Julie checks in with Nicole Frydman from Uniting Pride about Pride Fest 2022.
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will be the keynote speaker the chancellor’s anti-racism symposium
October 6th and 7th is the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice Research Symposium, part of a “commitment by our university to put the need to address systemic racism and generationally embedded …
A little conversation with Shane Torres
Julie chats with comedian Shane Torres ahead of his performance at PYGMALION.
Mark your calendars for the Un/Doing event series
The Humanities Research Institute research theme for this year is Un/Doing, “un/doing the status quo that threatens us all — to abolish and defund, to decolonize, divest, decriminalize, dismantle, and de-center.” There are a few …
Submit your artwork for Busey’s art exhibit
You still have time to submit your artwork for consideration by Busey Wealth Management. They are looking for pieces to be featured at their headquarters in Urbana from October 2022 to July 2023. The deadline …
The first Harvest Open House is happening on October 2nd
Open houses at U of I give us an opportunity to peek behind the scenes at all of the amazing work and research that is happening on campus. There’s a new one added to the …
U of I researchers are part of a $25 million urban climate science study
The U.S. Department of Energy just committed $25 million over five years to the Argonne National Laboratory and community and academic leaders to study the effects of climate change in urban settings. Steve Nesbitt, associate head …
It’s National Voter Registration Day, are you registered to vote?
The 2022 midterm election is coming up soon, so now is the time to check your voter registration status, whether you are a first time voter, have moved since the last time you voted, or …
State Farm Center and Willis Tower glowed red in honor of Nick Holonyak Jr.
Nick Holonyak Jr., John Bardeen Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois, passed away this week. He is credited with the first LED light in in 1962, …
Urbana residents, here are the leaf collection dates
Mark your calendars for the leaf collection days in Urbana. You’ve got a solid month to get your yard cleaned up. There will be three weeks of pickups: October 31 – November 4 November 14 …