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Genetic link between adolescent drinking and adult anxiety may offer therapy...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have confirmed that drinking alcohol as an adolescent is tied to having anxiety as an adult. What’s more, the genetic link between the two could have...

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2024 Awards for Creative Activity

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that a set of outstanding projects has been selected to receive funding through the third round of the UIC Awards for Creative Activity Program by a review...

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End of semester wishes

Dear campus community, As the academic year draws to a close, I am filled with gratitude and admiration for all the ways that we deliver on our mission to provide the broadest access to the highest...

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Pritzker cites UIC report in plan to reduce racial gap in homelessness 

Illinois’ Black residents are eight times more likely to be homeless than white residents, according to a recent report from the University of Illinois Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker highlighted...

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Historian Barbara Ransby elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

Barbara Ransby speaks at the investiture of Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Distinguished UIC historian and activist Barbara Ransby has been elected to the American Academy...

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UIC researchers advance technologies to power unmanned vehicles  

UIC College of Engineering Assistant Professor Pranav Bhounsule, left, and student Subramanian Ramasamy. (Photo: Jim Young/UIC Engineering) A new $6 million collaborative agreement between the U.S....

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UIC biochemistry major named Goldwater scholar  

Four years ago, when Puranjay “Jay” Gupta was a junior in high school, he walked into a lab for the first time, at the University of Illinois Chicago campus in Rockford. Immediately, he remembers, he...

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UIC softball team dedicates new clubhouse

Photos: Steve Woltmann UIC Athletics celebrated the dedication of the Sandra M. Wichelecki and Suzanne M. Dukes UIC Flames Softball Clubhouse on April 27. In November, Wichelecki, a 1983 graduate and...

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Police report

UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 April 19-May 5 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 1Aggravated battery: 2Battery: 1Leaving the scene of a property damage...

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New online talk series: UIC’s Voice on Technology & Innovation

Dear students, faculty and staff: Join the conversation on technology with UIC’s Voice on Technology & Innovation talk series, an online discussion moderated by UIC’s chief information officer...

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Photo gallery: Spring 2024 Commencement

Thousands of students marked a milestone in their educations May 1-5, as their families, friends and professors saw them walk the stage to accept the degrees they worked toward at UIC. The university...

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UIC extends partnership with Chicago Baseball and Educational Academy

Curtis Granderson Stadium, home of UIC’s baseball program, also hosts Chicago youth baseball programs during the summer. (Photo: AJ Schraffenberger) The UIC Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and...

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UIC alumnus named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Wasan Kumar, a 2021 University of Illinois Chicago graduate, has been named a 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, joining a select group of students from around the world who will receive up to three years...

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Annette Wright to serve as interim dean of students

Dear colleagues: Fred McCall is leaving his position as executive associate vice chancellor for student engagement and dean of students at University of Illinois Chicago to serve as vice president and...

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3 faculty receive Undergraduate Student Government award for open educational...

Dear students, faculty and staff: The high cost of textbooks and other educational media is a significant barrier to students completing their coursework and earning their degrees. That’s why a...

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Save the date: U of I System symposium on literacy and democracy

Mark your calendar for Aug. 20-21, 2024, to join the University of Illinois System in a celebration of scholarship and the role of education in our democracy in a symposium at the University of...

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UIC Specialized Care for Children division earns Case Management Accreditation

The University of Illinois Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children has earned Case Management Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for its commitment to providing...

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UIC Library faculty win scholarly publishing awards

Anne Armstrong Will Midgley Kavita Mundle UIC Library faculty members Anne Armstrong, Will Midgley and Kavita Mundle have been named the first- and second-place winners of the Illinois Association of...

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UIC Athletics celebrates successes in competition, classroom and community

UIC Athletics celebrates student-athletes and coaches during the SPARKYS gala April 22 at the Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum. Photos: Steve Woltmann UIC Athletics celebrated its successes on the fields...

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International travel safety enrollment reminder

Dear UIC campus community, This summer is a perfect time to remind all UIC faculty, staff and students about traveling safely and the need to report international travel authorized or funded by the...

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