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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
A screenshot of GEO’s petition against ICE on change.org.

GEO petitions against UI support for ICE

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • April 4, 2019
Professor Herman receives an award from the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest group at the Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education.

Study awarded top paper of past 50 years

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • March 28, 2019
Papa Del's is known for their delicious deep-dish pizza and is located at 1201 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL. On Nov. 14, they learned of a security that may have put customer's personal information at risk.

Papa Del’s announces data breach occurrence

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • March 20, 2019
The breeds of Miscanthus that were studied by University researchers are now being bred to allow for longer growing seasons and more biomass.

Crossbred plant to increase biofuel

By Daniel Renteria, Staff writer • March 11, 2019
Her book on Venezuela came out in 2002, she has been apart of the University since 2005

Venezuelan crisis: Student calls for action

By Daniel Renteria, Staff writer • February 21, 2019

Weather used to predict corn yield and nutrition content

By Daniel Renteria, Staff writer • February 13, 2019
Residents of the apartment complex at 608 E. Chalmers St. had many complaints regarding recent scammers.

Scammers target students on campus

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • February 4, 2019
From left to right: Professor M. Christina White, Dr. Takeshi Nanjo, Jinpeng Zhao (lead author) and Dr. Emilio de Lucca Jr. The group has developed a catalyst that will change the future of medicine and pharmaceuticals.

Chemical group creates new drug catalyst

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • January 24, 2019
University of Illinois Police and Urbana Fire vehicles respond to a hazardous waste incident at the Beckman Institute on Jan. 15, 2018.

[Photo] Beckman Institute evacuated after hazardous materials spill

By The Daily Illini staff report • January 14, 2019
Tonghun Lee is leading the new center for unmanned aircraft propulsion systems in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The center aims to create an industry based on manufacturing propulsion systems by incorporating aerospace manufacturers.

New center leads to propulsion system development

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • November 29, 2018

New courses offered to meet US minority general education requirement

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • November 28, 2018
On October 28th, 2018, after the candlelight vigil is held on the main quad, students and officials gather to sign a card showing their support for those affected by the recent shooting which occurred at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

Vigil commemorates victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

By Daniel Renteria, Contributing Writer • October 28, 2018

Bee study earns medical award

By Daniel Renteria, Contributing Writer • October 22, 2018
Chemistry professor Christina White discusses her ongoing work with her graduate students Wei Liu and Siraj Ali. White is the first female recipient for the award for Creative Work in Synthetic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

Professor leads student team to prestigious award

By Daniel Renteria, Contributing Writer • October 8, 2018

Governor Rauner visits University for ribbon cutting ceremony

By Daniel Renteria, Staff Writer • October 2, 2018
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