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Four Illinois students honored with Goldwater scholarships

Apr 6, 2021 11:30 am2141 views

Four University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students were awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Illinois researchers awarded grants through new NEH-UK joint digital scholarship program

Mar 19, 2021 9:00 am1022 views

The projects aim to advance digital scholarship and find new ways of sharing culture.
Ngumbi receives AAAS award for public engagement with science

Feb 4, 2021 9:00 am1916 views

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign entomology professor Esther Ngumbi is the 2021 recipient of the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, an annual award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science presented to scientists and engineers in recognition of their contributions to public engagement with science.
Illinois dance professor awarded United States Artists Fellowship

Feb 3, 2021 9:00 am2672 views

Dance professor Cynthia Oliver has been selected as a 2021 United States Artists Fellow.
Nick Holonyak Jr., pioneer of LED lighting, awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize

Feb 2, 2021 8:00 am6074 views

Nick Holonyak Jr., a renowned innovator of illumination, has been awarded the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering “for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid-state lighting technology.” Holonyak (pronounced huh-LON-yak) is credited with the development of the first practical visible-spectrum LED, now commonly used in light bulbs, device displays and lasers worldwide.
Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships

Dec 17, 2020 3:00 pm2705 views

Illinois professors Bobby Smith II and Eduardo Ledesma have been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for 2021.
Five Urbana-Champaign faculty members honored as University Scholars

Dec 10, 2020 1:15 pm4543 views

Five University of Illinois professors at the Urbana-Champaign campus have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.
Six Illinois faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

Nov 25, 2020 4:30 pm5152 views

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Six professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been elected 2020 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Evolution, ecology and behavior professor Alison Bell; plant biology professor Carl Bernacchi; bioengineering professor Rohit Bhargava; materials science and engineering professor Paul Braun; chemistry professor Prashant Jain; and materials science and engineering professor Nancy Sottos are among the 489 scientists to be awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow this year.
Illinois 'engineer guy' Hammack awarded Hoover Medal

Aug 13, 2020 8:00 am2107 views

Bill Hammack, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the Hoover Medal.
Center for Advanced Study appoints seven professors to permanent faculty

Jul 31, 2020 1:00 pm1282 views

Seven University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign faculty members have been named Center for Advanced Study Professors, one of the highest forms of campus recognition.
Awards recognize campus excellence in public engagement

Jul 10, 2020 1:45 pm2904 views

The 2020 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement recognize outstanding individual and group outreach efforts.
Two Illinois communication scholars elected ICA Fellows

Jul 10, 2020 9:15 am545 views

Leanne Knobloch and Angharad Valdivia, both professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have been elected Fellows of the International Communication Association, in recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication. Two other Illinois faculty members received the same honor last year.
Eight projects awarded funding for AI research to mitigate COVID-19

Jun 30, 2020 1:45 pm3322 views

Eight University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign projects are among 26 to receive the first C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute awards for artificial intelligence techniques to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The institute will provide a total of $5.4 million over the next year to projects that examine the medical, social and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus and inspire researcher collaboration in advanced machine learning and other AI disciplines.
Four faculty members honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership

Jun 19, 2020 10:45 am1363 views

Four University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members were honored by the Office of the Provost with the Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership.
Illinois students awarded Boren Scholarships

Jun 12, 2020 8:00 am1712 views

Four students at the University of Illinois were selected to study languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests as recipients of David L. Boren Scholarships.
Four faculty members honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership

Jun 10, 2020 8:00 am2 views

Four University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members were honored by the Office of the Provost with the Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership.
U of I students, alumni awarded Fulbright grants

Jun 8, 2020 7:30 am3838 views

Fourteen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students and recent alumni were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences across the globe this coming year.
Faculty members, staff, teaching assistants honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction

May 19, 2020 11:30 am4108 views

Faculty and staff members and graduate teaching assistants this spring were honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction. The awards recognize excellence in teaching, mentoring and advising.
Illinois computer scientist, physicist elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Apr 27, 2020 9:00 am1467 views

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign computer science professor Sarita V. Adve and physics professor Philip W. Phillips have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honor societies in the nation.
Two Illinois professors named Guggenheim Fellows

Apr 10, 2020 10:45 am3053 views

Illinois professors Janice N. Harrington, English, and David Sepkoski, history, received 2020 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships.
Illinois architecture professor named AIA Fellow

Mar 5, 2020 2:45 pm730 views

Illinois architecture professor Randy Deutsch has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows.
U of I among top producers of Fulbright awards

Feb 20, 2020 8:00 am3983 views

For the ninth time in the past 10 years, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards. Thirteen students from the Urbana campus received Fulbright awards for the 2019-20 academic year.
Two Illinois professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Feb 12, 2020 9:00 am4455 views

Two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scientists are among 126 recipients of the 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This honor is one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early career researchers.
Sottos elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb 7, 2020 1:00 pm2813 views

Nancy Sottos, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She is one of 87 new members and 18 international members announced by the Academy on Feb. 6.
Illinois music professor awarded NEH Fellowship

Jan 15, 2020 12:30 pm1267 views

Music professor Christina Bashford was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for a project examining violin culture in Britain.
Eight Illinois faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

