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U. Illinois students get ‘Sylly,’ a new campus dating app

Sylly, a new campus dating app, launched ahead of Valentine's Day on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

Feb 14, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Getty Images)

Educause CIO headed to University of Illinois

Mairead Martin announced on LinkedIn she will start as the next CIO of the University of Illinois in July.

May 26, 2022 By Emily Bamforth

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Higher ed balances federal relief terms against institutional needs

Educators and analysts said universities are spending down technical debt while managing transparency and minding their strategic plans.

Aug 17, 2021 By Emily Bamforth

two women sitting in library — Sarah Isaacs, librarian of the Early Childhood Collective (left) and Jill Tompkins, research Information specialist for the collective, sit with iPads to be loaned to families of children with disabilities or developmental delays. (University of Illinois)

U. Illinois loans devices, Wi-Fi hotspots for early childhood therapy

With face-to-face meetings restricted, the university has expanded early-intervention programs so therapy can continue during the pandemic.

Dec 21, 2020 By Betsy Foresman

U. Illinois-Chicago partners with Army on drone recharging research

The new partnership will focus on improving technology to autonomously recharge drones and improve the efficiency of their missions.

Oct 14, 2020 By Betsy Foresman

University of Michigan researchers collect wastewater samples to test COVID-19 levels.(University of Michigan)

Universities are getting creative to manage COVID-19 challenges

At some higher education institutions, unique research efforts have been thrust into the center of operations as administrators seek fresh data and techniques to manage the pandemic…

Sep 1, 2020 By Jake Williams

U. Illinois students help WHO build COVID-19 analytics tools

A new initiative has student volunteers assisting World Health Organization offices around the Americas on eight projects that pit data against the current health crisis.

Jul 30, 2020 By Betsy Foresman

a map showing coronavirus infections — A map from the University of Illinois’ WhereCOVID-19 project shows which areas are most vulnerable.

U. Illinois partners with state to produce COVID-19 maps, tools

A new partnership between the university’s CyberGIS Center and the State of Illinois is intended to help leaders better understand and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Jun 30, 2020 By Jake Williams

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U. Illinois embarks on 5-year plan to train next generation of CS educators

There aren't enough computer science students or computer science teachers. The university has a plan to change that.

Jan 3, 2019 By Betsy Foresman