Illinois has been in the forefront of information technology since IT came into being, and remains a leader in IT innovation.

Breakthroughs that have revolutionized people's daily lives, from LEDs to the first computer-mediated social network, took place at Illinois. This website provides a reminder of those world-changing "firsts," along with a virtual tour of vibrant IT-related research, education, outreach, and facilities at Illinois today.

News Headlines

• Blue Waters Early Science System delivered to NCSA
  Mon, 09 Apr 2012
  The first cabinets of the new Blue Waters sustained-petascale supercomputer have arrived at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing...
• Blue Waters is Back!
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011
  NCSA has finalized a new contract with Cray Inc to provide the supercomputer for NSF's Blue...
• Recent Illinois Alums Finalists in World's Largest Design Competition
  Sun, 06 Nov 2011
  ABC7 News: "The only team from the United States selected from 550 entries invented a prosthetic arm that is said to be the first...
• U of I's Tim Stelzer on Learning Physics with Interactive Media
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011
  From NatureEdCast: Tim has created and used a new system of media tools that have improved learning in...
• NCSA awarded grant for Dark Energy Survey data management
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011
  NCSA will operate a sophisticated data management pipeline for the Dark Energy Survey, a collaborative astronomy project focusing on uncovering the nature of dark...
• E-Book Developer Michael Hart Dies
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011
  The Urbana man credited with inventing the e-book has...
• Groundbreaking for Big Broadband Project in Champaign-Urbana
  Wed, 07 Sep 2011
  Construction is officially underway on the fiberoptic broadband network that will reach more than 2500 underserved households in about 15...
• Second Annual Accessibility Summit
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011
  9/27/11, 9:00-6:00, in 23 Illini Hall: Join the webcast of the Accessibility Summit, with nationally recognized experts on important topics...
• Girls dive into computer science during GEMS
  Tue, 06 Sep 2011
  Instead of spending their summer at the pool this year, 38 middle-school girls plunged headfirst into learning with hands-on experiments with math, science, and programming...