Nov 26, 2019 10:00 am4642 views

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eight professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been elected 2019 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Eight Illinois researchers rank among world’s most influential

Nov 22, 2019 9:00 am12936 views

Eight faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, a global listing of scientists who produced the past decade’s most influential papers.
U. of I. accessibility pioneer entering U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame

Oct 31, 2019 11:45 am2686 views

Tim Nugent, the visionary first director of a ground-breaking University of Illinois program for students with disabilities, is being inducted posthumously into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Illinois social work professor named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow

Jul 29, 2019 8:30 am1409 views

Liliane Windsor, a professor of social work at the University of Illinois, has been named a Health Policy Fellow by the National Academy of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Six Illinois researchers receive Presidential Early Career Award

Jul 3, 2019 1:15 pm6180 views

Six researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
Two Illinois students awarded Boren Scholarships

Jun 20, 2019 8:15 am875 views

Two U. of I. students are among 244 students nationwide awarded David L. Boren Scholarships to study language in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
U of I students, alumni awarded Fulbright grants

Jun 18, 2019 8:30 am5027 views

Thirteen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students and young alumni accepted Fulbright grants for the upcoming academic year, providing opportunities for international educational, research and teaching experiences.
U. of I. student selected for Fulbright Summer Institute in London

May 30, 2019 3:30 pm629 views

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois freshman Ari Kelo, a graduate of Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, will join a three-week summer program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London as part of the Fulbright Summer Institute, an initiative of the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission.
University of Illinois students receive Critical Language Scholarships

May 30, 2019 3:15 pm1081 views

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois undergraduates have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarshipsto study critical languages during the summer of 2019.
Faculty members receive Provost’s Campus Distinguished Promotion Award

May 24, 2019 1:45 pm706 views

Eleven faculty members were honored with the Provost’s Campus Distinguished PromotionAward for 2019.
Illinois student named Yenching Scholar at Peking University

May 22, 2019 12:15 pm332 views

Gabriel Wacks is the first University of Illinois student accepted into Peking University’s Yenching Academy. Along with about 125 scholars from more than 40 countries, he will enroll this fall in an interdisciplinary master’s degree program in China studies.
Illinois student honored with Goldwater scholarship

May 16, 2019 9:00 am806 views

U. of I. student Philip Kocheril of Champaign was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
Three faculty members honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership

May 8, 2019 8:45 am601 views

The Office of the Provost honored three University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members May 7 with Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership.
The Center for Advanced Study announces the Associates, Fellows and Beckman Fellows for 2019-20.

May 6, 2019 2:45 pm363 views

The Center for Advanced Study announces the Associates, Fellows and Beckman Fellows for 2019-20.
Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award honors eight employees

May 1, 2019 9:45 am1653 views

The Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award honors eight civil service staff employees for exceptional performance.
Long elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 1, 2019 8:00 am1135 views

Stephen P. Long, a professor of crop sciences and plant biology at the University of Illinois, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest professional honors a scientist can receive.
Nigh named Office Professional of the Year

Apr 25, 2019 4:00 pm481 views

Penny Nigh, an administrative aide and assistant to Executive Associate Chancellor for Administration and University Relations Wanda E. Ward, was honored by the Illinois Administrative Professional at the University of Illinois (formerly The Secretariat) with the 2019 Office Professional of the Year Award.
Illinois music professor awarded Carnegie Fellowship

Apr 24, 2019 1:00 pm587 views

Illinois ethnomusicologist Michael Silvers, who specializes in the music of Brazil, has been awarded a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. He’ll use the fellowship to research a book that will examine the aesthetics and natural resources of instrument-making using Brazilian woods.
Illinois chancellor and chemist elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Apr 17, 2019 5:00 am1169 views

Chancellor Robert J. Jones and chemistry professor Catherine J. Murphy have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Illinois history professor awarded ACLS Fellowship

Apr 3, 2019 10:30 am431 views

University of Illinois history professor Marsha Barrett has been awarded a prestigious ACLS Fellowship.
Two Illinois professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Feb 19, 2019 10:00 am2431 views

Electrical and computer engineering professor Haitham Al-Hassanieh and chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Diwakar Shukla are recipients of this year's Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. According to the foundation, the awards "honor early career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the most promising researchers in their fields."
Illinois a top producer of Fulbright student grantees

Feb 14, 2019 11:45 am2682 views

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018-19 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards, as announced recently by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Faculty members selected for distinguished chairs

Feb 7, 2019 10:00 am1972 views

Faculty members selected for endowed chairs deemed to be among the most distinguished honors on campus are Matthew Finkin, a professor of law; Jiawei Han, a professor of computer science; and Nancy Sottos, a professor of materials science and engineering.
University librarian recognized for achievements in library automation

Feb 6, 2019 11:15 am1022 views

University of Illinois Librarian and Dean of Libraries John Wilkin is being honored for his innovation in library technology, including online publishing and providing access to digital content.
Germanic languages and literatures professor receives Humboldt Foundation research prize

Feb 4, 2019 9:00 am305 views

University of Illinois professor Mara Wade has been awarded an international research prize for her work on emblems and the culture of Nuremberg, Germany.

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