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KAMs (1933-) 608 E. Daniel St.; 618 E. Daniel St.; 102 E. Green St., Champaign It’s 1933: FDR is moving into the White House; Prohibition is ending after 13 inglorious
Ingenious: Breaching Molecular Walls
Researchers have long run up against “a wall” in attempting to thwart some of the world’s deadliest bacteria. That’s because antibiotics cannot penetrate the membrane walls of those pathogens, says
Teacher, Mentor and Friend
Inside the hushed archives of the University of Illinois on a sleepy end-of-fall-semester Friday afternoon, a librarian escorts me to a black cart topped with seven boxes that contain
A Conversation with Josh Whitman
Catch the latest University of Illinois update, featuring an in-depth discussion with Illinois Director of Athletics, Josh Whitman! In this recorded webinar, Whitman reflects on his leadership through a transformative
The Big Picture: Big Illinois Welcome
The Fighting Illini Cheerleading Team greets incoming attendees with warm smiles and lots of dazzle at one of the University’s premier student engagement events, Illinois Sights & Sounds. Under the
Illini 411: What year did Illinois start using Homecoming themes?
A: As far as I can tell, it was 1919. The theme was “Victory Homecoming”—a commemoration of the United States’ victory in World War I—and the event was a return
Memory Lane: The Streak
When 12,000 people showed up on the Quad one night in March 1974, you could have easily mistaken the gathering for an REO Speedwagon concert or a protest against President
In Class: Comics Connection
I teach graduate students who are going to be working with young people in school and public libraries. This includes a readers’ advisory course on helping library patrons of all
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, recognizing his work to better his native Singapore
The Big Picture: Moon Over My Alma Mater
Alma, Labor and Learning positively glow in the light of a July supermoon. This celestial phenomenon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is at its closest point to Earth—226,000 miles—making it
