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Commencement ceremonies to take place May 12 at Illinois

Author: Jeff Unger

Published Date:May 1, 2013

The 142nd commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be held in two ceremonies May 12 (Sunday) at State Farm Center (formerly Assembly Hall), 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

Published Date: May 1, 2013


The newest Illinois faculty members named to the National Academy of Sciences are from left, Eduardo Fradkin, physics, and Martin Gruebele and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, chemistry.

Three Illinois professors elected to National Academy of Sciences

Author: Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor

Published Date:April 30, 2013

Three faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been elected 2013 fellows of the National Academy of Sciences. Eduardo Fradkin, Martin Gruebele and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer are among the 84 new members and 21 foreign associates announced by the academy on April 30.

Published Date: April 30, 2013


Dance professor Tere O'Connor has been named a Doris Duke Artist.

Dance professor Tere O'Connor one of 20 named a Doris Duke Artist

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:April 30, 2013

Tere OConnor, a professor of dance at the University of Illinois, has been granted a Doris Duke Artist Award. The awards represent a deep investment in the potential of the 20 recipient artists, who each receive an unrestricted $225,000 grant, plus $25,000 to fund an audience-development project and another $25,000 to invest in a retirement account that will allow them to continue their creative work later in life.

Published Date: April 30, 2013


AsiaFest to celebrate all Asian and Pacific Island cultures on Saturday

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:April 29, 2013

Japan House has always celebrated Childrens Day (formerly known as Boys Day), but this year, it has joined with the Asian American Cultural Center to host AsiaFest, a celebration of all Asian and Pacific Island cultures.

Published Date: April 29, 2013


Kirk Sanders, a professor of classics, was one of five faculty members who received campuswide instructional awards.

Faculty and staff members honored for excellence at Illinois

Published Date:April 25, 2013

Eleven faculty members, four academic professionals and five graduate teaching assistants at the University of Illinois were honored (Tuesday) April 23 for excellence in teaching and advising. The group was recognized during a reception at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center.

Published Date: April 25, 2013