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It’s just after dawn on a Sunday morning in mid-October, the sun fanning out between the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago, a light breeze coming off Lake Michigan, and in Grant
It’s just after dawn on a Sunday morning in mid-October, the sun fanning out between the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago, a light breeze coming off Lake Michigan, and in Grant
He doesn’t have a statue or a building with his name on it. But Harold M. Osborn, 1922 ACES, probably should. At the 1924 Olympics, Illinois great Osborn became the
My time at Illinois was filled with many fond memories, and a fair share of them included Foellinger Auditorium as the backdrop. By day, I’d show up there for an
A: For many years, wassail was a speciality of Etc. Coffeehouse, the cozy hangout spot inside the Late Gothic Revival, decidedly medieval-looking Wesley Foundation, at the corner of Green and
In Disturbing the Bones (Melville House, 2024), Andrew Davis, ’68 MEDIA, and Jeff Biggers weave a geopolitical conspiracy thriller that’s set almost entirely within the state of Illinois—filled with war
While back on campus in May 2024 for a Pi Beta Phi sorority reunion, sisters Janet Barczak Niehoff, ’84 LAS, and Joyce Barczak Sterk, ’77 LAS, hit on a grand
A: A torrential downpour? Melting snow and ice? No sweat. All nine miles of the underground steam tunnels, which connect many of the campus’ buildings and have been used as
Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, PHD ’98 SW, received the University’s 2024 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement in recognition for his work to better his
If computers can be programmed to perform a myriad of functions, then why can’t materials be programmed to do the same? And how could those programmed materials be applied to
How does certainty shape our views, and what happens when we avoid questioning our assumptions? In this webinar, Professor Ilana Redstone explores The Certainty Trap, examining how rigid thinking fuels