Friday December 12, 2025

Final exams begin

Final examination period, December 12-18 (weekdays only). 

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  Cultural immersion fellowship prepares Pellecer for future in technology policy

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• Wednesday

  December 10

  Last day of instruction - Fall 2025 semester

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  Park participates in MIT Rising Stars in EECS 2025

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  Course partnership leads to new escape room for IGB's Mobile Learning Lab

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  Paper by He's lab honored at ICCV 2025 workshop

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• Saturday

  December 6

  Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab Holiday Maker Fest

  12:00 - 5:00 PM

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Other recent news

PhD student Meng Li wins iSchool T-shirt design contest

November 19 2025

PhD student Meng Li's research focuses on neuro-symbolic AI, with an emphasis on using syntactic analysis and large language models (LLMs) to understand Python notebooks. This cutting-edge research keeps Li "super busy" for much of the term, but in August, she took a brief break from her work and shifted her focus to designing the winning entry for the iSchool T-shirt contest.

While the idea of the design "just popped into my mind," Li has been thinking about the contest for years.

Jiang defends dissertation

November 17 2025

PhD candidate Xiaoliang Jiang successfully defended his dissertation, "Identifying Place Names in Scientific Writing Based on Language Models, Linked Data, and Metadata," on November 10. 

Kennelly joins the iSchool’s administrative support team

November 12 2025

Quinn Kennelly joined the iSchool on November 3 as an office support specialist. She will serve as the primary receptionist on the fourth floor of the iSchool building at 614 E. Daniel Street and will also provide administrative support to Director of Informatics Programs Lisa Bievenue and the Informatics team. 

Vaez Afshar named APT Student Scholar

November 11 2025

Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar has been named a Student Scholar by The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT). Each year, around ten students are selected worldwide for the scholarship program based on the quality and innovation of their research abstracts, as well as their contribution to the field of preservation technology. Scholars are paired with mentors from the APT College of Fellows, prepare and present their research during the association's annual conference, and enjoy opportunities for long-term professional networking and mentorship within the preservation community.