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A big I-L-L and congratulations to the members of this year's #ILLINOIShomecoming court! 🔶🔷 With Homecoming just around the corner, find more information on everything from the 5K to the Natural History building tour to the parade at http://homecoming.illinois.edu/.

Two Engineering at Illinois students are developing an algorithm to help inspectors assess the safety of hundreds of buildings in Mexico City

Join us Friday, October 13 at 7 p.m. at the State Farm Center to celebrate the launch of our most ambitious philanthropic campaign ever! Register here: https://go.illinois.edu/celebrate

Researchers at Illinois turned to the click beetle to design a bio-inspired robot that can turn itself upright if it ends up on its backside: https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/559303

What comes next after graduation? This fall, the University of Illinois College of LAS hopes to give students tools to answer this question by opening the new Life + Career Design Lab: http://www.las.illinois.edu/news/article/?id=23591&/news//news/2017/lifecareerdesignlab17/

🔷No. 8🔶 Illinois ranks among the top 10 best public colleges in the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-public-colleges-in-the-u-s-1506467341

#ILLINOIS campus = beautiful from any angle

It's official: Former NFL and Fighting Illini Football player Brandon Lloyd will be the grand marshal of this year’s #ILLINOIShomecoming parade! At Illinois, Lloyd was a consensus first-team All-Big Ten player in 2001, helping to lead the Fighting Illini to a 10-2 record and a Sugar Bowl appearance. He also set school records for receiving yards in 2001 and 2002, and for all-purpose yards in 2001. After retiring from the NFL, Lloyd continued his studies at Illinois and is currently three classes from graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communication.

The New York Times profiles the life and career of the late Hugh Hefner, alumnus '49 and former The Daily Illini cartoonist: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html?mcubz=3&_r=0

Get your tickets for the University of Illinois Black Chorus performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on October 1 at 3pm. Visit https://krannertcenter.com/events/ui-black-chorus-concert for details. The Black Chorus at the University of Illinois was founded in 1968. Organized by four students, and later under the direction of School of Music faculty with students, officers, the Black Chorus has sustained a high level of excellence in performance, collaborating with writers, jazz and gospel musicians, chamber orchestra, and dancers. Black Chorus is celebrating 50 years this academic year.

Ever wonder which colleges are the best in America for studying agricultural sciences? The University of Illinois College of ACES has been ranked No. 2 of the top agricultural science degree programs including horticulture, aquaculture, agronomy, crop science, and turf management. Learn more about the rankings from Niche at: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-agricultural-sciences/.