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  Arts & humanities initiative offers new support for 10 projects

  Jun 22, 2021 2:30 pm

  The University of Illinois System continues to demonstrate its commitment to the arts and humanities, funding a second generation of vital projects through the Presidential Initiative: Expanding the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities, President Tim Killeen announced today.

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  U of I System statement on student vaccination guidelines for fall

  Jun 21, 2021 11:30 am

  The University of Illinois System issued a statement today regarding vaccination guidelines for students for the fall semester.

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  Juneteenth Holiday

  Jun 18, 2021 8:00 am

  In a massmail to students, faculty and staff, President Tim Killeen announced that Juneteenth would be added to the University of Illinois System holiday schedule for June 2022.

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  UIC receives $40M donation, the largest single gift in school history

  Jun 15, 2021 1:15 pm

  The University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago’s only public research university, is the recipient of a $40 million donation from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott. It is the largest gift from an individual in school history.

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  IDPH expands COVID-19 testing to elementary schools

  Jun 10, 2021 7:45 am

  To help ensure schools can more safely resume in-person learning, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced it is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois.  Schools can choose to utilize the saliva-based covidSHIELD test developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The covidSHIELD test can quickly detect the virus that causes COVID-19, and its variants, including among people who do not have symptoms.

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