University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Author Leslie J. Reagan talks abortion history, post-Roe reality

February 3, 2023

Author and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Prof. Leslie J. Reagan discussed abortion history and reproductive rights in the United States at a Thursday event. Throughout the talk, Reagan frequently...

McCormick professor emeritus Lawrence Henschen dies at 78

January 15, 2023

McCormick community member Lawrence J. Henschen died at age 78 on Jan. 8, the University announced Jan. 9. Henschen was a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and authored more...

NU alum’s documentary follows international student’s disappearance, wins award at SXSW

April 15, 2020

A&E In her award-winning documentary “Finding Yingying,” Jenny Shi (Medill ’17) explores the mysterious disappearance of a Chinese student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her...

Northwestern, University of Illinois launch database of twins for research

May 6, 2019

A team of researchers from Northwestern and University of at Illinois Urbana-Champaign have launched the Illinois Twin Project, a statewide database that archives twins and other multiples for genetic...

Biss introduces bill to create publicly-funded matching program for small campaign donations

February 10, 2017

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced legislation Thursday that would create a public matching system for campaign donations. The bill would create a publicly-funded matching program for small...

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