Listen to the live, streamed broadcast of the 2008 University of Illinois Commencement ceremonies at WILL Online, 2 pm (CDT) on Sunday, May 11. Or, tune in anytime to the WILL archives to hear the keynote address by alumnus Mannie Jackson, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters.
The UI Alumni Association is proud to recognize several outstanding alumni who will be honored for their achievements at the May 11 Commencement ceremonies at the Assembly Hall. Find out who won this year's UIAA distinguished service, humanitarian, and achievement awards.
You'd be surprised at all the ways the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is active in the Chicago area. Through each of the University's missions - research, education and public engagement - and by capitalizing on partnerships, Illinois is bringing its resources to bear on the critical issues facing Chicago. Now there's an easy way to track campus activities in Chicago. Over 35 colleges and units are involved in our Chicago Imprint project - data collection that allows the campus to track and share our sustained presence in the Chicago area, defined as Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Will counties.
An interdisciplinary team of University of Illinois students was among the six award winners of the Environmental Protection Agency's Fourth Annual "P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability." The award is for $75,000 over a two-year period to implement Phase II of a sustainable water development program for rural Nigeria.
Industrial design students were matched with students registered with Illinois' Disability Resources and Educational Services unit, and with members of the Delta Sigma Omicron service fraternity to create simple, low-tech product designs and prototypes that could enhance the abilities, independence and quality of life of students with disabilities.
New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground. The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury's mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University.
The list of Illinois football's greatest specialists is highlighted by five of the top eight scorers in school history and possibly the greatest all-around athlete in Fighting Illini history.
Athletics Director Ron Guenther: "The historic Memorial Stadium renaissance ensures that many more generations of Fighting Illini fans will experience the thrills of collegiate athletics in one of the nation's great venues." This site has daily updates and a live Web cam.
