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  Sanskruthi Priya Guduri wins Falling Walls Lab Illinois

  Sep 12, 2024 4:30 pm

  Sanskruthi Priya Guduri, a third-year student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Carle Illinois College of Medicine, won the Falling Walls Lab Illinois competition sponsored by Caterpillar Inc., today to earn the title of Illinois Young Innovator of the Year. The Illinois Innovation Network, led by the University of Illinois System, celebrated the Falling Walls Lab Illinois winners at today’s IIN Council meeting, where it also installed new officers and named its new executive director.

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  U of I System sets another record in fall semester student enrollment

  Sep 11, 2024 1:45 pm

  A record 97,772 students enrolled across the University of Illinois System for the fall semester, reflecting continued demand for the quality education offered at the three system universities. Total enrollment for the universities located in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield topped the previous record of 94,861 established in 2022 and increased last year’s enrollment by 3.2%.

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  2024 tour reinforces higher ed’s role in fueling statewide economic vitality

  Sep 3, 2024 3:45 pm

  Each year the University of Illinois System Leadership State Tour has led to new partnerships; provided valuable insight to high school administrators and students regarding student enrollment opportunities at system universities; and facilitated community discussions of solutions to critical issues.

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  Fall 2024 Welcome from President Killeen

  Aug 27, 2024 10:45 am

  By now all of you are well into one of my favorite rituals of every academic year – beginning! And with that beginning, our campuses open and fill with bright minds, big ideas, and grand hopes and dreams.

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  Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute to serve defense, other sectors

  Aug 23, 2024 4:30 pm

  The new Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute will serve as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest. The partnership among the University of Illinois System, Western Illinois University, and Iowa State University will focus on research and development, as well as workforce development, in advanced manufacturing and materials. 

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