Campus News
Famed director kicks off MillerComm lecture series at Illinois
Published Date:January 9, 2012
Francesca Zambello who has directed stage productions everywhere from New Yorks Metropolitan Opera and Broadway to the Paris Opera, will speak Jan. 19 (Thursday) at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois on What is American Opera Today? Her talk marks the beginning of the MillerComm spring lecture series, presented by the U. of I. Center for Advanced Study.
Published Date: January 9, 2012
Eight Illinois faculty members elected fellows of AAAS
Published Date:December 6, 2011
Eight University of Illinois faculty members have been elected fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Rashid Bashir, Debasish Dutta, K. Jimmy Hsia, Keith W. Kelley, Wilfred van der Donk, M. Christina White and James Whitfield.
Published Date: December 6, 2011
Former chief software architect at Microsoft to receive honorary degree
Published Date:December 2, 2011
Raymond Ozzie, former chief software architect for the Microsoft Corp., has been chosen to receive an honorary doctor of engineering degree at the 2 p.m. campuswide Commencement ceremony May 13 at the Assembly Hall.
Published Date: December 2, 2011
U. of I. top choice among U.S. public schools for international students
Published Date:November 15, 2011
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had the highest enrollment of international students of all public colleges and universities in the U.S. in 2010, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education. Only the University of Southern California, a private school, had a higher enrollment of international students.
Published Date: November 15, 2011
2012-2013 Avery Brundage Scholarships available
Published Date:November 14, 2011
University of Illinois students who excel in academics and athletics are encouraged to enter the 39th annual Avery Brundage Scholarship competition.Scholarship applications can be submitted online at www.usp.uillinois.edu/brundage. The deadline for submission is Feb. 13.
Published Date: November 14, 2011
