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URBANA-CHAMPAIGN See Also: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Urbana-Champaign Campus , founded in 1867 , is the largest of the three. It is composed of 18 schools, including a Law School and an aviation school. It is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, NCSA , where Marc Andreessen (of Netscape fame) and others helped develop the Mosaic web browser, the first HTML browser capable of rendering images. In addition, in 1987 , NCSA created NCSA Telnet , a program which permitted users access to the supercomputer's resources remotely. won the Nobel Physics Prize twice in his lifetime, which no other researcher has ever achieved. The school's marching band, named the Marching Illini , also enjoys a superb reputation. The symbol of the University's athletic teams is a Native American figure, Chief Illiniwek , which has sparked significant controversy. CHICAGO See Also: University of Illinois at Chicago The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC has 25,000 students, 15 colleges, including the nation’s largest medical school, and annual research expenditures exceeding $290 million. Playing a critical role in Illinois healthcare, UIC operates the state’s major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois’ physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The modern UIC was formed in campus designated to educate returning veterans. This consolidation and expansion is why "UIC" is the preferred shortened name today. UIC’s student body is recognized as one of the nation’s most diverse, and they reflect the global character of Chicago. SPRINGFIELD See Also: University of Illinois at Springfield Another campus is University Of Illinois At Springfield , formerly Sangamon State University from 1969 till June 30 , 1995 . It is the smallest of the three, and is located in Springfield, Illinois , the state Capital of Illinois . NOTABLE ALUMNI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The University of Illinois Alumni Association publishes Illinois Alumni magazine bi-monthly. It contains feature articles on individual alumni, activities of the Alumni Association, obituaries, and other information designed to keep alumni informed and connected to campus. Illinois Alumni is provided by mail to dues-paying members of the Alumni Association. The magazine has been assigned ISSN 1096-5866 and it is in its 18th volume as of 2005. EXTERNAL LINKS
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