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  2. History of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    Established as one of 37 public land-grant institutions established after the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The act was signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding ...

  3. Morrow Plots - Wikipedia

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    The Morrow Plots is an experimental agricultural field at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Named for Professor George E. Morrow, it is the oldest such field in the United States [3] and the second oldest in the world. [4]

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Wikipedia

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    University Hall stood from 1871 until 1938 and was replaced by Gregory Hall and the Illini Union.Pieces were used in the erection of Hallene Gateway. [21]The University of Illinois, originally named "Illinois Industrial University", was one of the 37 universities created under the first Morrill Land-Grant Act, which provided public land for the creation of agricultural and industrial colleges ...

  5. The History of the Rise of the College Application Essay

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    The essay component of American college applications has a long history, but its purpose has changed over time.

  6. List of University of Illinois Chicago people - Wikipedia

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    Clinical associate professor of community health at the UIC College of Nursing, and clinical associate professor of community health sciences at the UIC School of Public Health. [1] Stanley J. Korsmeyer (1951–2005), oncologist who helped develop the concepts of the role of programmed cell death in carcinogenesis

  7. University of Illinois System - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Loop as seen from the UIC campus. The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC serves approximately 34,000 students within 16 colleges & schools including Applied Health Sciences, Architecture, Design, and the Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate, Honors, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Social Work, Urban Planning ...

  8. University of Illinois Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The GAA was tops in the nation in 2006 and it also ranked fifth all-time in NCAA history. UIC posted 13 shutouts and never allowed more than a single goal in a match. UIC also allowed just two goals after intermission the entire season. Along with the GAA mark, UIC posted the nation's best save percentage with a 0.908 rate.

  9. Construction of Assembly Hall (Champaign) - Wikipedia

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    The construction of State Farm Center, originally known as the Assembly Hall, at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign consisted of building a huge indoor arena with a 400-foot-diameter (120 m) concrete dome whose center height is 125 feet (38 m) above the center floor, and which weighs 10 million pounds. [1]