In the News NCSA Affiliate Ben Grosser’s Social Network Featured in New York Times Grosser has been researching ways to bring the social back to the network with his Minus app. May 5, 2023
Research Songs in the Circuitry NCSA affiliate Rini Mehta is teaching humans and computers the language of love. February 14, 2023
In the News NCSA 2022 Year-end Highlights A recap of the top NCSA stories that spoke to readers the most in 2022. December 27, 2022
Science Features When Technology and Art Unite NCSA Affiliate and UIUC Dance Professor John Toenjes brings dance into the digital age using gamification and mobile apps. December 5, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA Affiliate Ben Grosser Named as a Harvard Fellow What if instead of limiting your characters to 280 per tweet, Twitter limited how many tweets you could post to 280…for life. That’s the crux of an experiment that got the attention of Harvard and helped win Ben Grosser his fellowship. September 20, 2022
In the News NCSA Alum Donna Cox Presents Keynote at PEARC22 The scientific visualization legend spoke on her career and the importance of “Renaissance Teams” at the Boston conference, July 13. July 15, 2022
Profiles SPIN Interns Garner Achievements, Success Over Academic Year NCSA’s SPIN program continues to attract and retain outstanding UIUC undergraduates June 3, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2022 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Gabe Tavas won the $10K fellowship award for developing a sustainable wood alternative to mitigate deforestation. May 18, 2022
Science Features Looking to the Past to Save the Oceans Now NCSA helps tap historic oceanographic data so scientists can learn more about the current state of oceans and how they might be affected by climate change. March 21, 2022
Profiles William Patterson Sends the Hip Hop Xpress Across Illinois and the U.S Fiddler Fellow William Patterson’s Hip Hop Xpress Innovation Lab fuses STEM and hip-hop to inspire and encourage students across the country. February 28, 2022
Announcements NCSA Awards 20 Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to Illinois Students and Faculty NCSA’s eDream Institute awarded Illinois students and faculty for innovative multidisciplinary research projects in 2021. Fellows were honored in a virtual awards ceremony. December 3, 2021
Profiles The Donna Cox Legacy: Inspiring and Visualizing the Future NCSA celebrates and honors its Chief Scholar and Illinois Professor Donna J. Cox as she retires after nearly four outstanding decades of contributions to art, science, research, technology, and society. July 30, 2021
Announcements NCSA Welcomes 2021-22 Faculty Fellows The NCSA Faculty Fellowship program awarded 15 University of Illinois faculty funding for 10 interdisciplinary research projects involving our center. July 21, 2021
Profiles NCSA Researcher Ben Grosser Is Breaking the Internet Ben Grosser, an NCSA affiliate and University of Illinois professor, is using social media to reveal truth, and art, in the digital world. June 2, 2021
Announcements NCSA Awards Scholarship to Winner of Social Hack 2021 Essay Contest NCSA’s eDream Institute partners with Design for America to award a scholarship to a UIUC undergrad for an essay on human-centered design thinking. May 13, 2021
Announcements NCSA Welcomes 2020-21 Faculty Fellows The NCSA Faculty Fellowship is a competitive program for faculty and researchers at the University of Illinois which provides seed funding for new collaborations that include NCSA staff as integral contributors to the project. June 19, 2020