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As requested, here is Part 2! Discover your midterm ✏️ study 📚 spot based on your study type. #uiuc #midterms
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✈️ Ready to take your Illinois experience global? Join us at the LAS Global Opportunities & Study Abroad Fair to discover programs that let you learn, explore, and gain experience around the world! 📍 Illini Union
📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM 🌍 Explore semester, summer, and short-term study abroad programs 
💼 Discover global internships and virtual opportunities 
🤝 Connect with program providers, faculty, advisors, and returned students No RSVP needed! Stop by to ask any questions, and plan your next adventure abroad! 💙🧡 #LASInternationalPrograms #IlliniAbroad #StudyAbroadFair #GlobalOpportunities #uiuc
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We're thr-I-L-L-ed about the LAS representation on the 2026 Homecoming Court! Dontavious Williams is a clinical/community psychology major with a minor in public health. He strives to advocate for minority mental health and education, as he plans to pursue a doctorate degree in school psychology. Fernanda Castillo studies psychology & Spanish, with a minor in social work. Admitted through AAP, she serves as President of the United Greek Council and as a Counseling Center Paraprofessional. Da’Miya Jackson is a molecular and cellular biology major. She is President of the Black Greek Council and DiverseCurlz, and Co-President of 100 STRONG. She's also an inter at BNACC and a GUARD Facilitator with the Women’s Resources Center. R. Fisher Houston is an Integrative Biology Honors Program student and researcher in the Marks Lab, studying how desiccation-tolerant resurrection plants survive harsh droughts. A Chancellor’s Scholar, he spent the summer in Japan as the 2026 Yanai Goodwill Ambassador! Kirsten Schaefer is studying biochemistry and public health. She researches antibiotic resistance and helps with REACT, a chemistry education outreach program. Christiana Coco Pembele studies sociology and communication with a minor in criminology, law, and society. She has served in various LAS roles, including AAP Intern, FYE Peer Mentor, and also as Brand Ambassador! Anius Love-Finch is double majoring in industrial organizational psychology and organizational communication. He's the Director for the Illini Union Board, an executive in BNAACC and Men of Impact, and a Dean’s List scholar! Norah Springborn is a double major in English and communication. She uses her passions for international education, intercultural communications, and higher education in her work with the LAS International Programs and as a campus tour guide! Akbiyke Omurzakova is studying clinical psychology with a minor in social work. She's focused her research and advocacy on women's rights, leading The Healing Project. She interns with the Student Engagement Center's MarCom team and is an SAA Ambassador. Read more about these impactful students at homecoming.illinois.edu/homecoming-court/ Photo of Dontavious Williams
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The results are in: College of LAS programs are some of the best in the country, and it's all thanks to our outstanding students, faculty, and staff. At Illinois, the #8 public university in the nation #10 nationally is our undergraduate chemical engineering program, preparing innovative thinkers to transform chemical processes around the world. #12 nationwide is our undergraduate psychology program, building on more than a century of groundbreaking research and discovery in psychology and neuroscience. #36 nationally is our undergraduate economics program, equipping students with the analytical and quantitative skills needed to tackle today's most complex global challenges. #curiositydrivesimpact Autumnal photo of the English building with a graphic overlay that reads: #8 public university in the nation. U.S. News & World Report
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The word around campus is that a Part 2 was needed… Your drink + Your Major Part 2!! 🥤 ✨
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Don’t turn a temporary chapter into a permanent identity. What happened to you is part of your story, not who you are.
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New Illinois aerospace engineering students gathered on the engineering quad yesterday for the official Launch. There were friends who went to the same high school and are now first-year roommates, an aerospace grad who returned for grad school and her brother, and lots of new friends. Monday is the first day of classes. Let's do it!
