Classmates and veteran veterinarians Dr. Kelli Kramer, ACES ’01, DVM ’07, (left) and Dr. Nina Hansen, ACES ’07, DVM ’07, mushed from north to south-central Alaska this past January to provide on-the-Spot (as well...
“I’m an alien. I’m a legal alien. I am an African in New York,” sings Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, ’99 LAS, in the song “Alien” from her 2017 release Petite Afrique. Kakoma grew up in...
I lead studies to understand the ways in which dance can improve mobility in people with movement disorders. I design targeted classes that address movement dysfunction and test how effective the interventions are. We are...
It was a celebration long in the making. For weeks, moveable panels had concealed a large portion of the ground floor of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Workers hauled in wiring and tools, tall...
Very little in theater can surprise Robert Falls, BFA ’76. An actor coming back from the dead is an exception, and that’s what we are witnessing this afternoon during a tech rehearsal for an...
An enormous amount of food is wasted globally every year, with up to one-third of all edibles being discarded, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. At the same time,...
Nothing signals the start of the Fall semester as much as the trees of Illini Grove changing from vibrant green to autumnal hues and the crunch of leaves underfoot. While the campus quickly fills...
Beyond the main doors of Bevier Hall, the stairs rise to a landing adorned with a large painting of a larger-than-life woman—Isabel Bevier, for whom the building is named. In 1900, Bevier arrived at...
It’s been 15 years since the Fighting Illini football team hoisted the outright Big Ten Championship trophy after a 34-28 victory over Northwestern University at Memorial Stadium on Thanksgiving Day 2001. With captains such...
It stands on Race Street, on the very edge of campus—a survivor from a more genteel time when stately American elms formed lush, green archways over many small-town and suburban streets, their graceful branches...
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