The City Scholars program brings Illinois students to Chicago where they live, work and study to gain exposure to careers and businesses in the city. The initiative from The Grainger College of Engineering leverages our nationally-renowned engineering students to build Chicago’s tech pipeline. Juniors and seniors within The Grainger College of Engineering are carefully selected… Continue Reading
Illinois researchers achieved the highest reported rates of inserting genes into human cells with the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system, a necessary step for harnessing CRISPR for clinical gene-therapy applications. By chemically tweaking the ends of the DNA to be inserted, the new technique is up to five times more efficient than current approaches. The researchers saw… Continue Reading
A new 4,400 square-foot space is taking the College of Education’s strengths in online teaching, learning and collaborative research to new heights. Thanks to a generous private donation from Richard and Ann O’Leary, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty and students have a new, state-of-the-art laboratory space to carry out research, teaching and learning. Located… Continue Reading
The Illinois family is teaming up to promote cancer research and advocacy during Fighting Illini men’s basketball games. A collaboration between the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, “Krush Cancer” night showcases the revolutionary cancer technologies and treatments developed at the University of Illinois by interacting with the Illinois community…. Continue Reading
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts first opened in April 1969 thanks to a gift from Herman and Ellnora Krannert. The Center supports the belief that creativity is a core human characteristic and that the arts hold uniquely transformative potential. For fifty years, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has been dedicated to the advancement… Continue Reading
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Engineering has become The Grainger College of Engineering, recognizing a new $100 million gift from The Grainger Foundation and more than $300 million in total support. The Grainger Foundation’s total support represents the largest amount ever given to a public university to name a college of engineering,… Continue Reading
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s largest, most ambitious philanthropic campaign continues to make significant progress. As of June 1 2020, the university was 89 percent towards the $2.25 billion fundraising goal, with $2.01 billion raised. This progress includes: 644,189 gifts 151,808 donors 100 countries represented worldwide The fourth capital campaign in the University System’s… Continue Reading