A World Beyond
THE COVID-19 ERA, Part 1 of 3 They were on top of a mountain in Puerto Rico, queued up for the adrenaline rush of the longest zip-line ride in the
In Class: Facilitator
I am one of four core medical education facilitators at U of I’s Carle Illinois College of Medicine. We come from different backgrounds—engineering, neuroscience, physiology, biochemistry. I’m the biochemist. We started
Flash Point
EDITOR’S NOTE The 1960s were a period like no other in the history of higher education, as student unrest about the Vietnam War and other social issues overtook campuses nationwide,
Memory Lane: Expanding Horizons
Joan Solaún fell in love with Latin America when she was 16 years old on a trip to Cuba with her mother. In her 20s, she next fell in love
Nut Job
Dan Corry, ’19 MEDIA, gets a lot of funny looks doing his job. And he doesn’t give a flying filbert. In June, Corry began a year-long stint driving one of
2019 Chicago Illini of the Year Awards
Co-sponsored by the UIAA and the Chicago Illini Club, the annual Chicago Illini of the Year Awards recognize outstanding alumni who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area. Selection
Good Deals
American country comedienne Minnie Pearl, best known for the hokey dresses and hats she wore with price tags intact, was affiliated with a chain of fried chicken restaurants bearing her
Logistics enhancer
An enormous amount of food is wasted globally every year, with up to one-third of all edibles being discarded, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
“I”s on the World: Senior Sojourn
Friends Brittany Holsman, ’18 FAA, Jessica Shapiro, ’18 ED, Mia Levy, ’18 LAS, and Haley Ehrlich, ’18 BUS, were all smiles as they sat on the top of Masada, an
Ingenious: Pigs, General Patton and the University
It’s not often that a tale can tie General George S. Patton to pig farming. But that’s the case with the story of Gene Becker, ’45 ACES, MS ’45 ACES. An
