News-Gazette (April 17) -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today announced a $12 million commitment from alumnus Sidney Lu to build the Sidney Lu Center for Learning and Innovation within the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE). Construction on the five-story addition to the Mechanical Engineering Building will begin in early 2017. Also: WCIA-TV (Champaign, April 17), The Chicago Tribune (from The Associated Press, April 18), The State (Columbia, SC, from AP), Daily Illini (April 18), Higher Ed Development Dialogs (April 20).