Summer 2024 U-PASS
Dear UIC students, faculty and staff: The Summer 2024 CTA U-PASS program will be similar to the spring semester. The current opt-in or opt-out status of students eligible for the U-PASS will carry over...
View ArticleHow does the brain process complex smells?
The world around us — even mundane, everyday scenes — contains more sensory information than our brains can interpret all at once. So how do our sensory systems keep us from becoming overwhelmed? New...
View ArticleTaylor Street and Roosevelt Road roadwork
Dear students, faculty and staff, In the coming weeks and months, minor traffic disruptions are expected as roadwork improvements are made along Taylor Street and Roosevelt Road near the UIC campus....
View ArticleUIC Alumni Association celebrates excellence
Greg Cameron, MPA ’87; Garth Walker, MD ’14; Michael Barrows, DDS ’73, Advanced Certificate, Endodontics ’77, MS ’81; and Georges C. Benjamin MD ’78. Front: Erika Sánchez, BA ’06, and Eui Geum Oh, PhD...
View ArticleBenefit Choice enrollment
The State Department of Central Management Services has announced that the Fiscal Year 2025 Benefit Choice enrollment period will begin May 1 and end May 31. View the FY 2025 Benefit Choice Enrollment...
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 April 22-28 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 3Aggravated battery: 1Domestic battery: 1Leaving the scene of a property...
View ArticleInspiring Grad: Haley Dahl
Haley Dahl graduates May 4 with a bachelor’s degree in civil, materials and environmental engineering. (Photos: Martin Hernandez/University of Illinois Chicago) Haley Dahl’s love of nature blossomed...
View ArticleInspiring Grad: Haeyoon Chung
Haeyoon Chung (Photos courtesy of Haeyoon Chung) A conversation with a student during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic set the course for Haeyoon Chung’s doctoral research. Chung had just...
View ArticleInspiring Grad: Thomas Morris
Thomas Morris returned to school after 25 years of working in IT to earn a master’s degree in social work. He’ll graduate on May 3. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Thomas Morris has worked in IT for more...
View ArticleInspiring Grad: Hyun Kim
UIC senior Hyun Kim is excited for graduation day, not only because of the hard work he has put in these last four years but also because it puts him on a path to achieving his dream of helping others...
View ArticleInspiring Grad: Eyzel Torres-Vicencio
Eyzel Torres-Vicencio. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) Eyzel Torres-Vicencio was in elementary school when she started serving as an interpreter for her parents, both immigrants, at doctor’s...
View ArticleFaculty-Administrator Leadership Program: Call for nominations and applications
Dear faculty, The call for nominations and applications for the Faculty-Administrator Leadership Program is now available. The application and nomination form, along with more details regarding the...
View ArticleDavid Eddington named Graduate College dean
Dear faculty, staff and students, I am pleased to announce that following an internal search, David Eddington has been named dean of the University of Illinois Chicago Graduate College, effective July...
View ArticleUIC celebrates commencement May 1-5
More than 6,000 degrees will be awarded to eligible undergraduate, graduate and professional students during University of Illinois Chicago commencement ceremonies May 1-5. Chicago’s largest public...
View ArticleVice chancellor for finance
Dear students, faculty, and staff, With great pleasure, I write to announce that following a national search, Matthew Fajack, most recently vice president for finance and operations and university...
View ArticleMeet 5 inspiring UIC graduates
Meet five inspiring UIC graduates who are ready to make an impact: (from left) Haley Dahl, Hyun Kim, Thomas Morris, Eyzel Torres-Vicencio and Haeyoon Chung. Almost 6,000 degrees will be awarded during...
View ArticleDozens of nursing students take the plunge in graduation tradition
In all, 85 bachelor’s degree nursing students participated in the graduation pool jump April 26. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) At the UIC Sport and Fitness Center April 26, dozens of nursing students...
View ArticleLAS career development office honored for innovative practices to support...
Liz Herrera, director of the liberal arts and sciences career development office. (Photo: Katie Klema/UIC) The Career Development and Internships Office of the University of Illinois Chicago’s College...
View ArticleSchedule of approved holidays for fiscal year 2025
Dear colleagues, The Schedule of Approved Holidays for Fiscal Year 2025 is now online. Dec. 24, 30 and 31 have been designated by President Timothy Killeen and the university chancellors as gift days....
View ArticleStudents can get reduced Metra fares with U-PASS+
Dear UIC students, faculty and staff, University of Illinois Chicago and Metra are proud to announce the launch of a new pilot program, U-PASS+, which will offer reduced Metra fares to UIC students....
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