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  • British soldiers await rescue boats on the beach at Dunkirk, France.

    Illinois history professor to speak following Sunday, Aug. 20, screening of ‘Dunkirk’ at Virginia Theatre

    John A. Lynn II, a professor emeritus of history at Illinois, will give a talk and answer questions covering the events depicted in the film “Dunkirk” immediately following the 1 p.m. screening Aug. 20 at the Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign.

     

  • Math and science writer David Schwartz is among the award-winning authors and illustrators participating in the 2016 Youth Literature Festival at the University of Illinois. Schwartz, who has written more than 50 acclaimed books that support preschool through middle school math and science curricula, is known for explaining complex concepts in humorous and entertaining ways.

    Youth Literature Festival authors, artists to visit 90 Illinois schools

    About 90 local schools will welcome award-winning authors and book illustrators as part of the University of Illinois’ 2016 Youth Literature Festival.

  • Additional films and guests announced for 2016 ‘Ebertfest’

    Five additional films and a list of special guests have been added to the lineup for this year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as ‘Ebertfest,’ April 13-17 at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign and the U. of I.

  • Bob Zupke, artist and coach.

    Artist in residence: Coach Bob Zuppke

    Many know Robert Zuppke (1879-1957) as Illinois’ longest-serving football coach, whose teams won or tied for four national championships and seven conference championships between 1913 and 1941. But he also was an in-demand motivational speaker, a syndicated sports writer, co-author of a popular sports comic strip and an accomplished and prolific artist.

     

  • Illini Union south clock tower.

    KoFusion to celebrate Illini Union Food Court opening

    Kofusion will hold the grand opening of its Illini Union Food Court location Thursday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A limited number of free sushi samples will be available during remarks from Illini Union Board President Sophie Ruiz-Gehrt, KoFusion owner Janet Bubin and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Director of Auxiliary Services Lowa Mwilambwe. 

  • The film festival founded by Roger Ebert will celebrate two decades next spring.

    Passes for 20th annual Ebertfest on sale Nov. 1

    Passes for the 20th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, coming in April, go on sale Nov. 1.

  • Volunteers needed for Dump & Run collections starting May 6

    The University YMCA is seeking volunteers and donations for its 18th annual Dump & Run recycling program. Collections during the May period of Dump & Run will be held exclusively at the Stock Pavilion, 1402 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana, because the MCORE construction project limits access to  the University YMCA building on Wright Street.

  • The European Union Center at the U. of I. is hosting its 17th annual EU Day as part of the center’s 20th anniversary.

    EU ambassador to speak Nov. 9 as part of EU Day at Illinois

    The EU’s ambassador to the U.S. will discuss the U.K. Brexit process and transatlantic relations as part of EU Day on Nov. 9.

  • Round barns with red sky

    Mount Carroll reclaims title for record minimum temperature in Illinois 

    An arctic outbreak in late January led to widespread bitterly cold temperatures across much of the Upper Midwest, including Illinois. On the morning of Jan. 31, the cooperative weather observer at Mount Carroll in Carroll County reported a temperature of -38 degrees.  

  • Pink paw print

    Illinois Theatre presents sensory-friendly performance of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

    Illinois Theatre continues its 2018-19 season with “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Simon Stephens. Adapted from Mark Haddon’s award-winning novel of the same name, the play follows Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old on the autism spectrum, as he explores the meanings of family and forgiveness while investigating the death of his neighbor’s dog. The play is told through Christopher’s eyes and the company has worked with The Autism Project to tell this story in a way that is truthful to families who experience life with autism spectrum disorder.

    On Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m.,  Illinois Theatre will offer a sensory-friendly performancefor adult and young adult audience members (and their families) who are on the autism spectrum or who otherwise need a less intense sensory experience. Through modifications of the lighting, sound and media designs, theperformance is intended as a safe and welcoming opportunity for adults and young adults with autism and their supporters.

    The relaxed, sensory-friendly environment may also work well for those who have other chronic issues, may not be able to sit for long periods of time, or simply enjoy a more casual performance experience. “Social Story”booklets will be available in advance to help audience members know what to expect during their visit to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and during the play itself. Audiences are invited to bring comfort items (fidget toys, blankets, etc.) with them and to use a “safe space” area outside of the theater as needed, where a live video feed of the performance will be available.

    The production contains the graphic depiction of an animal’s death, which may not be suitable for all viewers. The play is based on Haddon’s young adult novel and is most appropriate for audiences age 14 and up.

    Tickets are $10 and available through the Krannert Center Ticket Office, at KrannertCenter.com, or by calling 217-333-6280.

    Performances without the sensory-friendly modifications run from Thursday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 10.

  • Correction: Yingying Fund announcement postponed

    Correction: At the request of the family’s attorney, the public announcement of Yingying’s Fund scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 7 on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus has been postponed. A new date and time have not been yet been determined. 

  • Media advisory: Campus commemorates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 8

    A celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day will take place Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to noon on the South Quad near the ACES Library, 1101 S. Goodwin, Ave., Urbana. A reception follows.

  • Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies established at Illinois

    On Nov. 14, the International and Area Studies Library at Illinois hosted a ceremony to celebrate a new Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies. The center was established through a memorandum of understanding between Illinois and the National Central Library of Taiwan

  • Sculpture of a woman wearing a scarf and two men wearing hats.

    November was cold and snowy in Illinois

    The statewide average temperature for November in Illinois was 35.3 degrees, which is 7.2 degrees below normal, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey at the U. of I. November 2018 was ranked the eighth-coldest November on record.

  • Street closures announced for Homecoming parade

    Traffic patterns in the campus area will be affected by the annual Homecoming Parade, which takes place Friday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 7 p.m.

  • Marcia Ball

    Ball to perform in free outdoor concert

    Southern blueswoman Marcia Ball will perform in a free outdoor concert in the University of Illinois Research Park on Friday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m.. The event is part of the Outside at the Research Park series. The opening act is Jive Bag, led by Jonny Beckett, playing New Orleans funk and jazz starting at 6:30 p.m. Ball is known for her keyboard skills that blend “rollicking, two-fisted New Orleans piano, Louisiana swamp rock and smoldering Texas blues,” according to The Boston Globe.

  • Media advisory: Candlelight vigil Sunday to honor missing scholar Yingying Zhang

    A candlelight vigil to honor missing scholar Yingying Zhang will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Illini Union. In the event of rain, the vigil will be held in the Union’s Courtyard Cafe.

  • Photo of U of I Quad

    Big Ten Academic Alliance announces Academic Leadership and Executive Officers Program fellows

    The Big Ten Academic Alliance recently announced the 2023-24 fellows for its Academic Leadership Program and Department Executive Officers Seminar. Eleven U. of I. faculty members have been selected to participate.

  • Joseph Fatheree, a 2016 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize and director of strategic projects for the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, will be the keynote speaker at the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative’s Winter Leadership Summit.

    Illinois New Teacher Collaborative’s annual leadership summit to be held Jan. 26

    "Stoking the Flames of Passionate Teaching" will be the theme for the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative's Winter Leadership Summit on Jan. 26.

  • Media Advisory: Willard Airport hosts emergency drill Monday

    Emergency responders will take part in a full-scale emergency exercise at Willard Airport in Savoy on Monday, May 20, beginning at 6 p.m. The exercise will not affect scheduled air travel.

  • Siebel Center for Design exterior photo

    Media advisory: Siebel Center for Design grand opening Oct. 8

    The grand opening of the Siebel Center for Design on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus will take place Oct. 8 with a formal dedication at 1 p.m., followed by an open house. Attendees will include Thomas Siebel, Chancellor Robert Jones and System President Tim Killeen.

  • Krannert Center announces $30 million fundraising campaign

    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has announced a five-year, $30 million fundraising initiative.

  • Annual new teacher induction, mentoring conference to be Feb. 21-22

    Helping early career teachers improve their instructional practices while fostering skills and relationships that promote professional development are the foci of the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative’s upcoming Induction and Mentoring Conference.

  • Dancers frozen in midair wearing colorful costumes.

    Mark Morris Dance Group to perform 'Pepperland' at Krannert Center

    In March, the New York-based Mark Morris Dance Group returns to its Midwest home at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Over the course of its one-week residency, the company will conduct public engagement work with the Champaign, Urbana and U. of I. community and present two ticketed performances of “Pepperland.”

  • Annual beginning teacher conference adds boot camp for new alumni

    2016 graduates of the U. of I. teacher preparation programs who will begin their first teaching jobs this fall are invited to take part in a boot camp offered June 30-July 1, including joint sessions with the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative's Beginning Teacher Conference.

  • Historians take to their soapbox for books that changed the world

    Ten U. of I. history professors, staff and students will each make their case for a book that changed everything at the “History Soapbox” on March 30.

     

  • Solar panels

    Solar Farm repaired, resumes power generation

    The university’s Solar Farm resumed full electricity production Jan. 25 after repairs to the site’s three inverters were completed. Inverters change direct current to alternating current to prepare energy for delivery to the campus electrical grid. The installation went offline Oct. 29 after a malfunction of the array’s electrical system.

  • Silhouette of a person standing with a bike with a light shining from the headlight

    Bike light giveaway at two campus locations 

    Bring your bike to the 11th annual Light the Night event on Thursday, Sept. 20 and get a free set of front and rear lights. Illinois law requires bicyclists riding at night to use lights.

  • The Washington Post’s Dan Balz will join columnist Roger Simon on a panel to discuss the state of political reporting.

    Journalists Balz and Simon part of April 12 panel on Trump-era political reporting

    Political reporting in the Trump era will be the subject of a panel discussion April 12 featuring the Washington Post’s Dan Balz and columnist Roger Simon.

  • Information meeting about new independent high school is May 18

    Organizers of a new independent high school, Academy High, will share details with prospective parents and students at two meetings May 18 at the I Hotel and Conference center.

