Grant to fund hands-on substance abuse education
By Dixita Limbachia
November 10, 2015
The transition from the classroom to the real world will be made even more smooth with the help of a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHA.SAMHA granted $919,000 to Social Work at the University to fund the latest hands-on courses that prevent substance abuse...
Social Work dean set to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
By Natalie Stewart
March 19, 2015
On March 25, the East Central District of the National Association of Social Workers will recognize one from the University. Barry Ackerson, associate professor in Social Work and associate dean for academic affairs, will receive the 2015 Illinois NASW Lifetime Achievement Award for the East Central Dis...
Go: Organic Orchestra embodies music for the mind, body, spirit
By Robin Dean
January 29, 2015
The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will host a night full of music that reveals an assortment of colors, textures, images and storytelling. The concert will be led by composer and percussionist Adam Rudolph who is the current George A. Miller Visiting Artist. The Go: Organic Orchestra will embody...
Optimism may make a healthy heart
By Abrar Al-Heeti
January 21, 2015
It turns out being happy could lead to more than just feeling good — it could also be associated with good health. A new study suggests a link between having a positive attitude and being in better cardiovascular health in comparison to people who are more pessimistic. Researchers from the Universit...
The hands behind the venti extra-foam latte
By Mara Shapiro
November 18, 2014
Clair Brendel wakes up at 5 a.m. to make the morning shift at 6 a.m. At the campus Starbucks on Green Street, Brendel, a senior in Social Work, sets up the pastry case and espresso machines for the caffeine-deprived students to stumble in bleary-eyed for their morning caffeine wake-up. “I was never r...
Poverty simulation reveals struggles living paycheck to paycheck
By Brittney Nadler
November 12, 2014
A single mother with three kids has to send her children to school, but also get to work on time. She needs to buy more groceries, but she doesn’t know how to pay for the doctor’s appointment, let alone if she can keep her family’s home until the end of the month. The poverty simulation hosted...
Community Learning Lab provides service learning network
November 6, 2014
The Community Learning Lab has connected nearly 100 local agencies to hundreds of University students. “The students at the U of I have put in over 5,000 hours through this (program) into the community,” said Sherrie Faulkner, director of the Community Learning Lab and director of Bachelors of Soci...
“Red Zone” is most vulnerable time for sexual assault
By Brittney Nadler
October 22, 2014
It’s called the Red Zone — the period of time at the start of the school year when most college sexual assaults occur. Although the time period is debated, ranging from the first six weeks of school to any time between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, more than half of all campus sexual assaults occur b...
McKinley to host ninth-annual “Alcohol Awareness: Think Before You Drink”
October 16, 2014
The Illini Union side of the Quad became littered with shards of glass and metal on Monday. A “junked” four-door black car made an appearance to promote the issue of irresponsible drinking on college campuses. Today, the McKinley Health Center will host its ninth annual event “Alcohol Aware...
Illinois soccer’s Rayfield journey to 200 wins
September 11, 2014
Editor’s note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down Sunday nights and decides which Illinois athlete or coach is our Illini of the Week. Athletes and coaches are evaluated by individual performance and contribution to team success. In 1982, Janet Rayfield hung up her cleats after four seasons of socce...
