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Fall 2020 welcome

Aug 25, 2020 10:00 am

University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen welcomes students, faculty and staff to a fall semester unlike any other.
Fall 2021 welcome

Aug 24, 2021 12:00 pm

President Tim Killeen welcomes students, faculty and staff to the 2021 fall semester.
Fall 2022 COVID guidelines

Jul 26, 2022 10:15 am

President Tim Killeen sent a massmail today to students, faculty and staff across the University of Illinois System about Fall 2022 COVID guidelines.
Fall 2022 welcome

Aug 25, 2022 1:30 pm

President Killeen welcomes students to campus for the Fall 2022 semester.
Fall 2023 Welcome from President Killeen

Aug 28, 2023 11:30 am

Welcome to a new academic year! Our three University of Illinois System universities are brimming with new and returning students, both on campus and online.
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.
Fall semester plans announced

Jun 18, 2020 3:00 pm

A message was sent today to University of Illinois System students, faculty and staff regarding plans to resume on-campus activities next fall at its universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield.
Farewell to Chancellor Koch

Jun 24, 2020 10:15 am

In a massmail today, President Tim Killeen and the University of Illinois at Springfield shared a farewell video for Chancellor Susan Koch, wishing her well and thanking her for her service.
Federal government rescinds new rule regarding international students

Jul 14, 2020 5:45 pm

In a massmail this evening, U of I System leadership shared the news that the federal government rescinded the recent directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enformcent (ICE) that placed new restrictions on visas for international students.
Financial update

Jun 2, 2020 12:00 pm

University of Illinois System leadership sent a massmail to faculty and staff today regarding the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and provided guidelines for mitigation.
First faculty hires from the President’s Distinguished Faculty Hiring Program announced

Jun 25, 2018 10:00 am

The first seven professors have been hired under a new initiative launched by the University of Illinois System to add more world-class faculty and build on its global standing as a leader in education and innovation, President Tim Killeen announced Monday.
First Shin Humanitarian Award recipient honored for work 'the world is proud of'

Aug 2, 2023 9:15 am

Renowned crop breeder Bir Bahadur (B.B.) Singh received the inaugural Dr. Tai R. Shin and Mrs. You H. Shin Humanitarian Award in recognition of his exemplary impact on humanity by addressing global food security.
Four-year extension proposed for U of I president

Jan 14, 2020 8:45 am

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees will consider a proposal Thursday that would extend President Tim Killeen’s contract by four years, through June 30, 2024.
From research to results: How the U of I System powers economic competitiveness

May 9, 2025 9:00 am

ACE Illinois, the 20th Americas Competitiveness Exchange, set a record for generating the most letters of interest and memoranda of understanding for future international projects and partnerships — while the event was still underway.
From transfers to degrees: Support helps students stay the course

Apr 9, 2025 8:00 am

To attract and welcome transfer students so they can shine, the University of Illinois System offers programs such as its transfer guarantee for Illinois high school graduates attending any community college or university in the U.S.
Ghosh named vice president, CFO for U of I System

May 29, 2018 1:00 pm

Avijit Ghosh, a former business school dean who has served in senior leadership positions across the University of Illinois System for nearly two decades, has been named the system’s permanent vice president and chief financial officer, President Tim Killeen announced today.
Gift Days 2021

Mar 30, 2021 9:00 am

University of Illinois System leaders announced additional paid days off for staff during the winter holidays for the sixth straight year.
Gift Days 2023

Apr 26, 2023 10:30 am

University of Illinois System leaders announced additional paid days off for staff during the winter holidays for the eighth straight year.
Gift Days program for employees extended to fifth year

May 8, 2020 11:00 am

U of I System leadership have announced that a program providing additional paid days off for employees during the December/January holidays has been extended to a fifth straight year.
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.
Governor appoints civic leader, retired physician to U of I Board of Trustees

May 12, 2025 11:45 am

Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed longtime civic leader, philanthropist and retired physician Bryan S. Traubert to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Traubert practiced ophthalmology in Chicago for more than 30 years and is chairman of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation and chair of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Community Trust. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Governor appoints engineer, business leader to U of I Board of Trustees

Mar 29, 2023 10:00 am

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed prominent civil and structural engineer and business leader Wilbur Milhouse III to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Governor appoints Gutman to U of I Board of Trustees

Jun 27, 2022 12:15 pm

Retired financial executive Joseph D. Gutman has been appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Gutman will fill the seat being vacated by Ricardo Estrada and, pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate, serve a term that runs through 2025.
Governor appoints Puente to U of I Board of Trustees

Aug 9, 2022 3:30 pm

Longtime public policy leader Sylvia Puente has been appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Governor Pritzker joins U of I System board in roundtable discussion

Sep 22, 2023 9:15 am

Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with the University of Illinois System Board of Trustees on Thursday at its regular bimonthly meeting, taking part in a roundtable discussion on topics including enrollment trends, initiatives to address college affordability and the role of the system in contributing to economic development.
Governor releases $37M+ for food research, business growth at innovation hubs

Dec 13, 2022 9:45 am

Pritzker administration releases $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the Illinois Innovation Network, created to accelerate job creation and economic growth through groundbreaking education, research and discovery.
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.
Gov. Pritzker announces 'Innovate Illinois' partnership to secure federal funding

Apr 6, 2023 10:45 am

The diverse coalition of business leaders, higher education institutions, and elected officials will coordinate the state's efforts to secure funding through the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Gov. Pritzker appoints 3 trustees to U of I System board

