University of Illinois System

Happy World Bee Day! At @thisisUIC, @uisedu, and @UofIllinois, our system maintains programs that help local bee populations flourish. 🐝 Because without pollinators, much of the food we rely on every day simply wouldn't exist.

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees will meet Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. in Champaign. 🕗 You can livestream the proceedings then by using this link: uis.edu/uislive 🎦

Biomanufacturing. Economic development. Job creation. Sustainability. @UofIllinois's iFAB Tech Hub is doing it all — a prime example of the University of Illinois System building Illinois’ future through innovation and partnerships: ifabtechhub.org

Today at noon, join U of I System President Tim Killeen for a virtual conversation on our system's role in shaping the future of Illinois. An audience-powered Q-&-A session will follow his presentation. Sign up for the town hall and submit questions here: ow.ly/WQ1650YVcxc

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but wellbeing matters all year long. Across the University of Illinois System, find mental health support for students, faculty, and staff. 💚 Explore resources: ow.ly/eKH550YYlSP And for anytime crisis support, call or text 988. 📱

@ILRetail @rob_karr @TCCI_Mfg @dccmarketing We’re honored to have President Tim Killeen, President @UofILSystem, join us for this year’s event! #ILBizDay2026

Happy International Nursing Day! Across our system, nursing students balance rigorous coursework with hands-on patient care — and they end their undergraduate voyage with a pool jump. 🎓🌊 This tradition that began at @thisisUIC has now spread to @UofIllinois and @uisedu.

🎓Meet 2026 UIC grad Emily Manzo. Emily brought UIC's Native American community together through her leadership in the Native American Support Program, and she's not done yet. She will return to UIC for her PhD, continuing to learn and to lead. Learn more: today.uic.edu/emily-manzo-ui…

In Rome, U of I System President Tim Killeen joined global leaders, youth innovators, and the CCOs of @Ferrari and @AstonMartin at the European Innovation for Sustainability Summit. The message: embrace technology, move from planning to action, and inspire the next generation.

Today, we celebrate the mothers who balance more than most people see. The ones who show up fully — for their work, their students, their colleagues — and then go home and show up again. Read more: 🌺ow.ly/sF6b50YWEop 🌼ow.ly/MTCk50YWEoc 🌷ow.ly/1ZXq50YWEoi

It's not a plotline from an episode of "Doogie Howser, M.D." 🥼 Booker T. Washington students received white coats after graduating from the Future Health Innovators Academy Mini Medical School Program, an @ILLINOISmed and @unit4schools collaboration. wcia.com/news/champaign…

Patient data collection and measurement has been a greater focus for @UIHealth in recent years, as accuracy matters for everything from wellness visits to emergency care. Their efforts have now been rewarded — a first-ever "A" grade from @LeapfrogGroup. chicagobusiness.com/health-care/cc…

On Friday, May 15 at noon CDT, join U of I System President Tim Killeen for a virtual town hall that will highlight state priorities, updates on critical legislation, and key opportunities to fuel our progress, followed by a Q-&-A session. Register: ow.ly/1rhJ50YVcx5

An advocacy-packed April saw our system making impacts both in Washington, D.C. and across the state of Illinois. Catch up with Stay Connected, and subscribe to get it in your inbox every month! 💮 April edition: ow.ly/nhnN50YUHy5 📩 Subscribe here: ow.ly/8IRj50YUHy9

In case you missed it: @IBM will launch its FutureNow Chicago center at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, creating 750 new jobs in high-growth technology sectors and anchoring the IQMP’s Quantum Works building. Learn more: ow.ly/m2U350YTsfN

@uofilsystem President Tim Killeen presented Dick Durbin with the 2026 Paul H. Douglas Award yesterday in Washington, D.C. Durbin is recognized for bipartisan leadership on immigration, criminal justice, health care, and infrastructure.

The University of Illinois System doesn’t wait for discoveries to happen. It creates them — in labs, clinics, communities, and classrooms across Illinois. 👩‍🔬💡 Discovery doesn’t slow down here. It never has: ow.ly/RMYu50YStmf

The Grand Challenges program at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park brings together researchers and industry partners to collaborate on quantum solutions. 🤝 Two of this year’s five Grand Challenges awards are led by @UofIllinois faculty: ow.ly/izZv50YRc5q

The Illinois Mexican & Mexican-American Students Initiative (I-MMÁS) will host an online webinar on May 20 focused on the growing field of nutritional neuroscience, and evidence linking cognitive health and good nutrition. 🍎🧠 Agenda and registration: ow.ly/uT0J50YQKnp

Research Week at UIC finishes strong today, with more events this midday and afternoon! 👇