Nursing faculty member to be inducted into National Academy of School Nursing
Catherine Yonkaitis UIC College of Nursing Clinical Associate Professor Catherine Yonkaitis will be inducted into the National Academy of School Nursing June 28 during the annual conference of the...
View ArticleAnne Fink named head of biobehavioral nursing science
Anne Fink UIC College of Nursing Associate Professor Anne Fink was named head of the biobehavioral nursing science department following a national search. Her appointment will take effect Aug. 16,...
View ArticleUIC School of Design appoints new director
Anne Berry. (Photo: Stuart Meade) The School of Design at the University of Illinois Chicago has appointed Anne Berry as its new director. A practicing designer, writer and educator, Berry has...
View ArticleUIC students win prestigious awards to study language abroad
Alicia Ribeiro, a University of Illinois Chicago undergraduate student, will live in Busan, South Korea, this summer thanks to the U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship she earned to...
View ArticleAs racial diversity and income rise, civilian injuries by police fall
An analysis of civilian injuries resulting from interactions with police in Illinois found that residents of all races and ethnicities are more likely to sustain injuries if they live in economically...
View ArticleNew method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste
Associate Professor Meenesh Singh, right, and postdoctoral researcher Rohit Chauhan work in Singh’s laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/ UIC) University of...
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 May 20-26 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 5Aggravated battery: 2Battery: 2Possession of controlled substance: 1Serve...
View ArticleCampus Housing student leaders recognized for service
Campus Housing student leaders Jasmine Harvey (from left), Juan Chiu, Ethan Cruz and Juanita Parra Amaya attend the NACURH Conference 2024 in New Mexico. (Photo: Jasmine Harvey) UIC Campus Housing...
View ArticleChancellor’s Committee on Status of Latinos awards students, employees
CCSL Recognition Award recipients and Hilda Lopez-Arce Scholarship awardees, from left, Jodi Aguilar, Paulina Sequeda Malave, Paula Melissa Hernández, Monical Padilla, Dayane Padilla and Vanesa...
View ArticleUIC celebrates Pride Month
UIC will host this year’s Pride Picnic June 11 outside the Behavioral Sciences Building. (Photos: Jenny Fontaine/University of Illinois Chicago) The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Lesbian,...
View ArticleProtection of Minors Policy
Dear UIC students, faculty and staff, The University of Illinois Chicago reaffirms its commitment to providing a safe environment for minors who are participating in UIC programs both on and off campus...
View ArticleNewest falcon brood debuts at UIC
UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda holds one of four recently born peregrine falcon chicks. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/ UIC) .stk-e25c82e{height:21px !important} Since her arrival at the University of...
View ArticleUIC part of groundbreaking sickle-cell study
In December 2023, when the FDA approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease for some patients, it marked a major step for medical research. Now the final results from the clinical trial...
View ArticleBlack drivers stopped by police more than ticketed by speed cameras in Chicago
Black drivers in Chicago are stopped by police officers at higher rates than they are ticketed by automated speed cameras, according to new research. They also were stopped by police at a...
View ArticleNew UIC Brothers Teaching initiative aims to diversify pool of teachers
Decoteau Irby talks about the new Brothers Teaching initiative with educators, business and nonprofit leaders and financial supporters May 22. Irby, associate professor of educational policy studies...
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 May 27-June 2 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 6Battery: 1Disorderly conduct: 1Deceptive practices: 1Criminal damage:...
View ArticleUIC professors get funding to research abortion access
Kim Ricardo from UIC Law and Claire Laurier Decoteau from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have received nearly $250,000 in grant money to fund their interdisciplinary project, Abortion on the...
View ArticleAlumna’s $10M gift will seed nursing anesthesia program
Christine Schwartz (Photo: Mark Mershon/UIC College of Nursing) Early in Eileen Collins’ tenure as dean of UIC’s College of Nursing, she explored ways to collaborate with the University of Illinois...
View ArticleUIC historian named National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez (Photo: UIC Department of History) Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez, UIC assistant professor of history, is a recipient of the prestigious 2024 National Academy of Education/Spencer...
View ArticleRadical arguments for veganism may appeal to Black populations
Black women are more likely than white men to consider animal rights, anti-racism and environmental protection as convincing reasons to embrace veganism, according to new research from the University...
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