News & Stories
A New Era of Medicine: How Engineering will Revolutionize the Future of Healthcare
January 20, 2016 01:21 PMToday, Engineering at Illinois faculty and students are working in several strategic areas to develop new technologies and the educational expertise that will fundamentally change how medicine is taught and practiced in the 21st Century.
Surgeons at UI Health spare patient’s spleen using robot‑assisted technique
December 22, 2015 03:35 PMSurgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System were able to preserve part of a patient’s spleen by using robot‑assisted surgery to remove a giant cyst wrapped around the center of the organ.
Two UIC researchers on list of “world’s most influential”
December 22, 2015 01:25 PMTwo UIC researchers are among “some of the world’s most influential scientific minds” included on the 2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers list.
Illinois recognized on several prominent lists in 2015
December 18, 2015 02:45 PMThe University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign was recognized and ranked in several 2015 lists covering topics such as graduation incomes, sustainable dining, National Science Foundation awards, and more.
UIS part of national grant aimed at sparking expansion of online liberal arts classes
December 11, 2015 03:30 PMThe Andrew Mellon Foundation has awarded a $540,000 grant to the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a consortium of 29 public liberal arts institutions that includes the University of Illinois Springfield.
University of Illinois, U of I Foundation Extend Fundraising Success in FY15
October 03, 2015 12:00 PMFigures for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015, were announced Friday, Oct. 2, at the Foundation’s Annual Business Meeting.
Christine Devocelle promoted to Senior VP and CFO
September 23, 2015 11:45 AMChristine C. Devocelle has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of the fundraising organization, effective Sept. 1, 2015.
Barbara J. Wilson recommended as interim chancellor of University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign campus
August 12, 2015 12:00 PMU of I President Timothy L. Killeen announced his recommendation for the appointment of an interim chancellor for the Urbana‑Champaign campus—Barbara J. Wilson, dean of the campus’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS).
James H. Moore Jr. Named President and CEO of University of Illinois Foundation
May 04, 2015 10:45 AMJames H. Moore Jr., a nationally recognized and award‑winning fundraising professional has been named president and chief executive officer of the University of Illinois Foundation.
Timothy L. Killeen Named 20th President of the University of Illinois
November 21, 2014 01:15 PMTimothy L. Killeen was named the 20th president of the University of Illinois on Wednesday, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its Jan. 15 meeting in Chicago.