BIPOC for a Better Birth is a new organization that is sponsored by the Independent Media Center and an Urbana Arts and Culture Grant. They “address the unique needs of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) …
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NCSA and U of I were awarded more than $40 million from the National Science Foundation
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), with the University of Illinois and other collaborators around the U.S., was awarded more than $40 million for its Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support program (ACCESS) program. …
The City of Urbana has four Curbanas available for downtown businesses
The City of Urbana has opened up applications for four “Curbanas” to be utilized by downtown businesses. Last summer, the city rolled out two of these cute outdoor public seating areas: in front of Nola’s and …
Check out this cool video from PSYONIC
PSYONIC, a C-U startup founded by U of I graduate (Ph.D. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering) Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, created the Ability Hand, “the fastest bionic hand on the market and the …
Oksana Masters was featured on HBO’s Real Sports
Oksana Masters, the decorated Paralympic athlete that lives and trains here in Champaign-Urbana, was interviewed by Soledad O’Brien for Real Sports on HBO. Masters was born in Ukraine with severe physical defects due to radiation poisoning …
Leslie David Baker and Kate Flannery from The Office will be at Foellinger next week
Leslie David Baker and Kate Flannery, aka Stanley and Meredith, will be doing a Q&A at Foellinger Auditorium on April 25th from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is a part of Last Chance Week, …
These photos of students circa 1984 are wild
Apparently there was a contest run by Cochrane’s that involved drinking as much Little Kings Beer as possible (which still exists, it’s brewed in Cincinnati). Gotta love the all of those cases of beer out …
Kofi Cockburn is entering the NBA draft
Illinois center Kofi Cockburn just announced his decision to sign with an agent and enter the 2022 NBA draft. NEXT CHAPTER ���� pic.twitter.com/Wz6xzAUl51 — King Kofi (@kxng_alpha) April 20, 2022 He entered the draft in …
High school service clubs are hosting a fundraiser for Eastern Illinois Foodbank
The high school service clubs from Academy High, Centennial, Central, and Uni are working together to host the Caring Carnival on Saturday, April 30th at Meadowbrook Park. From 4 to 7 p.m., the community is welcome …
The OnRamp Agriculture Conference is coming to Champaign
The 3rd annual OnRamp Agriculture Conference is happening on July 26th at the State Farm Center. The AgTech startup conference hosted by gener8tor, and presented by Cooperative Ventures, the University of Illinois Research Park, Serra Ventures, …