Tag: university of illinois

A younger Black woman shows a box of dead bee specimens to an older white man, while a young white undergraduate watches from the background.

Senator Durbin touts value of federal research funding in visit to University of Illinois bee facility

Sen. Dick Durbin brought $8 million to UIUC over five years for research on bee DNA. He came to campus on Thursday to see the results.

A Black man, who is bald with a short gray beard, stares towards a source of light in his office. His blank, off-white office wall is behind him.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, U of I professors recall receiving threats after landing on his watch list

Professors across Illinois report receiving threats after being listed on the site.

‘Quite remarkable’: The Farm Aid benefit concert, which started in Champaign, celebrates 40 years

Farm Aid is a traveling benefit concert that has raised more than $80 million nationwide to help struggling family farms across the U.S. The first annual Farm Aid event was held 40 years ago, on Sept. 22, 1985, in what is now Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign.

A man wearing an orange shirt with an X on it holds a megaphone for a woman on a ladder on the Quad. Two women hold an orange "Divest from Fossil Fuels" banner behind them. Further in the background are the columns and brick of Follinger Hall.

The University of Illinois planned to divest from fossil fuels by this summer. Students want to see action

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in 2020 that it would aim to stop investing in fossil fuel companies by this summer, but it hasn’t happened yet.

University of Illinois President Tim Killeen discusses international students, academic freedom, and federal challenges on 21st Show

University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen addresses several challenges that many educational institutions including U of I is dealing with at the federal level.

A 200-year-old a cappella tradition brings voices together in Urbana

Sacred Harp is a non-denominational a cappella musical event, where everyone, regardless of experience, can come together and sing. For over 200 years, the tradition has aimed to unite communities across the country.

Childhood games bridge cultures at Coffee Across Cultures Hour on U of I campus

At the latest Coffee Across Cultures Hour event, students gathered in the Siebel Center for Design in Champaign to enjoy coffee, tea and pastries while exploring this month’s theme: childhood games.

A student holds a world map with colorful dots marking where students come from. Students add dots as they walk by, in mid-August 2025.

International student enrollment increases at University of Illinois despite Trump policies

The System announced Wednesday that international student enrollment increased 5.9% across the Springfield, Urbana-Champaign and Chicago universities.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lead actress Arden Cho talks about her days at the University of Illinois

A University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana graduate stars in Netflix’s most popular original movie.

U of I will offer students on-campus abortion access starting this fall, following new Illinois law

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will begin offering students access to abortion care on campus this fall, following new state legislation that requires public universities to provide contraceptives and medication abortion.

Chancellor Charles Isbell responds to interview questions in an armchair in his office. He is wearing tweed orange suit jacket with a blue button up underneath.

As University of Illinois classes start, Champaign-Urbana chancellor talks about federal funding cuts and his new office decor

Charles Isbell is still getting to know the community, but he’s also preparing for possible attacks from the federal government.

A young woman in a pink dress with a ovary pin stands outside the University YMCA.

University of Illinois student activism leads to statewide campus abortion law

Student activists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are celebrating after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new state law they helped enact.

A lawn sign reads "Next week. Campus move-in days. Expect increased traffic." A red car drives down the road next to the sign.

Measles cases are on the rise — and a new semester beginning could impact C-U’s risk

URBANA — McKinley Health Center sent an email to all University of Illinois faculty, staff and students Tuesday warning them to protect themselves from measles. As thousands travel to Champaign-Urbana for the fall semester, the risk of an outbreak could increase. “People are traveling to places where measles cases are more endemic, and they’re coming

An orange car with solar panels crosses a finish line.

Illini Solar Car races to first-place finish in national competition

The student-run organization broke records and took 1st Place in the single-occupant vehicle class of the 2025 Formula Sun Grand Prix in Kentucky.

A Dialogue on local voices shaping Central Illinois

In Central Illinois, community care takes many forms — from an 82-year-old veteran selling collard greens in Rantoul to young leaders organizing against gun violence in Danville. How are these local voices defining what it means to support and strengthen their communities today?