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Champaign-based Paralympic gold medalist tapped as TV commentator
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Champaign resident and Paralympic gold medalist Nichole Millage will be providing commentary NBC during the Paralympic games. Millage, a retired sitting volleyball player, and her teams won the gold medal in Tokyo 2020, silver in Beijing 2008, silver in London 2012, and gold in Rio 2016.
Breaking open the AI black box, team finds key chemistry for solar energy and beyond
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for researchers, but with a significant limitation: The inability to explain how it came to its decisions, a problem known as the “AI black box.” By combining AI with automated chemical synthesis and experimental validation, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has opened up the black box to find the chemical principles that AI relied on to improve molecules for harvesting solar energy.
NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A newly funded U.S. National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will build on more than a decade of research at the U. of I. to integrate synthetic biology, laboratory automation and artificial intelligence to advance protein and cellular engineering. This is one of five new biofoundries to be established in the U.S.
Dim Sum House is open on Green Street
Dim Sum House has opened in Campustown. Located at the corner of Fourth and Green Streets beside Northern Cuisine, the new restaurant is in the same space that used to be unlimited hot pot restaurant Chong Qing House, which has moved inside Hot Wok Express. Before that, the corner restaurant was Lai Lai Wok.
Can't Wait For Saturday | NCAA committee considering football portal change
Aug. 28—*** College football fans who are frustrated with the massive changes in rosters might be about to get some relief. The NCAA Division Council is looking into eliminating the spring transfer portal session. That would cut the amount of time for transfers to 30 days, down from the current 45. And it would make the entire block after the conclusion of the season, allowing teams to have a ...
217 Today: Extreme weather can leave a trail of destruction and a lasting health impact
As the school year kicks off, University of Illinois administrators are reminding students of their right to free speech while reminding them to stick to policy. Drivers in Urbana could see the local fuel tax more than double next year. Some Yankee Ridge Elementary families are excited about the new...
Institute of Aviation at Parkland College | Community College Connections
Meteorologist Jacob Dickey heads to Parkland College to learn more about the Institute of Aviation and how they’ve been training pilots for the last 10 years. Learn more here: Parkland Aviation | Facebook10 Year Reunion: September 29thContact Wendy Evans, Director at wevans@parkland.edu or call 217/353-2173 See all of Jacob’s segments on WCIA.com/communitycollegeconnections
How Illinois should attack Eastern Illinois’ defense
With a little more than 24 hours until Illinois kicks off the 2024 season, let’s continue our look into the Illini’s first opponent — Eastern Illinois. There’s been a lot of excitement during the offseason, and rightfully so, about the potential of this season’s Illinois offense. Getting off to a fast start in what should be a tune-up game against an FCS opponent will be vital to building momentum and ultimately reaching this unit’s offensive ceiling.
Meet the Illinois athletes competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris
The Paralympic games kick off Wednesday in Paris, and Illinois athletes will be well represented. The big picture: Except for California, Illinois boasts the most athletes on the Team USA roster. Fourteen Illinois athletes will compete, with nine of them hailing from the University of Illinois. Also, the university's head...
How to Watch Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streaming and Odds
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Head Coach: Bret Bielema (4th season, 18-19 record) Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0) Head coach: Chris Wilkerson (3rd season, 10-12) What Happened the Last Time These Two Teams Played?. Sept. 6, 2008: Illinois 47, EIU 21. How about this gem from News-Gazette veteran Scott...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: A few interesting data points
Aug. 28—If you're a regular reader (or podcast listener), you know my appreciation for Bart Torvik and devoted to all things college basketball analytics. Seriously, just click around for a while. There's plenty to see. As the 2024-25 season has yet to begin, there's no game data to sort through. But there are projections for the season to come. Projections that have Illinois slotted in at No. ...
Local Sports Schedule for Wednesday
Brownstown / St. Elmo at Cowden Herrick Beecher City. Charleston Red & Gold Tournament games have been restructured due to the projected heat on Wednesday & Thursday. Each team will now play two games Saturday morning. Taylorville at Hillsboro. Eisenhower at Warrensburg Latham. Carlinville at Pleasant Plains. North Mac at...
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: Aug. 28, 2024
Aug. 28—➜ , with a strong Illini contingent on hand. Watch to see how standout wheelchair distance runners like , and , among others, represent the Illini. ➜ The start of the school year brings the return for our high school Athletes of the Week, powered by Copper Creek Contractors. The male nominees include (Mahomet-Seymour golf), (Armstrong-Potomac golf), (Prairie Central golf) and (LeRoy ...
Tuesday's prep highlights: LeRoy wins 3-set thriller over Unity
Aug. 28—In volleyball After a pair of competitive sets, the Trojans (1-0) got their season off on the right foot, sweeping the Spartans (1-1), who were fresh off their first win of the new campaign. led the way for A-P with 16 digs, five kills and four aces. contributed four kills and four blocks to the winning effort while had six assists and added four kills and an ace. flirted with a ...
It's a small (coaching) world
Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Chris Wilkerson was already on staff at San Jose State, moving up from defensive ends coach to defensive coordinator, when Barry Lunney Jr. was hired in 2003 as the Spartans' co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The overlap in their careers, though, was brief. Fitz Hill resigned as San Jose State's coach after the 2004 season, with Wilkerson moving on to ...
UI police say Memorial Stadium safer than ever
Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — On Thursday, thousands of Illini fans will make their way to Memorial Stadium to kick off the college football season. Joe McCullough, Assistant Chief of the University's Police Department, is confident that the venue is safer than ever in light of a series of newly solidified security measures, ranging from drone detection technology to expanded perimeters to partnering ...
Atomic Wings Opens First Illinois Location in Champaign on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
August 28, 2024 // Franchising.com // CHAMPAIGN, IL - Atomic Wings is coming in hot with its first location in the state. Officially open as of August 29th at 622 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820 located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, Atomic Wings of Champaign is bringing sizzling, hot wings, tenders and awesome chicken sandwiches to the community.
Illinois making final preparations ahead of week one
CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — Game day is quickly approaching for the Illini, who open the season with an atypical Thursday night matchup against EIU. On Tuesday, Head Coach Bret Bielema offered one last round of updates ahead of the team’s first game action. Bielema announced kicker David Olano will take charge of field goals and extra […]
Decatur School District #61 Custodians Deliver Strike Notice to Board of Education
Decatur SD #61 Custodians have delivered their 10-day strike notice to the Board of Education. SEIU Local 73 represents 80 custodians who have been bargaining since February while the board has claimed workers are overpaid compared to districts like Kankakee which is three hours away. Bloomington School District which is much closer and similar in size to Decatur pays its custodians more.
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