Brighter Future
From tiny life forms that inhabit the gut to a satellite in orbit a million miles out in space, research at Illinois journeys along an infinite scale spanned by science,
Creating Breakthroughs: Harnessing Basic Science and Engineering to End Cancer
Recorded on March 31, 2026, this talk by Rohit Bhargava examines the role of basic science and engineering in advancing cancer research. As Director of the Cancer Center at Illinois,
Reformer at Heart
Sharone R. Mitchell, Jr., ’05 LAS, is Chicago South Side born and bred. It is a fact he proudly states. It is a communal and cultural identity that grounds him
I’s on the World: Holy See
Adam Delgado, ’91 LAS, and his wife, Grace, traveled to the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis and to “cheer for” Pope Leo XIV. Delgado describes the trip
Illini 411: What happened to the alumni portraits displayed at the Illini Union?
A: The portrait gallery in the Union’s east corridor honored recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, which the Alumni Association has sponsored since 1957. A few years ago, the gallery
Ingenious: Smart Shirts
The Shirt on your back might just save your life. At the very least, it could provide warning signs that might prevent a cardiac event from striking out of nowhere.
Book Booster
“For me, a sign of success is when people are still talking about the events, hours or days after they took place,” says Norah Piehl, MA ’99 LAS. Piehl is
Memory Lane: Lou Henson Comes to Town
It was a cold April day in 1975, the crisp, clean smell of winter still in the air, and in the Varsity Room of Memorial Stadium an eager crowd gathered
Alumni Interview: Tatyana McFadden
I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, with spina bifida. My birth mom couldn’t afford to take care of me, so I lived in an orphanage for six years without
Illini 411: What percentage of the campus is in Urbana versus Champaign?
A: It’s almost an even split. Keeping in mind that the dividing line between Champaign and Urbana is Wright Street, it breaks down like this: Champaign, 52.7 percent; Urbana, 47.3
