebertfest’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Final plans are in place for the ninth annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” coming April 25-29 to Champaign-Urbana and the University of Illinois. Two panel discussions, a mini-seminar on filmmaking, and a demonstration by local students have been added to the previously announced schedule of 13 film screenings The […]
Nobel Laureate Paul C. Lauterbur, developer of MRI, dies at age 77
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Paul C. Lauterbur, a University of Illinois professor of chemistry who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2003 for his pioneering work in the development of magnetic resonance imaging, died this morning at his home in Urbana, Ill. The cause of death was kidney disease. Lauterbur was 77 years old. A member […]
YouTube co-founder to be commencement speaker at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Jawed Karim, an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a co-founder of YouTube, a popular video-sharing Web site, will be the speaker at the 136th U. of I. Commencement on May 13 (Sunday). He will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies at Assembly Hall, 1800 S. […]
Initiative will put Illinois at forefront of farm bioenergy production
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A $500 million research program announced today by the energy company BP will bring farm bioenergy production to Illinois on a grand scale, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois will join the University of California at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in forming the new Energy […]
Dads Association at Illinois elects officers, directors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – George Kohut of Shiloh has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Other newly elected members and their offices include (EDITORS: See list). The Dads Association comprises fathers of Illinois students and promotes parent involvement in university activities and fundraising for student programs. Founded in […]
Homecoming at Illinois: ‘Now and Forever’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The University of Illinois will kick-off its 96th annual homecoming celebration with a new volunteer project involving hundreds of U. of I. students assisting dozens of community organizations. “I-Help: A Homecoming Volunteer Project,” is based on the Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon model. The project will get under way at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 (Saturday) […]
139 Freshmen, sophomores at Illinois named Chancellor’s Scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – One hundred and thirty-nine freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois have been designated Chancellor’s Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall. Chosen for their academic excellence and leadership potential, they include (EDITORS: See list). The Campus Honors Program is a four-year general studies program open to undergraduates in any […]