University of Illinois
This Month in
University History
September
September
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September 26, 1882 |
UIC College of Medicine established The first regular session of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, later the UIC College of Medicine, opened with a class of 100. Learn more... In 2007, the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center celebrated 125 years of care, innovation, education and community. Learn more... |
September 17th, 1920 |
American Professional Football Association formed Representatives of 13 Midwestern football teams, including alumnus George Halas, met to form the American Professional Football Association, which would give birth to what is now the NFL. The next year Halas moved his team, the Decatur Staleys, to Chicago and renamed the team "The Bears." Halas chose the colors orange and blue for the University of Illinois. Learn more... |
September 22, 1952
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ILLIAC I put into service ILLIAC I (Illinois Automatic Computer) was the first computer to be built and owned solely by an educational institution. Consisting of 2,800 vacuum tubes that weighed 5 tons and containing more computing power than all of Bell Labs, ILLIAC I was used in 1957 to calculate the orbit of the Sputnik I satellite. Learn more... |
September 1, 1979
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Ikenberry installed as 14th president Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry, who assumed the University presidency in 1979, was the one of longest serving presidents in the history of the University of Illinois. He intiated the consolidation of the University's Medical Center and Chicago Circle campuses that formed the current University of Illinois at Chicago. Learn more... |
September 1, 1982
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Medical Center and Chicago Circle campuses merge In 1982, the Medical Center and the Chicago Circle campus merged into what is today known as The University of Illinois at Chicago. Learn more... |
September 14, 2002
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Dedicated in 1916, Noyes Laboratory was named for Professor W. A. Noyes and still serves as the home of Urbana's Department of Chemistry. The construction of the building involved an impressive amount of materials for the day. Learn more... |
September 26, 2002
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Spurlock Museum grand opening The William R. and Clarice v. Spurlock Museum on the Urbana campus includes pieces from the former World Heritage and Natural History museums, as well as some artifacts from the Krannert Art Museum. With approximately 42,000 artifacts in its collections, the Spurlock Museum collects, preserves, documents and exhibits objects of cultural heritage. Learn more... |
September 21, 2004
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World's most powerful MRI UIC unveiled the world's most powerful MRI machine for human studies. The machine is capable of producing images of not just anatomy but metabolism within the brain. Shown here is a kiwi slice. Learn more... |
September, 2006
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UIS announced a new record in student enrollment in 2006. The number included new general-admission freshmen, off-campus online students, and over 300 international students. More than 850 students were living in campus housing. Learn more...
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