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U of I Board of Trustees honors retiring board Chairman Donald Edwards

Nov 14, 2024 1:45 pm

Today’s meeting of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees represented the final business session for Chairman Donald Edwards, who is retiring from the board after eight years of service — including the past six years as chairman.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones to step down

Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

Robert Jones plans to step down as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor and vice president of the University of Illinois System at the end of the current academic year, bringing what will be nine years of successful leadership at the state’s flagship public university to a close.
Expanded Salute to Academic Achievement amplifies universities' access

Oct 25, 2024 8:00 am

Since 1984, the president of the University of Illinois System has hosted Salute to Academic Achievement to honor talented students from underrepresented communities and counties.
DPI expands vision to emphasize global leadership in the computing revolution

Oct 18, 2024 8:30 am

Under this expanded vision, DPI will maintain its downtown headquarters as DPI North while establishing DPI South at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a quantum-focused facility established in partnership with globally recognized companies.
Real Impact: UI Health, community partners drive health, well-being outcomes

Oct 11, 2024 2:30 pm

UI Health’s 55th & Pulaski Health Collaborative is a shining example of how the University of Illinois System and its partners improve access to healthcare and close gaps in patient outcomes.
New annual report highlights people, accomplishments of U of I System

Sep 27, 2024 1:00 pm

The 2024 University of Illinois System Annual Report — called Elevating the Extraordinary — features an array of stories and statistics that show the breadth and depth of our mission. Explore how we partner close to home and around the world for the public good.
New agreement provides clearer path for Parkland College students’ transfer to U of I System universities

Sep 23, 2024 9:00 am

Students applying to Champaign’s Parkland College will have more resources in support of their potential transfer to the University of Illinois System’s universities under a data-sharing agreement between the two institutions.
U of I System trustees approve $8.3B budget that emphasizes academic excellence, student affordability

Sep 19, 2024 12:00 pm

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved an $8.3 billion operating budget for the current fiscal year, representing a 6.2% increase from FY 2024 and prioritizing student support, academic excellence and affordability. The increase comes amid another record year in student enrollment for the fall semester, with a systemwide total of 97,772 enrolled students at the universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield.
Real Impact: Proviso East state tour stop changed future veterinarian’s next steps

Sep 18, 2024 8:00 am

Following a visit from University of Illinois System leaders, Proviso East High School students visited the University of Illinois Chicago. While exploring the campus, they soaked up information about applying, campus life, support services, and more.
International partnership fuels transportation equity, EV buy-in

Sep 16, 2024 9:00 am

Leading the way in addressing climate challenges, the U of I System ensures faculty and students experience international collaborations to help better society while also creating a globally focused workforce.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
Quantum computing Q&A: Delving into boundless potential

Jul 24, 2024 5:00 pm

Computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, physicists, and a host of other experts around the globe are exploring and pooling knowledge in the name of progress.
U of I System hosts Aug. 20-21 symposium on literacy, democracy

Jul 18, 2024 10:45 am

"Free People Read Freely" is a University of Illinois System-hosted symposium at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts in August that will feature speakers and panel discussions on topics including book banning, censorship, and the importance of reading to foster public dialogue, inclusion and engaged citizenship.
DARPA, Gov. Pritzker pledge funding for Quantum Proving Ground

Jul 17, 2024 12:00 pm

The new Quantum Proving Ground promises to combine scientific rigor with industry and academic expertise to design the future of quantum computing. DARPA and other federal agencies will provide federal funding, and Governor Pritzker and the State of Illinois pledged to coinvest up to $140 million in the project.
U of I System trustees name UIC college in honor of donors

Jul 11, 2024 10:15 am

The University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy will become the Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy to reflect the Retzkys’ financial support of the college.
New IIN innovation grants support African American heritage trail, marginalized youth

Jul 8, 2024 2:30 pm

The Illinois Innovation Network awarded $60,000 to fund projects that focus on enhancing nonprofit capacity to provide civic education to youth in disinvested Chicago neighborhoods and developing an African American heritage trail to preserve the history and legacy of Cairo, Illinois.
Discovery Partners Institute expands reach of summer tech training programs

Jul 5, 2024 1:30 pm

The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, has significantly expanded the reach of its programs in the Pritzker Tech Talent Labs, which focus on driving more equity into the region’s tech workforce.
DPI will more than double its summer reach to more than 425 participants across six different programs: Digital Scholars, for high school students and teachers; Discover Computing Ignite, for high school students and teachers; CS Educator Intensives, for high school teachers; Digital Bridge, for community college students; Summer Tech Interns, for college undergraduates; and the Tech Apprenticeship program, for adults with nontraditional tech backgrounds.
iFAB awarded $51 million Tech Hubs grant to boost central Illinois biomanufacturing

