Pre-order the new, FREE, 2023-24 University Guide for automatic delivery. The full-color, 52-page magazine offers univeristy features, information and a campus map. Pre-orders are for FULL BOXES ONLY. Delivery is expected at the end of July. Regular University Guide orders will NOT open until August so pre-order today and be the first on your block to have them.

The FY 24 Campus Holiday Schedule for the University of Illinois System is now posted on the Illinois Human Resources website. You can view the current holiday schedule here.

More than 30 capital improvement projects are in the construction phase on the Urbana campus this summer. The work includes classroom and laboratory modernizations, accessibility improvements, and more. These upgrades are vital to meeting the university’s strategic goals for renewal and upkeep of facilities and infrastructure. Click the headline link for a project map and descriptions. 

LAS Global Leader, Colette Schlie, and Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Dr. McKenzie Johnson, discuss the implications of global governance, how they can aggravate international inequalities related to the environment, and what that means for community members on and off campus.

The Global Diasporas Program seeks to explore transnational networks of diaspora communities through their multifaceted linguistic and cultural identities. We are collecting course ideas (both new and revised) from faculty, lecturers, doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, librarians, and archivists. If interested in contributing, please complete https://forms.gle/FE83CXkBurDVgLca9

The Cancer Center at Illinois' Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) Training Program is accepting applications for its next cohort. TiME is a two-year program providing an annual stipend for Illinois students to pursue professional development and co-curricular activities that will empower them to pursue careers in cancer research. Applications are due June 28, 2023. Click here to apply.

The 2022 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Water Quality Report is now available. The report provides information about the source of campus drinking water, contaminant testing, general health precautions, and how the calendar year 2022 sample results compare to regulatory requirements.  View the full report online now at: https://go.fs.illinois.edu/waterquality. 

Join us on Wednesday, June 28, at 12:00-1:00 p.m. to learn about the 2023 National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) Annual Conference from Illinois Research Development Community (RDC) members who attended, while you eat lunch. The Conference, held in May, centered on Growing Connections (networking, in-person connection, knowledge exchange).  Registration is open now.

The ILC is seeking faculty and staff members to serve as Small Group Facilitators during our i-Programs. Facilitators help build community in a small group (8-12 students), find meaning in the program and ways to integrate the concepts into our daily lives. For more information, visit: https://leadership.illinois.edu/i-program-facilitation. A stipend is offered for service to those who qualify.

We invite you to join us on Zoom for an exciting event led by Nicole Frydman from Uniting Pride. This non-profit organization advocates for the equality, wellness, and visibility of the LGBTQ+ communities in Champaign County. This free event is designed to help attendees gain knowledge and understanding of LGBTQ+ topics, terms, and best practices. Add it to your calendar.

University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation have partnered on a series of free webinars to address student loan repayment. Register for the Student Loan Updates webinar series to attend 10-20 minute webinars on different topics each month between July 2023 - March 2024. All federal student loan borrowers welcome.

Looking for adults aged 40-64 years to participate in a study into sedentary behavior. The study involves 1 screening call, wearing activity monitors, and 1 visit to Freer Hall. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, and sub-maximal exercise test. Compensation up to $50. Click here if interested!

Looking for adults aged 21-64 years with high weight for height to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study involves 3 visits to Freer Hall, wearing activity monitors, and screening. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $350. Click here if interested!

This paid study is seeking participants to obtain feedback about a new digital medication self-management system. Participants must be 60 years or older, take prescribed medications for hypertension or high cholesterol, use a smartphone, speak and read English. For more info, please contact medmanage@illinois.edu. 

Recruiting adults (18-30 y/o) enrolled in UIUC during the Summer. Participants will complete 2 in-lab sessions (3-4 hours each), and one 2-week remote data collection session using various wearable devices, completing cognitive tests, among other things. Compensation: $200. Click here if interested!

This study explores attention during Tik-Tok use. You will watch Tik-Tok videos on a computer equipped with an eye-tracker and answer questions about them.  The next day you will complete an online survey about the videos. The total time required is 40 minutes.  You will be compensated with a $10 Amazon e-card upon completion. Please email vp21@illinois.edu if interested.

Recruiting healthy adults ages 18-30 who have no ear/hearing disorder, no speech/language disorder, no neurologic disorder, are right-handed, speak English as their first language, and are non-smokers. We study how activity of the eardrum and inner ear relates to hearing in noise. Study involves a lab visit (2.5 hours maximum, $15 per hour). E-mail hearingresearch@illinois.edu.

Looking for adults (ages 25-50) who are native speakers of American English and have normal hearing. Participants will listen and respond to speech samples and receive a hearing test during a single 1.5 to 2-hour visit. Compensation of $15 cash will be provided at completion. To learn more, fill out our screener or email: anex-lab@illinois.edu.

We are recruiting children for a paid research study focused on how to improve children's speech understanding in noisy environments. We’re looking for children who are 8-12 years old and who speak English as their first language. The study lasts approximately 1 hr. Participants are paid $15. Free parking. Daytime, evenings, and weekends are available. Email child-SRL@illinois.edu for more info!

We are examining the effects of vary amounts of fat in a meal on the rate of building muscle proteins. The study requires 3 days of participation including 2 full-day trials with blood and muscle sample collection. You get $300 upon completion, information about your body composition (muscle and fat), and results of your lower body strength testing. Contact Zan for more information!

Recruiting adults between 19-59 years old with a BMI between 25-39 for a 2-week feeding intervention to better understand the effects of dairy milk on muscle health and inflammation. All meals are included for 2 weeks. Blood and muscle samples will be collected. Upon completion, you'll receive $300, results from your bone density scan, and metabolic health tests. Click the LINK for more details.