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Join us Thursday, Sept. 3 to meet the 18 undergraduate #Illini who spent the summer at Mayo Clinic, immersed in the research and culture of a major medical center! They will present their research and answer any questions about their summer research experience. Light refreshments will be served. The talented undergrads worked with Mayo Clinic mentors to contribute to research addressing health challenges like 🔸cancer, 🔹neurological disorders, 🔸mental health, 🔹diabetes, 🔸digestive health, 🔹pregnancy and infant health, 🔸blood disorders, 🔹infectious disease, 🔸and the impact that social determinants of health, like socioeconomic and environmental factors, can have on individual health and wellness. Register by Thursday, Aug. 27 for us to fully accommodate all attendees. You can find the link in our LinkTree! The Mayo Clinic and Illinois Alliance is administered by the @illinois1867's Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute and led in collaboration with the @uofigrainger, @ncsaatillinois, @mayoclinic. Learn more by visiting mayoillinois.org Mayo Clinic and Illinois logos over a backdrop of headshots form the undergraduate cohort. SURF | HERE | CRISP Poster Session and Celebration September 3, 3-5 p.m. Beckman Atrium
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Early-career faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research and engagement professionals are invited to learn more about Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funding opportunities in perinatal mental health at the PCORI Pathways PERIMENTOR Summer Workshop on August 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. This virtual workshop is hosted by the Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity team, including IHSI Affiliate Karen Tabb-Dina, one of the nation’s top researchers in perinatal mental health studies and an @illinois_socialwork professor. The workshop includes an overview of funding opportunities for perinatal mental health research and engagement, followed by interactive breakout sessions that focus on three types of funding opportunities. Registration closes Aug. 3. Visit our link in bio to register for Zoom details! About Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity University of Illinois is a member of “Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity,” is a multi-university research program led by UMass Chan Medical School, that compares the clinical effectiveness of a health system-focused approach versus a healthcare-community partnership approach to mental health care during pregnancy. The program’s focus is developing better practices for supporting perinatal mental health needs, and training researchers and medical professionals on those practices. PCORI Pathways PERIMENTOR Summer Workshop August 5, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hosted virtually over Zoom
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Seven of this year's recipients of a Fulbright grant have accepted their award — and all seven are LAS students! The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers grants to academically and professionally outstanding students who are interested in furthering its mission of building international relationships and helping solve global challenges. In the fall, these students will embark on journeys all across the world. They'll spend a year in places like Italy, Taiwan, Armenia, and more, teaching English or pursuing advanced degrees that will help them achieve their goals of ushering in a more connected and understanding global community. We celebrate their incredible passion and ambition and wish them a wonderful and transformative experience abroad! Collage of all seven Fulbright grant winners that reads "Seven LAS students receive Fulbright grants."
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🎉🎊Join us in celebrating our inaugural cohort of Illinois-Substance Use and Mental Health Mentored Experience and Research (I-SUMMER) scholars🎉🎊 With support from an National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 🎉 IR25 research education grant from, IHSI has been able to invite 9 scholars to contrbute to community engaged research projects focused on substance use and mental health comorbidities. 🎉🎊 Meet the new cohort! 🎉🎊 Curtis Lok and Louisa Nwaigbo are working with Prof. Jacinda K. Dariotis and @rosecrancenews Behavioral Health to investigate early life predictors of substance use risk-taking among transition-aged youth. J Beto is also working with Prof. Dariotis and @unit4schools on a Youth Participatory Action Research Experience related to substance use. Emily Depke and Gurneer Sidhu are working with Professor Rachel Hoopsick, and @cu_publichealth (CUPHD) on a study examining how to best support healthcare worker well-being. Sophia Stuart is also working with Professor Hoopsick and a mentor from CUPHD on a study examining nitrous oxide misuse among young adults. Blessing Eyinle is working with a mentor from the @UIHealth and Professor Charee Thompson to explore mental health and substance use screening and interventions to improve women's health. Dontavious Williams is working with mentors from the @urbanaparks as well as Professors Moses Okumu and Doug Smith to better understand substance use and mental health among young adults in Champaign-Urbana. Kaile Yang is working with Professor Hyojung Kang and CUPHD on understanding polysubstance use patterns and overdose risk in Champaign-Urbana. We also want to express many thanks and congratulations to the IHSI team members and affiliated researchers for bringing this vision to life! Learn more about the scholars and their projects at the link on our LinkTree! Headshots of nine 2026 Illinois Substance Use & Mental Health Mentored Experience & Research Scholars
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Do you know an #Illinois researcher who’s thinking BIG about brain health? IHSI is thrilled to announce Brain Health Center Proposal Planning Grants for Illinois researchers! The grants provide buyout funds to cover release time from teaching and service obligations so the researchers can focus on the design, preparation, and submission of these large-scale grant and contract applications. Open to Illinois researchers working across all areas of brain health. Get details at the link in our LinkTree! Brain Health Center Proposal Planning Grants Advance your vision for a large-scale research initiative 2 faculty buyout awards Up to $75,000 each IHSI in-kind proposal support Rolling review - early submission is encouraged Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute
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