Jul 5, 2024 11:15 am

The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub has been awarded approximately $51 million from the Tech Hubs Program through the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The iFAB consortium, led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will receive a Phase 2 Implementation grant to position central Illinois as a global leader in biomanufacturing and precision fermentation, supporting national security, economic growth, and job generation.
Real Impact: Rigorous program sparks career progress without debt or doubt

Jun 26, 2024 9:30 am

Discovery Partners Institute’s software development apprentice program offers training, support, and connections by serving eager learners—especially women and people of color—who are looking to shift to the careers of the future.
Global sustainability conference begins countdown to Chicago

Jun 18, 2024 11:15 am

With the conclusion of the 2024 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress in Helsinki, organizers and participants in the world’s largest annual gathering focused on sustainability turned their attention to 2025 and the first time the event will be held in the United States.
Benjamin Superfine appointed senior director of U of I System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs

Jun 12, 2024 2:00 pm

Benjamin Superfine, the assistant vice provost of faculty relations and a professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, has been appointed senior director of the University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs. Superfine will assume his new role at the U of I System’s public policy research institute on Aug. 16, pending formal approval by the system’s board of trustees at its July 11 meeting.
Real Impact: New UIS lab provides boosts for tech-focused entrepreneurs

Jun 7, 2024 8:00 am

“I wanted no barriers of entry. It’s free. It’s for all students, faculty, and staff. Even community members can use our tools and supplies,” computer science instructor and Orion Lab director Joshua Smith said.
Coalition urges Congress to support National Science Foundation funding

Jun 3, 2024 9:15 am

Research and education funded by the National Science Foundation are crucial for our state's economy, but federal support remains below the level authorized in 2022 legislation.
U of I System reflects on state budget’s support of higher education

May 31, 2024 2:15 pm

University of Illinois System leaders expressed their appreciation for Gov. JB Pritzker’s and the Illinois General Assembly’s continued support of higher education in the 2025 fiscal year budget approved early Wednesday. The General Assembly approved an operating budget of $ 710.6 million for the system in the fiscal year that begins July 1, a 1.8% increase from the current year.
Enhancing health and learning in Illinois day care centers through air purification initiative

May 30, 2024 10:15 am

After the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Strategic Initiatives, part of the University of Illinois System, partnered with the Illinois Department of Public Health to manage distribution of 20,000 air purifiers to daycare centers, provided at no-cost by IDPH.
Diverse Supplier Development Program graduates 29 companies

May 17, 2024 12:15 pm

The University of Illinois System’s Diverse Supplier Development Program celebrated the graduation of 29 companies in its second cohort on April 26. The program helps business owners from diverse backgrounds grow their companies and increase options for serving as public-sector vendors.
Recent graduates encouraged to use their education as force for good in their communities

May 16, 2024 2:00 pm

During his presentation at the University of Illinois Board of Trustees’ regular meeting, University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen stressed the importance of college education in preparing individuals to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond. “The spirit of higher education done right is so much more than fact-based rote learning, as we know,” Killeen said. “It’s grappling with ideas, learning to speak your mind while allowing others to do so, too – and to really hear them, whether you agree or not."
Real Impact: Extension grows mission with hands-on health, wellness work

May 7, 2024 4:45 pm

Illinois Extension, the University of Illinois System, and local and state partners work to ensure initiatives such as food pantries, community gardens, and healthy food at the new Rise Community Market help those living in and near Cairo.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Announces the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Apr 24, 2024 10:00 am

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces the establishment of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, made possible by a transformative $50 million gift from Thomas M. Siebel. This cornerstone contribution will propel the university's leadership in computing and data science education and research, shaping the future of technology and innovation.
Alumni, students, leaders unite for U of I System Day in the Capitol advocacy

Apr 17, 2024 10:45 am

University of Illinois System Day in the Capitol on Tuesday brought together system and university leaders, students, and alumni to advocate for the system’s priorities for and with the state.
UIC Chancellor Miranda recognized in U of I System investiture ceremony

Apr 4, 2024 4:00 pm

The University of Illinois System today formally recognized Marie Lynn Miranda, the 10th chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago, in the centuries-old tradition of investiture. “Chancellor Miranda is a dynamic and visionary leader whose energy and spirit are already producing meaningful results,” said system President Tim Killeen.
With contract extension, Killeen applauds system 'firing on all cylinders'

