In Memoriam: Clarence Shelley
Clarence Shelley, a long-serving University of Illinois administrator, passed away on Jan. 17, 2022, in Champaign. He was 90. Shelley came to the U of I in 1968 to run its Special Education Opportunities...
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...
Energy conservation efforts earn $169,000 for future faculty improvements
In an era when stewarding resources is more critical than ever, departments and units in eight campus facilities will be recognized for their energy conservation success during the Campus Sustainability Celebration Wednesday, October 25...
Entymologist May Berenbaum honored for work in science and society
May Berenbaum, entomologist, was recently recognized by the British Ecological Society for her contributions to science and society. The head of British Ecological Society bestowed the Honorary Membership award upon Berenbaum as the society’s...
An interview with Dr. King Li, inaugural dean of Carle Illinois College of Medicine
When a search committee composed of University of Illinois faculty and physician leaders from Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana chose Dr. King Li as inaugural dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine—an entity...
In Memoriam: Dr. Paul Magelli, Sr.
Dr. Paul Magelli, Sr., ’59 LAS, MS ’60 BUS, PHD ’65 BUS, was a beloved professor and senior director of the Illinois’ College of Business. Throughout his career, Paul pursued and held various positions...
Documentary features Illinois accessibility pioneer
The Big Ten Network and the University of Illinois tell the story of how one man, Tim Nugent, changed the world for people with disabilities in The Game Changer, a new 30-minute documentary premiering...
‘Engineer Guy’ Bill Hammack
Bill Hammack’s unlikely YouTube career falls into three distinct periods. Each is linked to a shirt. In his first set of video segments—when he started down the road to online fame—Hammack, MS ’86 LAS,...
Legal eagle Andrew Leipold
One of the mis-impressions people often have is that the law is a “bunch o’ rules”—that you come to law school, you learn the rules, and then you’re a lawyer. It’s not that way...
Remembering Professor of Economics Werner Baer
Werner Baer, a talented and passionate professor of economics who joined the University of Illinois 42 years ago, has passed away following a brief illness. Born in 1931, he was internationally renowned for his...
