SYFY Wire (August 6, 2022)
We’re paying attention to how smartphones, devices and apps can help us detect and reduce the spread of diseases. Enrique Valera, Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois and colleagues have developed a device that clips onto a smartphone and can detect and analyze diseases in real time.
Illinois News Bureau
Learn about how the Safer Illinois app supported the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s efforts to keep the campus community safe during the pandemic. This article summarizes the findings of a recent journal article published in Nature Communications that provides a thorough report of the University’s SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell program.
Deakin University (July 2017)
We’re paying attention to other campus apps to see what we can learn about creating useful, personalized digital resources for students. Watch this short video to learn about the Deakin University Genie app, an innovative app with big ambitions.
CSBS Podcast (March 25, 2022)
This conversation between Dr. Peter Ondish and Dr. Sanjay Patel dives into how the Rokwire platform was developed and how it integrates old data systems to enable user-friendly, modern mobile apps.
At Rokwire, we’re interested in learning from other campuses that have built successful campus apps. As part of the Rokwire Forum series, Rokwire director Bill Sullivan recently interviewed Ben Hancock, the Director of App Development for the Ohio State App.
The Daily Illini
Learn about how the Illinois app’s building access function ignited a conversation about displaying preferred names vs. legal names.
CSBS Podcast (January 10, 2022)
This conversation between Dr. Peter Ondish, research scientist at the Center for Social and Behavioral Science, and Professor Bill Sullivan, the Director of Rokwire, explores the connection between healthy outdoor environments and smart, healthy communities.
Inside Higher Ed (March 2, 2022)
How can university administrators create more personal connections to students? The University of Nevada at Las Vegas has found a novel way to engage with students through AI.
CU-Citizen Access
Get the behind-the-scenes story of how researchers at the University of Illinois developed their saliva-based test and processed 100,000 tests a day, with the help of the Rokwire Safer Illinois app.
Daily Illini
The University of Illinois is recommending that students, faculty and staff transition to using the Illinois app to display their COVID-19 Building Access Status.
Illinois App
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