News & Stories
U of I and Foundation Receives $213.9 Million in Private Gifts During FY08
August 17, 2008 08:00 AMGifts to the University of Illinois and the U of I Foundation for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2008, totaled $213.9 million, according to Walter K. Knorr, U of I chief financial officer and treasurer of the U of I Foundation.
Sheila Johnson, U of I Alumna, Endows Two Chairs in Music
May 12, 2008 08:00 AMSheila C. Johnson, entrepreneur, philanthropist, musician and long‑time patron of the arts, is donating $4 million to endow two chairs in the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign School of Music.
Tellabs Foundation Funds Islet Cell Research at UIC
December 27, 2007 08:00 AMIslet transplant recipient Kimberly Carlson of Lisle, Ill., knows first hand what it's like to suffer the debilitating effects of diabetes and then discover a whole new life without the need for insulin.
New UIC Center to Study End‑of‑Life Transition
December 27, 2007 08:00 AMThe University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a federal grant to create a center to study people as they transition to the end of life.
University of Illinois Campaign Update
November 27, 2007 08:00 AMThe University of Illinois’ $2.25 billion Brilliant Futures Campaign reached $1,213,188,929 as of October 31, 2007, or just about 54 percent of its goal.
Grant to Ease Transfer of Community College Students to U. of I.
November 02, 2007 08:10 AMThe University of Illinois has been awarded an $899,000 grant by the Lumina Foundation for Education for a project that aims to help community college students transfer to Illinois and succeed academically.
UIC College of Education Grant Awards Top $10 Million
November 02, 2007 08:05 AMFaculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Education have received grants totaling more than $10 million for research and educator preparation.
UIC Library Acquires Former County Commissioner
November 02, 2007 08:00 AMThe University of Illinois at Chicago Library recently acquired the papers of Carl Hansen, who served as a Cook County commissioner from 1970 to 2006.
UIS Wins Major National Award for Online Teaching, Learning
October 22, 2007 08:05 AMThe University of Illinois at Springfield has won a major national award for Excellence in Institution‑Wide Online Teaching & Learning Programming from the Sloan Consortium (Sloan‑C).
WUIS Listeners Pledge Record Amount
October 22, 2007 08:00 AMListeners of public radio WUIS‑WIPA pledged more than $142,000 in support during the station’s fall membership drive that ended at 9 a.m. on October 19. More than 1,200 listeners made pledges during the nine‑day drive.