Feb 9, 2021 9:30 am

The governor on Friday named finance executive Ramon Cepeda, banking executive Sarah Phalen and agricultural communicator Tami Craig Schilling to six-year terms on the board, pending approval of the Illinois Senate. This will be Cepeda’s second term as a trustee.
Gov. Pritzker commits $500 million to IIN and DPI

Feb 12, 2020 9:45 am

Highlighting his dynamic, long-term vision for economic development built on state-of-the-art technology, robust higher education and private partnerships, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the State of Illinois is moving forward with $500 million in capital funding for the University of Illinois System’s Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) – a network of research and innovation hubs that will serve as a magnet for technology and talent.
Gov. Pritzker releases $142M in capital funding for DPI, IIN

Nov 19, 2020 7:45 am

Governor JB Pritzker announced today the release of more than $142 million to launch new facilities for the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), created to accelerate job creation and economic growth through groundbreaking education, research and discovery. The funding is made possible by the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital program, with state DPI investments matched dollar for dollar through university, private and philanthropic funding sources.
Grad programs earn high marks in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings

Apr 6, 2021 8:00 am

In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, the three universities within the University of Illinois System have more than 140 total ranked programs, 50 of which are top-25 programs.
Happy holidays from the Killeens, students around the system

Dec 7, 2022 10:15 am

U of I System President Tim Killeen said it best. “However you celebrate, we wish you the warmth of family and friends, and the joyful hope each new year brings.”
Higher education partnerships help power Illinois economic growth

Feb 18, 2025 8:00 am

A dynamic discussion, hosted by the University of Illinois System and Crain’s Chicago Business, showcased the many ways collaboration among private, public, and government sectors positions our state as a thriving hub of opportunity and prosperity for all.
Holiday Greetings

Nov 21, 2018 12:45 pm

University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen and Dr. Roberta Johnson Killeen deliver best wishes for the holidays to faculty, students, staff, and friends.
Hoping for change isn’t enough. It’s time for action. Choose SRI2025.

May 19, 2025 11:00 am

Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress organizer Suzanne Malec-McKenna says, “This convening focuses on sustainability solutions — what we have learned, what we are learning, and how we can collaborate for more discovery and leverage our discoveries for expanded outcomes.”
How bold ideas at SRI2025 will inspire lifelong climate changemakers

Apr 30, 2025 12:30 pm

At SRI2025, participants will join sessions where bold ideas meet real-world action. They can learn about novel solutions-driven research, hear a variety of perspectives, engage with innovators and meet thought leaders and changemakers. Expect hands-on workshops, plus dynamic panels and talks.
IBM and UIUC to launch new Discovery Accelerator Institute

May 26, 2021 9:15 am

IBM and The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plan to launch a large-scale collaboration designed to increase access to technology education and skill development, and to combine the strengths of academia and the industrial sector to spur breakthroughs in emerging areas of technology.
IDPH announces $225M investment to expand COVID-19 testing in middle and high schools

May 12, 2021 1:15 pm

In an effort to ensure in-person learning can fully resume as quickly and safely as possible, the Illinois Department of Public Health today announced a $225 million investment to expand access to covidSHIELD saliva-based testing, developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, to middle and high schools across the state at low or no cost.
IDPH & DPI announce statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater

May 25, 2021 7:45 am

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) today announced a statewide system to monitor the virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants in wastewater, providing public health officials with early warnings of a potential outbreak on a county-by-county basis.
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.
IDPH to offer free covidSHIELD tests for public schools for 2022-23 school year

Jun 14, 2022 2:30 pm

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced a renewed agreement with SHIELD Illinois that offers every public school outside of Chicago the opportunity to use the University of Illinois System’s innovative, saliva-based COVID-19 testing platform at no cost for the 2022-23 school year.
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.
IGPA releases report on state economic impact of COVID-19

Apr 9, 2020 12:45 pm

The University of Illinois System's Institute of Government & Public Affairs Task Force on the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic released a report today looking at the potential effect on Illinois state finances. The hit to state revenues is expected to be worse than the Great Recession.
IGPA releases report on strain pandemic is putting on families

Apr 16, 2020 12:45 pm

The University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) today released a report on the strain the COVID-19 Pandemic is putting on communities and families in Illinois, and how policymakers can help make them more resilient in the face of the crisis.
IGPA task force's roadmap for safely reopening state's economy

May 29, 2020 8:00 am

The Institute of Government and Public Affairs assembled a task force of interdisciplinary faculty experts from all three universities in the University of Illinois System to assess COVID-19’s effects on the state. This essay represents the work of several task force members to create a roadmap for safely reopening the state’s economy.
IIN awards inaugural round of social innovation seed grants

Jul 17, 2023 2:15 pm

The funding for this Illinois Innovation Network progam is provided by the University of Illinois System, and designed to translate research into projects that directly affect lives, address critical social problems, and build trusted partnerships in communities across Illinois.
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.
IIN awards seed grants to 8 new projects

Jun 16, 2022 12:00 pm

The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) on Thursday awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to eight research teams focused on projects that include using renewable technologies to design equitable STEM education programs, making construction materials from wastes and industrial byproducts, developing a game-like energy career exploration platform, and creating high-performance computing simulation tools for additive manufacturing.
IIN’s Sustaining Illinois program awards seed grants to six new research projects

Apr 4, 2025 10:00 am

The Illinois Innovation Network awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to six research teams this week in its ninth round of funding, with projects including AI-driven plastic recycling, studying mosquitos to mitigate the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, using algae to clean up microplastic pollution, detecting HIV RNA more efficiently, improving access to lupus and rheumatoid arthritis diagnostic tools, and fostering emerging youth entrepreneurship through technology.

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