Navigating uncertain times
Dear UIC community, We are living through deeply uncertain times, where the landscape seems to shift daily, if not hourly. In the latest development, the National Institutes of Health announced plans...
View ArticleChancellor’s Translational Research Initiative applications are open
The Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative provides up to $25,000 to help prepare early-stage projects for licensing and startup opportunities. Successful completion of the program prepares...
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Dean’s Challenge hosts first match-up
On Feb. 1, UIC college deans and students participated in the first match up of the Dean’s Challenge, a fun event of friendly competition between the university’s colleges. Two-person teams of the...
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UIC College of Dentistry hosts annual Give Kids a Smile Day
On Feb. 5, the UIC College of Dentistry hosted its annual Give Kids a Smile Day as part of a national initiative aimed at ensuring access to quality oral health care for all children. This year’s...
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First-year class helps students have respectful dialogue
UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs Dean Stacey Swearingen White speaks to students in the Perspectives class. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) While first-year students in UIC’s College of...
View ArticleStudents: Please take the Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey
Dear students, As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a caring community, we are launching UIC’s annual Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey on Feb. 18. Preventing and addressing sexual...
View ArticleUIC’s Online Initiative expands access and opportunity in online learning
The University of Illinois Chicago is transforming online education through its Online Initiative, a dynamic partnership between its academic colleges, a new Instructional Design and Media Production...
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University of Illinois Chicago retains status as top-tier Research 1 University
Engineering PhD student Anuj Singhal works in the Nanotechnology Core Facility. (Photo: UIC Engineering/Jim Young) The University of Illinois Chicago received renewed designation as a Research 1...
View ArticleSpring Sustainability Fund application deadlines
Dear students, faculty and staff, The Sustainability Fund is a student-led initiative that aims to reduce UIC’s environmental impact. It supports UIC’s five climate commitments: to become a...
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UIC-led hub focuses on environmental justice and Black communities in Midwest
A symposium attendee takes in the Black Midwest Initiative Fellows Exhibition at the 2024 Black Midwest Symposium. (Photo: Love’Yah Stewart) The history of Black communities in the American Midwest is...
View ArticleTaylor Street roadwork to resume on west side of campus
Dear students, faculty and staff, The Chicago Department of Transportation will begin Phase 2 of its Taylor Street roadwork project next week, weather permitting, and it is expected to continue for...
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Obituary: Long-time faculty member Liang remembered for big smile, passion
Jie Liang Richard and Loan Hill Professor, UIC Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology Jie Liang died Dec. 23, 2024. He was 60. Liang joined the...
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UIC Two-Generation Clinic connects more mothers with postpartum care, study...
Listen to story summary An innovative clinical model to provide new moms with primary care during their baby’s first pediatric visits successfully connected more moms with the medical care they...
View ArticleSign up now for the UIC Undergraduate Research Forum
The 2025 UIC Undergraduate Research Forum will take place on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the UIC Dorin Forum (725 W. Roosevelt Road). This important campuswide event, sponsored by the Office of...
View ArticleCampuswide accessibility audit
Dear students, faculty and staff, In late 2023, a campuswide accessibility audit plan was developed to collect UIC stakeholder input and consultant guidance in order to make UIC a more inclusive,...
View ArticleThe Department of Education’s recent “Dear Colleague” letter
Dear UIC Community, This past Friday evening, Feb. 14, the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter. The communication describes the administration’s intent to interpret the Supreme...
View ArticleWhy melanoma cells escape the eye and how to potentially stop them
While many people are familiar with skin melanoma, this type of cancer can also happen in the eye. Though rare, ocular melanoma can be deadly if tumor cells spread from the eye to other organs. A...
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El nuevo laboratorio del Centro de Innovación invita a los estudiantes a...
Mitravinda Manjunath (derecha), asistente docente graduada de Sandbox Lab, ayuda al estudiante Guillermo Ramírez a usar código Swift para crear memes simples. (Foto: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) En un día...
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New Innovation Center lab invites students to play in the Sandbox
Sandbox Lab Graduate Teaching Assistant Mitravinda Manjunath (right) assists student Guillermo Ramirez on how to use Swift code to make simple memes. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) On a recent day at...
View ArticleUIC, Penn State study finds loneliness affected half of pregnant women during...
A desire to understand pregnancy and postpartum experiences during the early COVID-19 pandemic led Ellen Goldstein, UIC Nursing assistant professor, and Aleksandra Zgierska, Penn State family medicine...
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