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...
View Article2024 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...
View ArticleEnd 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...
View ArticlePritzker 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...
View ArticleHistorian 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...
View ArticleUIC 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....
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticlePhoto 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleAnnette 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...
View Article3 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...
View ArticleSave 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleUIC 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...
View ArticleInternational 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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