University of Illinois

Could Bradley University adopt the University of Illinois' COVID-19 saliva test? Probably not right away, said Bradley University President Stephen Standifird.

Practicing yoga could lead to improved brain health, according to a University of Illinois review of the available research on how the practice affects the brain.

Prospective undergraduate students applying to the University of Illinois’ three campuses won’t be asked about their criminal histories until after they’ve been admitted.

The Peoria Innovation Hub formally kicked off Monday in downtown Peoria. 

The Peoria Innovation Hub is gaining forward momentum.

Governor J.B. Pritzker will be in Peoria Monday to kick off the next steps for the hub. It’s an affiliate of the University of Illinois’ Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago and the Illinois Innovation Network. 

Michelle Conger is the Chief Strategy Officer for OSF HealthCare, one of the partners in the project. 

Four swastikas were found on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in the last two weeks. The hate symbols were found drawn or carved in two different residence halls, a library and a bathroom stall in the campus’ foreign languages building.

Officials at the University of Illinois are investigating a report of a noose found in an elevator at Allen Hall, a student dorm in Urbana.

The family of University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang has created an endowment fund in her memory. The money will be used to support international students in crisis and their families.

At a press conference Monday, U of I officials thanked the Zhang family for their initial gift of $30,000 to the fund. An additional $24,000 in contributions have poured in from more than 440 donors.

URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois has created a committee to review its faculty sexual misconduct policies, though no members are students.

A federal judge in central Illinois has denied defense motions to suppress evidence in the case of a 28-year-old man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China.    

CHAMPAIGN - A top University of Illinois official says a new campus committee won't be choosing a replacement for the school's former Chief Illiniwek mascot.

URBANA - A memorial garden is planned for a University of Illinois scholar from China who went missing last year.

The University of Illinois is paying an alumnus $7,500 to stop selling T-shirts that say "Make Illinois Great Again" with a drawing of the school's former mascot Chief Illiniwek.

Police say officers shot a University of Illinois student who was spotted near campus with a handgun and refused police to drop the weapon.

The Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame includes only 8 golfers. Three men and three women were local players.

Metamora native Renee Slone is the most successful female golfer in University of Illinois history. Renee played five professional golf seasons before returning to Illinois as women’s golf coach.

URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois' new medical school is set to open its doors with its first class of 32 students.

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois says it will begin building a multi-million dollar feed mill to replace the one that's stood for more than 90 years.

Construction will begin Sept. 8 at the new site located at the U of I's South Farms in Urbana. Construction is expected to be completed in June of next year.

According to one estimate, the completed mill will produce about 16,000 tons of feed a year - or about 10,000 more tons than is produced for livestock and research by the feed mill that was built in 1927.

Graphic and industrial design students at the University of Illinois have created "immersive reality scenarios" to help prison inmates on the verge of release navigate the world outside. 

A University of Illinois alumna says officials should form closer ties with the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and reinvent the university's former mascot. 

Chris Quintana covers the "culture wars" on college campuses and other news for The Chronicle of Higher Education. He was intrigued by the story of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's one-time icon, Chief Illiniwek. Quintana visited the school and surrounding area for a story released earlier this year.

Peoria’s Jump Simulation is being honored as one of the best in the world. The health care and engineering center is one of 20 globally to earn accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in five distinction areas.

The University of Illinois is hosting its first graduation ceremony for its online-only Master of Business Administration program.

Students applying for admission into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will soon be able to self-report their standardized test scores.

The University of Illinois is hoping to strengthen its connections with Africa through new partnerships, research exchanges and student enrollment.

The University of Illinois is in the midst of a national search for its first-ever chief diversity officer.