I’s on the World: Wat Fun!
Illini cousins Janet Vrasic, ’90 LAS, ’90 LAS, and Cathy Risberg, ’68 LAS, joined Cathy’s husband, Carl Risberg, ’67 LAS, for a cruise to the Treasured Temples of Asia. It
Ingenious: Sustainable Substitutes
Professor D.K. Lee still remembers the Korean proverb his grandmother taught him: “Crops grow to the music of the farmer’s footsteps.” “She was trying to say that you need to
Illini 411: Is there research at Beckman Institute that interferes with Bluetooth?
A: I’ve also wondered about this, after noticing that every time I drive past Beckman, my Apple CarPlay malfunctions. I did some asking around on the north side of campus,
Alumni Interview: Omar Yaghi
When I first arrived at Illinois to do my Ph.D. in chemistry with Walter Klemperer, he gave me a task: to make a perturbation on an existing molecule using a
My Alma Mater: High Honors
Thank god for the HoHo. Thank god for that rickety, wooden house on Oregon Street, which kept me in school and gave me friends, love, education, and a great place
Memory Lane: Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
It’s a truism that the Illinois campus empties out during the summer months, but every year there are thousands of students who decide to stay put, whether it’s for a
Illini 411: What’s the weirdest thing ever left in the Illini Union’s lost-and-found?
A: Thousands of people visit the Illini Union every day, and its lost-and-found is a catalog of the human experience, ranging from the mundane (I-Cards and eyeglasses) to the baffling
Great Sports Moments: A Perfect Season
Northern schools—Illinois fits that category—are not supposed to be good at tennis. Climate is the biggest issue: It’s hard to practice your serve and volley with a foot of snow
A Conversation with Chancellor Isbell
Recorded on June 11, 2026, this conversation with Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr. explores the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of higher education and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The Impresario
What’s a tycoon of commercial realty doing atop the Olympus of improv comedy? We’ll find out shortly, but first let’s join Scott Gendell, ’79 MEDIA, on a tour of his
