FUTURE WORLD 2067
COMPUTER SCIENCE Computers will become even more ubiquitous We’re all terrible at predicting the future. For many years, there was a mathematically exponential increase in computing performance—we were increasing the
Illini 411: What’s the coldest day ever recorded on campus?
A: Get out your toboggans, friends! And your down vests and long underwear and hand warmers and all that other cold weather razzamatazz. Or, better yet, just stay inside beside
Big plans
“The beauty, the scale, everything happening—that’s what struck me early on,” says David Bambrey, the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s newly appointed president, recalling his first time visiting the U
Illini 411: Why’s the U of I in Urbana?
A: Because of backroom deals so brazen, they could even make a politician blush! The credit goes to Clark Robinson Griggs, a state representative and former Urbana mayor, who in
2023 ALUMNI AWARDS
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD TRACEY MEARES Yale Law School Professor addresses justice-system inequities One of the nation’s leading authorities on policing in urban communities, Yale University Law School professor
The Big Picture: Holiday Gift
The Champaign Urbana Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker has become a holiday tradition at the University’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The production is a gift to and from
Career Connections: From Vision to Venture
Dive into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship and business startups with this recording of our exclusive online panel, “Career Connections: From Vision to Venture.” This insightful session is tailored to
In Class: Ethical Strategist
I teach a required undergraduate class in business dynamics. Students engage in a complex, very cool computer simulation, running one of six companies making sensors and all competing against each
Speaker Series Q & A with Associate Professor Emily Knox
Dive deeper into the crucial conversation on intellectual freedom in this follow-up Q&A session with Associate Professor Emily Knox.
My Alma Mater: From Apprehension to Delight
My senior year at Illinois was filled with apprehension and delight. It started with apprehension, in the form of a question: What does one do with a philosophy degree? I
