http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/1171 These featured items are of interest to a broad audience and reflect the excellence of the Illinois campus. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0510provost.html Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/63176 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights Ilesanmi Ade Adesida, the dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost of the Urbana campus, pending approval of the board of trustees at its May 31 meeting in Chicago. He willassume his new role on Aug. 16. http://engineering.illinois.edu/news/2012/04/27/first-ever-demonstration-autonomous-bird-robot-perching-a-human-hand Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/62890 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights By the virtue of their size and speed, birds are uniquely capable of efficient flight while flapping their wings and while gliding. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have duplicated the control functions that allow birds to successfully perform a soft landingin this case, perching on a human hand. http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0417AAAS_EdDiener_JenniferLewis.html Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/62328 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights University of Illinois professors Edward Diener and Jennifer A. Lewis are among 220 new members named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy, founded in 1780, is one of the oldest honorary societies in the nation. Fellowship honors outstanding leadership and scholarship in a variety of fields. New members join the ranks of Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and other influential Americans. http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/12/0412guggenheim_HuiminZhao.html Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/62142 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights University of Illinois professor Huimin Zhao has received a 2012 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually on the basis of achievement and exceptional promise. Zhao, the Centennial Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is one of 181 distinguished scholars chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants. http://researchpark.illinois.edu/news/neustar-opens-innovation-center-research-park Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/61565 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights The University of Illinois is one of the top research universities in the nation, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said. This relationship leverages federal investments in research and the expertise of the U of I faculty and students to fuel economic development in the private sector. I welcome the Neustar Innovation Center to Illinois and the U of I campus. http://planetforward.org/climate-leadership-awards/ Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/61541 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights Planet Forward is excited to partner with Second Nature to present the Climate Leadership Awards, which recognize some of the best climate leadership work being done by colleges and universities across the country. Now that weve selected this years finalists, its up to you to decide who this years winners will be. All of the finalists have been asked to create a 1-3 minute video highlighting their innovation featured in their nomination forms. All videos are due by March 10th, but you can already vote for your favorites today! The winners you voted for will be featured at our GW Moving the Planet Forward conference this April. All institutions that submit videos also have the chance to be featured in our blog posts on The Huffington Post and National Geographics Great Energy Challenge blog, in our pieces on television, in our webisodes, or in other public outreach opportunities. http://oc.illinois.edu/commencement/ Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/60619 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:45:00 CDT Campus Highlights Cokie Roberts, a political commentator for ABC News, will deliver the commencement address at the 10:30 a.m. campuswide ceremony at the University of Illinois on May 13 at Assembly Hall. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0316commencement_OrionSamuelson.html Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/61484 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights Orion Samuelson, widely regarded as the best-known agricultural broadcaster in the U.S., will be the speaker at the afternoon campuswide commencement ceremony at the University of Illinois May 13. http://www.euc.illinois.edu/events/euday/ Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/61482 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CDT Campus Highlights The European Union Center is pleased to announce the Eleventh Annual EU Day event on March 29th. Highlights of the event include the annual "State of the European Union" address, delivered by His Excellency Joo Vale de Almeida, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the United States. http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/0220sloan_NealDalal_VeraHur_ShengZhong.html Campus Highlight http://illinois.edu/lb/article/1171/60065 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 CST Campus Highlights Three University of Illinois professors have each been selected to receive a 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Neal K. Dalal, Vera Mikyoung Hur and Sheng Zhong are among 126 early career scientists and researchers from 51 colleges and universities chosen for a two-year fellowship. In keeping with its goal of recognizing potential groundbreaking researchers in their respective fields, the Sloan fellowship program awards fellows $50,000 to pursue their choice of research topics and allows them flexibility in applying funds toward their research.
