Friday December 13, 2024

Final exams begin

Final examination period, December 13-19 (weekdays only). 

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  New project to study effects of climate on health

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• Tuesday

  January 21

  First day of instruction - Spring 2025 semester

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  Bell receives Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for dissertation fieldwork in Brazil

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  Walters learns history of ATO through archives assistantship

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  Antwi grateful for Balz Scholarship

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  Illinois researchers examine teens’ use of generative AI, safety concerns

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Other recent news

Library Trends honors Mary Niles Maack

December 5 2024

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 72 (3). This issue, "Feminist and Global Perspectives on an Evolving Profession: Papers Honoring Mary Niles Maack," celebrates Maack’s life and career as well as her scholarship’s influence around the globe. Maack’s colleagues, Michèle V. Cloonan and Suzanne M. Stauffer, served as guest editors.

Donald Davis passes away

December 4 2024

Donald G. Davis (PhD '72), one of three alumni who launched the iSchool at Illinois' endowed Professorship in the History of Libraries and the Information Professions, passed away on November 21, 2024. Born in 1939, he was raised and educated in California, earning a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles and master's degrees in history and library and information science from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his doctorate in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

New project to enhance understanding of complementary medicine approaches

November 22 2024

Complementary medicine approaches, such as natural products, acupuncture, and meditation, are increasingly used by the public and accepted by the medical community. However, knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of these approaches, as well as their impact on human health, is limited in comparison to conventional medical approaches.

Get to know David Eby, PhD student

November 21 2024

With his Choctaw and Muscogee Creek heritage, PhD student David Eby has a personal connection to his research, which seeks to blend Indigenous knowledge with quantitative data practices. Eby, who is a member of Native American House at University of Illinois, is also interested in analyzing online community identity and representation.