We Reach Millions
Editor’s note: The WILL audience stories that appear in this article are composites, based on information from the following sources: interviews with WILL listeners/viewers and staff; the Illinois Public Media
Distant Relatives
In science, as in all of life, there are matters a posteriori—meaning they have to be proved—and matters a priori—which is to say, self-evident. That U of I Professor Alfred
Disruptor-in-Chief
When Robert Brunner, Ph.D., says new technologies aren’t rocket science, he speaks from experience—he holds a doctoral degree in astrophysics and was professor of astronomy before coming to the Gies
UIAA Board welcomes seven new members
Randy L. Buhr, ’90 BUS, JD ’95, is director of championships and alliances for the NCAA, where he has day-to-day oversight for the Division I Baseball Championship and the Men’s
2020 University of Illinois Alumni Award Recipients
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Chemical Catalyst Chemical engineer Joe Glas took action against ozone depletion, receiving kudos from the EPA for developing an environmentally friendly Freon replacement When Joe
Illinois Shines in The College Tour
Mihir Vardhan, a freshman electrical engineering major from Haryana, India, has something to tell the world about the University of Illinois: “It’s about studying what you’re passionate about, in
Way of the Sensei
Shozo Sato, HON ’99, still remembers the searchlights sweeping across the sky over Osaka, Japan, in 1945. Then came the B-29 bombers. “I could hear the planes coming in, the
Alumni Interview: Julia Bauer
I first got interested in human skeletons when I fell off a pony. I was 13, and I broke my left wrist. Always a science geek, I had a
Virtual Town Hall Series
April 30, 2020: Chancellor Robert J. Jones March 2, 2020: Director of Athletics Josh Whitman December 9, 2019: University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen
Fast-tracked
“The pandemic was bearing down on us, and we knew we had to do something,” recalls Martin Burke, associate dean of research at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Burke
