Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

Japan House open house set for Oct. 25

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Martial arts demonstrations are among the highlights of the annual fall open house at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Japan House on Oct. 25.

That day, Japan House – an educational and cultural center focusing on Japanese arts – will open its doors to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The facility is located at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.

At 11 a.m., Illinois alumnus Greg Harvey will present a talk titled “Zen and Tea are One Taste.” Beginning at 1 p.m., various groups from the Champaign-Urbana area will demonstrate and discuss their knowledge of Japanese martial arts.

Throughout the day, tea ceremony will be conducted by members of the

Urbana-Champaign Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai.

Information about the open house and other activities and events sponsored by Japan House is available on the Web or by calling 244-9934.

Read Next

Life sciences Photo of Michael Ward standing in tall grass on a riverbank.

How are migrating wild birds affected by H5N1 infection in the U.S.?

Each spring, roughly 3.5 billion wild birds migrate from their warm winter havens to their breeding grounds across North America, eating insects, distributing plant seeds and providing a variety of other ecosystem services to stopping sites along the way. Some also carry diseases like avian influenza, a worry for agricultural, environmental and public health authorities. […]

Announcements Marcelo Garcia, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering.

Illinois faculty member elected to National Academy of Engineering

Champaign, Ill. — Marcelo Garcia, a professor of civil and environmental engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Social sciences Male and female student embracing on the quad with flowering redbud tree and the ACES library in the background. Photo by Michelle Hassel

Dating is not broken, but the trajectories of relationships have changed

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — According to some popular culture writers and online posts by discouraged singles lamenting their inability to find romantic partners, dating is “broken,” fractured by the social isolation created by technology, pandemic lockdowns and potential partners’ unrealistic expectations. Yet two studies of college students conducted a decade apart found that their ideas about […]

Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

507 E. Green St
MC-426
Champaign, IL 61820

Email: stratcom@illinois.edu

Phone (217) 333-5010