  • Soil temperatures and moisture levels declining in early March

    Cooler, drier weather has led to declining soil temperatures and moisture levels, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, part of the Prairie Research Institute at Illinois.

  • Alma mater wearing snow gear.

    Previous records slashed with monumental cold conditions in Illinois

    Illinois has been experiencing some of its coldest weather in decades and, in some locations, ever.

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cooperative weather observer at Mount Carroll in northeastern Illinois reported a temperature of -38 degrees on the morning of Jan. 31.

  • Nancy Brady, an expert on nonspeech communication and a faculty member at the University of Kansas, will be the main speaker for the Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois.

    Expert on pre-language communication to give annual Goldstick Lecture

    Nancy C. Brady, an expert on pre-language communication and language development in young children, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois.

  • Audiology Clinic offers free adult hearing screenings

    The Audiology Clinic at Illinois is offering free adult hearing screenings Jan. 23 through April 27. Appointments may be scheduled by calling 217-333-2230. No scheduling is available by email.

  • Illinois recognized as a HEARTSafe campus

    Illini Emergency Medical Services, a student program under the Illinois Fire Service Institute, received national recognition recently when the U. of I. was awarded the designation of a HEARTSafe Campus. IEMS accepted the award Feb. 24 at the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Awards Reception in Philadelphia. 

  • Major sections of Green Street to close for MCORE project work

    Beginning Monday, May 22, two sections of Green Street between Wright Street and Goodwin Avenue will close to through traffic as construction resumes on Multimodal Corridor Enhancement (MCORE) Project 1 (see map). Significant detours for vehicular and pedestrian traffic will occur for primary campus locations.

  • Cari West-Henkelman

    West-Henkelman named Office Professional of the Year

    Cari West-Henkelman received the 2023 Office Professional of the Year award from the Illinois Administrative Professionals organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

  • The five-day “Ebertfest” will open April 19 at the Virginia Theatre movie palace in downtown Champaign. Tickets for individual films go on sale April 1.

    ‘Being There,’ ‘Pleasantville’ and Cole Porter biopic among final slate for ‘Ebertfest’

    The last films have been added and the schedule is out for this year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, coming April 19-23 to downtown Champaign.

     

     

  • Bagchi next director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

    Milan Bagchi, the head of the department of molecular and integrative physiology, was named the next director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Illinois.

     

  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to speak March 7

    The U. of I. will host “A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor” from 7-8 p.m. March 7 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Moms Association announces 2017 award and scholarship winners

    The Moms Association at Illinois announced the winners of its annual awards and scholarship programs during Moms Weekend on April 7-9.

  • “Interstellar” in 70mm will be among the dozen films shown at the 20th annual “Ebertfest.”

    ‘Ebertfest’ final slate includes ‘Interstellar’ in 70mm, ‘Indians who rocked the world’

    “Interstellar” in 70mm coming to 20th annual “Ebertfest,” as well as documentary on the role of American Indians in rock music.

  • Media advisory: Siebel Center for Design groundbreaking April 24

    A groundbreaking ceremony for the Siebel Center for Design will take place Tuesday, April 24 at 2 p.m. on a site located on Fourth Street between Gregory Drive and Peabody Drive, Champaign.

  • Hospitable Illinois wetlands in spring signal happy waterfowl hunting in fall

    When waterfowl return to Illinois in early spring on their way north, will they find enough food for a two-week layover? A limited food supply during spring migration and subsequent declines in duck populations can affect Illinois’ multimillion-dollar waterfowl hunting industry, say researchers from the Prairie Research Institute at Illinois.

     

  • Media Advisory: New chancellor introduced Wednesday

    New U. of I. chancellor Robert Jones will be introduced at a public event Wednesday

  • The European Union Center at the U. of I. hosts the annual EU Day.

    Estonian ambassador to address the state of the EU

    The Estonian ambassador to the U.S. will address the state of the European Union as part of EU Day on Oct. 20.

  • University of Illinois Press to celebrate its centennial in 2018

    In 2018, the University of Illinois Press will mark its 100th anniversary with numerous events in Champaign-Urbana, Chicago and Springfield. A founding member of the Association of American University Presses in 1937, the UIP has published more than 4,500 books in its first century.

  • An “Ebertfest” audience takes in a post-film discussion in the Virginia Theatre at the 2016 festival.

    Panel Discussions Announced for ‘Ebertfest’

    Organizers of the 19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival have announced the slate of panel discussions for the festival.

     

  • The front of the Illini Union under construction in 1940.

    Illini Union hosting celebration event for its 75th anniversary

    The Illini Union will host a celebration of its 75th anniversary on Friday, Feb. 17, from 4 to 6 p.m.  in the Illini Union Art Gallery and Pine Lounge. All are welcome to attend.

  • money and politics graphic

    Money in politics focus of Cline Symposium, featuring director of watchdog OpenSecrets.org

    Money in U.S. politics will be the theme of a U. of I. symposium starting Friday, Nov. 11, with the director of the watchdog website OpenSecrets.org giving the keynote.