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"There is one question that I have received countless times when walking on the Quad or around campus. It is one that always, always made me smile. And now it is my turn. To the Class of 2025, 'Can I get a selfie with you?'" – Chancellor Robert J. Jones

Say hello to our incoming Department of SHS @ Illinois Department Head: Dr. Georgia Malandraki. 🗣️🦻 “Since earning my Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science from Illinois in 2008, I have been fortunate to have a deeply fulfilling career." Read her story at go.illinois.edu/Malandraki

First Monday in our alumni era. 🎓😎

“The support from HRI gave us momentum to tackle new ideas, future projects, and develop networks across campus that we hope will last a lifetime.” 📖 Read more about Sport Studies Research Cluster on the HRI Inquiry blog 🔗 go.illinois.edu/sportcluster

Our Spring 2025 newsletters have arrived! 🗞️ 🔶 First up, our college-wide AHS Newsletter, featuring stories on new research, professorships, student accomplishments, and much more: go.illinois.edu/AHSspring25 Read it and share widely. 📖

TechSAge study finds that voice-activated assistants can support people aging with mobility disabilities with a variety of tasks around the home. One participant even credits Alexa with saving his wife's life Full news story from College of AHS ow.ly/STGq50VZwoF

Read up on the SHS newsletter! All the highlights from 2025 so far: go.illinois.edu/SHSspring25

The Department of Health and Kinesiology at Illinois newsletter has arrived! 🔸🏃 Link: go.illinois.edu/HKspring25 Stories include innovative new research, an anatomy class built for future physical therapists, life-saving assistive technology and more. Department of Health & Kinesiology - HK @ Illinois

Our Recreation, Sport and Tourism spring newsletter is here! Department of RST @ Illinois Link: go.illinois.edu/RSTspring25 Read stories on innovative experiential learning, the fight against green space misinformation, research on how residential segregation impacts leisure time, and much more.

The sidewalks are empty. The stoplights are blinking. The stairwells are still. Campus is quiet—for now. Missing you but wishing you a soft summer, full of sunshine and sweet memories. 🧡

Happy Pride, Illini! 🌈 This month and every month we celebrate and stand with our LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the entire Illini community. Your identity matters. Your voice matters. You belong here — always.

A new communication group this spring brought together Illinois speech-language pathologists and adults with aphasia for weekly chats. It was the “best hour” of everyone’s week. Department of SHS @ Illinois Read the full story on our website: go.illinois.edu/aphasiagroup

What an awesome #GutBrainAxis symposium at #PNIRS2025! Huge honor to co-chair with Elisa Hill and share the stage with Frank Duca and Allen Lab’s own Elisa Caetano-Silva. Incredible science and even better people. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Department of SHS @ Illinois student Ava Hampe is a speech-to-text annotator for the Speech Accessibility Project, which is making voice recognition tech more accurate for users with diverse speech patterns or speech disabilities. 🗣️ Beckman Institute at Illinois Read her Q&A: beckman.illinois.edu/news/article/2…

Struggling to distinguish a single voice in a crowded restaurant, a busy office or even a family gathering? SHS Assoc. Prof. Ian Mertes is investigating the brain’s role in processing sound, especially in noisy environments 🔗 go.illinois.edu/hearinginnoise

A new study led by an Department of Health & Kinesiology - HK @ Illinois professor and Ph.D. student investigated which health and lifestyle indicators aligned closest with healthy brain function across the lifespan. Read the story from the Illinois News Bureau: news.illinois.edu/machine-learni…

A recent study from Department of RST @ Illinois highlights a critical insight: Racial segregation impacts not just park access—but actual use. Simply "building more parks" isn’t enough. Read the full story at go.illinois.edu/parksegregation