News & Stories
UIC launches project to improve sickle cell outcomes in Chicago
August 16, 2016 10:00 AMThe University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease.
UIS online leader Ray Schroeder honored as an Outstanding Practitioner in Distance Education
August 10, 2016 10:00 AMRay Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois Springfield, was honored with the 2016 Wedemeyer Award for Outstanding Practitioner in Distance Education by the Univeristy of Wisconsin.
Engineering faculty members appear in the 2016 List of Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering
July 28, 2016 03:45 AMThe U. of I. is represented in the 2016 List of Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering by Elsevier Scopus Data.
Robert J. Jones named Chancellor at Urbana‑Champaign
July 19, 2016 10:00 AMRobert J. Jones, president of the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) was named chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign on Tuesday, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its July 21 meeting
UIC launches Boys College Summer Literacy Institute
July 12, 2016 10:00 AMThe Boys College Summer Literacy Institute launched this summer to provide black boys with an academic foundation not typically offered in elementary school.
UIS experiences highest summer school enrollment to date
July 07, 2016 10:00 AMMore than 2,000 students have enrolled in classes at the University of Illinois Springfield already this summer.
UIC: $5 million gift largest in pharmacy college
June 21, 2016 10:00 AMA $5 million donation from Herbert Retzky and his wife Carol’s estate will ensure his legacy of advocating for the practice of pharmacy is secured within the college in perpetuity.
University of Illinois Startup wins Cozad New Venture Challenge
June 16, 2016 08:00 AMA startup from the University of Illinois, Amber Ag, is providing a cost‑effective way for farmers to monitor and even help alter the condition of their crops in silos.
UIF names Wesley W. Curtis vice president and general counsel
June 13, 2016 11:24 AMWesley W. Curtis has been named vice president and general counsel of the University of Illinois Foundation effective August 1, 2016.
UIS and SIU School of Medicine researchers to collaborate on important health research
June 08, 2016 08:00 AMSeven faculty members from the University of Illinois Springfield and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have been awarded grants from the Caryl Towsley Moy, Ph.D., Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research.