Mar 28, 2024 1:00 pm

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the contract of University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen for three years. Killeen’s current salary of $916,770 will remain the same.
Dates announced for 2025 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress

Mar 25, 2024 9:45 am

The 2025 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, the world’s largest annual gathering focused on action-forward, knowledge-based and inclusive approaches to sustainability, will take place in Chicago from June 16-20, 2025.
Real Impact: Teachers gain know-how for more AP classes in Illinois

Mar 19, 2024 9:15 am

The U of I System again is offering Advanced Placement Summer Institutes to equip high school teachers with stronger programs to prepare students for college.
Illini Angels notches six investments in first year

Mar 18, 2024 9:30 am

Illini Angels is a powerful network of alumni investors – a team that brings decades experience in investing, innovating, building market leading companies, establishing connections, and encouraging the highest-impact relationships. The angel investing network has backed six companies since March 2023 and has grown to 70 members.
Discovery Partners Institute headquarters construction bids underway

Mar 14, 2024 9:15 am

The University of Illinois System’s Discovery Partners Institute is one step closer to its permanent home with the announcement that the Illinois Capital Development Board is accepting bids for the construction project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the 1.5-acre site is scheduled later this year at The 78, Chicago’s 62-acre neighborhood on the Chicago River.
Illinois Innovation Network awards seed grants to six new projects

Mar 13, 2024 9:00 am

The Illinois Innovation Network awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to six research teams in its eighth round of funding this week, with projects including measuring and mapping contaminants in Illinois’ water supply, virtual training for informal caregivers of cancer patients, developing an electricity consumption analysis that enables equitable energy distribution, and developing new electrolyzers that produce hydrogen from water.
University of Illinois System launches initiative to grow Brazilian collaborations

Mar 4, 2024 11:45 am

The University of Illinois System today announced the launch of Brasillinois, an initiative that will feature a student mobility program and build clusters of research and institutional collaboration around themes of climate and sustainability, medicine and public health, and social inclusion.
Real Impact: Grants fund life-saving training with an innovative tech twist

Feb 23, 2024 8:00 am

Stopping an overdose using naloxone requires quick action in tough situations. “With VENT, we’re creating training that mimics hectic moments so people can feel prepared,” said Scott Barrows, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria clinical assistant professor.
Governor's budget would increase U of I System operating funds

Feb 22, 2024 9:00 am

General operating support for the University of Illinois System would increase by 1.8 percent under the budget proposed Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, which would increase the system’s total general funds appropriation to $710.41 million for the coming fiscal year and continue the trend of state reinvestment in public higher education.
U of I System President Tim Killeen’s contract to be extended

Feb 16, 2024 10:00 am

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has proposed an extension of the contract of University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen for three years, pending formal vote and approval during its March meeting. Killeen’s tenure has been marked by significant sustained progress in student enrollment, affordability, diversity, financial aid, research and statewide economic development.
Discovery Partners Institute joins regional Great Lakes water resources initiative

Feb 2, 2024 9:00 am

A new multistate partnership including the Discovery Partners Institute will create a hub of research and economic development around water resources in the Great Lakes region. Great Lakes ReNEW, funded by up to $160 million over ten years through the National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines program, is a collaboration of more than 50 partners led by Current, a Chicago-based water innovation hub, and includes research institutions, industry, investors, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Shin Humanitarian Award year-two nominations due April 12

Jan 31, 2024 4:00 pm

The Shin Humanitarian Award recognizes those who promote the betterment of society; exhibit courage and integrity to better lives; improve environmental sustainability; take action on equality issues; or strive in other ways to protect and promote human rights.
IIN awards new seed grant to social innovation project

Jan 23, 2024 12:45 pm

The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) awarded $30,000 to a new social innovation seed grant project this week. The funded project, “Journeys to Justice: Commemorating and Memorializing the History and Legacy of Anti-Black Terror in Illinois,” will launch a statewide coalition to promote and support the research and remembrance of anti-Black riots, massacres and lynchings in Illinois.
Real Impact: Experiences take focus off community college transfer myths

Jan 22, 2024 8:00 am

Since 2022, students transferring from community colleges in Illinois have had guaranteed admission to University of Illinois System universities in Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield if they meet requirements.
Board of Trustees freezes in-state undergraduate tuition rates for 2024-25

Jan 18, 2024 12:00 pm

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees today approved tuition rates for the 2024-25 academic year that freeze the undergraduate base rate tuition for resident undergraduate students at the three system universities. This decision reflects the system’s ongoing commitment to affordability.

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