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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

New commission to improve Illinois crime labs

New commission to improve Illinois crime labs

By Vivian La, Assistant News Editor September 23, 2022
Grainger research aims for the skies

Grainger research aims for the skies

By Conor Blount, Staff Writer September 22, 2022
Yanyu Xiong, a graduate student studying electrical and computer engineering, holds the photonic crystal biosensors which is what holds the droplets of liquid to perform the tests.

New biosensing technique diagnoses cancer at early stages

By Yuzhu Liu, Assistant Features Editor September 21, 2022
The University of Illinois RiverLab sits at the bank of the Sangamon River in Monticello.  The lab pumps water out of the river, becomes filtered and is automatically sent through different chemical analytics machines that provide the water quality.

UI RiverLab brings laboratory to river

By Cecilia Milmoe, Features Editor September 20, 2022
Stuffed sharks from IKEA known as blåhaj are piled on a table at the Courtyard Cafe in the Illini Union for a distribution that was run by Yuyang Zhao, senior in Engineering. They spent over $3,000 on around 140 blåhajar to distribute during the week of Sept. 12.

Student’s blåhaj distribution makes a splash

By Matt Troher, Assistant Features Editor September 19, 2022
The University’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers chapter and alumni attend the SHPE National Convention in Orlando in November 2021.

‘Like a family’: Hispanic RSOs foster community

By Lilli Bresnahan, Assistant News Editor September 14, 2022
The new Alma Mater mural on the east side of Skyline Tower on Green Street was done during the summer. The mural was done by Chicago artist Levar Hoard who was inspired to do the mural after passing the empty building one day.

Campustown murals revitalize Green Street

By Yuzhu Liu, Assistant Features Editor September 9, 2022
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