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Rising Star Award: Adam Goodman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
As the United States grapples with the pressing issue of migrants crossing the southern border, understanding the historical context of migration is crucial. That’s where the research of Adam Goodman,...
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New institute bonds UIC and Argonne National Laboratory on research and...
Two scientists work on research for the Joint Center for Energy Storage, a Department of Energy collaboration that included UIC and Argonne. (Photo: Argonne National Laboratory) Just 20 miles separate...
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Grant will help high-achieving, low-income engineering students at UIC
Houshang Darabi. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) With a new $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the UIC College of Engineering will provide scholarships and other support for...
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Distinguished Researcher Award: Robert Klie, College of Liberal Arts and...
Robert Klie outside his lab (Photo: Martin Hernandez/University of Illinois Chicago) As an undergraduate, Robert Klie wanted to be an astrophysicist, studying cosmic objects with the world’s most...
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Rising Star Award: Pai-Yen Chen, College of Engineering
Pai-Yen Chen stands in an echo chamber (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/University of Illinois) The world is increasingly wireless, whether it’s the internet connections we rely on daily, the Bluetooth...
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Calculating the environmental cost of war
The war in Ukraine has had a devastating toll, with tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers killed. But along with the human cost, there has been considerable environmental damage from the...
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Distinguished Researcher Award, Social Sciences: Claire Decoteau, College of...
Public health crises tend to expose existing structural inequities. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Latino Americans were more likely to get sick and die from the illness than...
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Rising Star Award, Social Sciences: Nicole Nguyen, College of Liberal Arts...
What happens when U.S. national security interests enter our high school classrooms, therapists’ offices or houses of worship? How do the government’s goals impact the relationship between, say,...
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Three scientists named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of...
Deepak Shukla Nemat Oliver Keyhani Alexander Mankin Photos: Jenny Fontaine/University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago faculty members Nemat Oliver Keyhani, Alexander Mankin and...
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Rising Star Award, Basic Life Sciences: Andrew Riley, College of Pharmacy
Andrew Riley in his lab. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/University of Illinois Chicago) Alleviating drug addiction and treating pain without creating opioid dependence are two of the most difficult problems...
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Distinguished Researcher Award, Basic Life Sciences: John Nitiss, College of...
John Nitiss, professor of pharmacology. (Photo: Randi Sparkman/UIC) Often in baking, the secret ingredient is yeast, the microorganism responsible for fermentation, which makes bread rise. But UIC...
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Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award: Zeenat Farooq, College of Medicine
Zeenat Farooq, Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/University of Illinois Chicago) Zeenat Farooq’s natural curiosity fueled her desire to pursue a research career. But a drive...
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UIC students to present research at C2E2 comics expo
Left to right: Luc Guerrero, Mathew Rusky, Rosh Seleena Gonzales, Keegan Lannon and Makayla Ernst. The students, who took Lannon’s fall 2023 class on graphic novels, will present their research at the...
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Researcher of the Year awards for 2023 celebrate excellence in discovery and...
University of Illinois Chicago research tackles today’s most meaningful subjects, from health inequities and the history of immigration to electromagnetic technologies and the atomic structure of...
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Students design a more inclusive EEG system
Students Giorgia Asamoah, left to right, Abdul Syed, Aussten Hayes, Elizabeth Wynn and Madeline Simmons. (Courtesy of Giorgia Asamoah) Doctors order EEG tests for a range of reasons, from diagnosing...
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UIC students compete in second annual Blaze Venture Challenge
Karolina Tomasik gives her pitch during the 2024 Blaze Venture Challenge. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) With only five minutes to explain her million-dollar idea, UIC freshman Karolina Tomasik knew...
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 April 15-21 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 8Aggravated battery: 4Warrant: 1Criminal trespass: 2Harassment through...
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New donor-funded professorship in public interest created at UIC Law
The Lucy Sprague Public Service Award on the UIC Law Donor Wall. The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law announces the creation of the first fully endowed professorship at the law school....
View Article2023 Technology and Innovation Report outlines UIC’s achievements and...
Dear faculty and staff, We are pleased to share the 2023 Chief Information Officer Technology and Innovation Report from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation. This report highlights our...
View ArticleOffice of Access and Equity on new Title IX regulations
Dear faculty, staff and students: The U.S. Department of Education issued new Title IX regulations on April 19, 2024. The UIC Office for Access and Equity is convening a task force to evaluate the new...
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