INTERACT. CREATE. IDEATE
With its cantilevered roof and pale façade, the new Siebel Center for Design has settled onto Fourth Street like a spaceship from a faraway planet. Inside the $40 million facility, a huge mural of...
O’Hare I
The next time you’re at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, be sure to catch the U of I’s Block I. This past January, the University’s iconic mark—rendered seven feet by six feet—became a fixture in...
Perseverance has landed
DATE: Feb. 18, 2021 PLACE: Outer atmosphere of Mars Seven minutes of terror—that’s what people at NASA call atmospheric reentry, an interval of conditions so extreme that the spacecraft’s communications go silent. That’s where...
U of I Addresses COVID-19 Pandemic with Action and Education
Fall plans for the University of Illinois began to shape up as the coronavirus pandemic continued into the waning days of summer. Chancellor Robert J. Jones released critical information about the University’s evolving plans...
The World’s Most Influential Scientists
An analysis of the past decade’s most influential papers has resulted in eight U of I faculty members being named Highly Cited Researchers. The global list—compiled by the Web of Science group, a Clarivate...
The Power of I
“The University of Illinois is done with ‘Midwest humble.’ ” That’s the word from Eric Minor, ’86 ENG, the U of I chief marketing officer, as he and his team prepare to launch “The...
Illini Fest debuts
More than 5,000 alumni, friends and fans of the University came together on July 18 at the Park Grill in Chicago’s Millennium Park for the University’s first Illini Fest, a celebration of all things...
Illini Sports: Gridiron prep
Soon the required headgear in the new Henry Dale & Betty Smith Football Center will switch from construction hard hats to gridiron helmets. Scheduled for completion before the upcoming fall season, the new 107,650-square-foot...
New money for Altgeld
Memories elicited by Altgeld Hall run the gamut of all things Illinois—from the rigors of math exams taken in its classrooms to the enchantment of chimes ringing from its bell tower. Sheathed in sandstone...
Ingenious: Beneath icy waters
The Antarctic toothfish, which can weigh more than 200 pounds and grow as long as 5 feet, moves easily through the crystal-clear water beneath the thick ice. The toothfish, like other fish in these...
