Culture

And look at how cute he is! Named Doug Dog by a Japan House intern, he hibernates somewhere in the Arboretum. Check out this post from JH: Love that last line. Winter will last until …

Eva Kuras, a PhD student in Comparative & World Literature, is starting a book club that will meet over the course of the next four months to read and discuss tales of the Mediterranean. The …

Do you have 20 minutes to watch a video narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and complete a short survey? The NCSA Advanced Visualization Lab is doing a research project to examine “public communication of space science.” …

Each year, the CU Schools Foundation recognizes alumni from Champaign and Urbana schools that have gone on to do great things. They also give a Local Hero Ward to someone who devotes their volunteer time …

A team of scientists including biochemistry professors Beth Stadtmueller and Nicholas Wu, chemistry professors Wilfred van der Donk and Angad Mehta, as well as Jenna Guthmiller, assistant professor of immunology and microbiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, will be part of the …

The City of Champaign does not currently have a designation for historical sites, but they are looking into the possibility of creating one to honor the legacy of Chester Street Bar (C-Street). The bar, well …

Invisible Institute, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization out of Chicago, is launching a new tool meant to hold police in Champaign and Urbana accountable to the public. Members of the group will be at the …

Yesterday, Champaign County Restore posted their regular round up of new and interesting items on their social media pages, and “vintage” seemed to be the recurring theme. I know “vintage” is a very broad term, …

Since 2014, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has donated more than 160,000 ounces, or 1250 gallons, of breast milk. That’s a lot of mothers and babies who have benefitted. CUPHD is a drop off site for …