Legacy Builder
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
Sports Legends: The “Osborn Roll”
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 Alma Mater: Step Up
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
Illini 411: What was the medieval-looking place that served wassail at Christmastime?
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
Dig This!
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
I’s on the World: Stylish Sisters
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
Illini 411: How does the university keep ground water out of the steam tunnels?
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
A Man of Many People
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
Ingenious: Engineered Healing
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
The Certainty Trap – Democracy’s Biggest Threat
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
