UIS Friday Night Star Parties return this spring
The University of Illinois Springfield’s popular Star Parties will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. on March 7 and April 4, weather permitting, at the UIS Campus Observatory on the roof of Brookens Library.
AI at UIS Newsletter - February 2025
This newsletter covers the latest in AI news, tools, and learning resources. Highlights include DeepSeek’s global impact, the new ai.txt permission tool, and educational resources from Georgetown and Oxford. Upcoming events focus on AI in education, including workshops and the Day of AI. New tools like DeepSeek-V3, Deepinfra, and Deepchat are also featured. Readers are invited to share their AI use cases and prompt examples to inspire innovation and support the AI community.
This Week in UIS Athletics | Feb. 24 - Mar. 2
This week's home highlights include basketball's final pair of conference doubleheaders, featuring Student Life Night on Thursday and Senior Day on Saturday. Softball also hosts the 2025 Springfield Invite, its annual home tournament. Away highlights include indoor track & field competing at the GLVC Championships, and men's golf beginning the spring 2025 season.
UIS Splits Home Opener Doubleheader Against Northwood
The Illinois Springfield baseball team split its home-opening doubleheader against Northwood on Sunday, rallying for a thrilling 12-11 walk-off win in extra innings in the first game before falling 10-3 in the second. The Prairie Stars moved to 3-3 on the season, while Northwood picked up its first win to improve to 1-5.