Associate vice chancellor for human resources named
Dear campus community, Our ability to recruit world-class talent to advance our mission is essential to our ongoing success. To that end, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Gladys Lopez as...
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 June 3-9 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 2Battery: 1Aggravated battery: 2Leaving the scene/property damage accident: 1...
View ArticlePride Picnic, UIC 2024
#foogallery-gallery-164718 .fg-image { width: 320px; } Pride Picnic at UIC 2024. Photo by Jenny Fontaine.Pride Picnic at UIC 2024. Photo by Jenny Fontaine.Pride Picnic at UIC 2024. Photo by Jenny...
View ArticleWood and Taylor streets sidewalk closures June 18-21
Dear students, faculty and staff, Taylor Street and Wood Street sidewalks adjacent to the University of Illinois Hospital Welcome Atrium will be closed to pedestrians from 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, to 3...
View ArticleFaculty awardees named for 2024-25 free, open textbook incentive program
Dear students, faculty and staff, The Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the University Library announce the awardees for 2024-25 Open Textbook Faculty Incentive...
View ArticleJune 19-23 Fillmore Street partial and full closure information
Dear students, faculty and staff, To facilitate the removal of an MRI machine from the Outpatient Care Center this weekend, an intermittent traffic disruption on Fillmore Street will occur June 19-23....
View ArticleUIC Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy
Dear incoming UIC students, faculty and staff: In accordance with federal guidelines, we provide the following information each semester to inform new students and employees about the UIC Alcohol and...
View ArticleFaculty Awards ceremony set for Feb. 6, 2025
Dear campus community, On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, we will recognize and celebrate outstanding faculty achievements with a special event, the 2024-25 Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception. We kindly ask...
View ArticleBedford Falls Foundation gives $2.1M to UIC College of Nursing
William “Bill” Conway Jr. began the Bedford Falls Foundation, which has gifted the UIC College of Nursing $2.1 million. (Photo: Bill Conway Jr.) Student success is the aim of a $2.1 million gift to...
View ArticleMyths about intermittent fasting, debunked
Listen to story summary In a new article, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago debunk four common myths about the safety of intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting has become an...
View ArticleDocumenting the history of Chicago hip-hop
Robert Difazio, left, and Brent Talbot of the UIC music department will lead the Chicago Hip Hop History Project. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Listen to story summary The story of Chicago hip-hop — its...
View ArticleEnlisting dads to help improve Black girls’ reproductive health
Listen to story summary The statistics are stark: Nationally, 1 in 4 Black girls between the ages of 14 and 19 will acquire a sexually transmitted infection. In Chicago, STI rates among Black girls...
View ArticleWGN installs WeatherBug camera on UIC campus
WGN has installed a WeatherBug camera at UIC, atop University Hall. (Photo: Kealan Burke/AEM) A new partnership between the UIC Strategic Marketing and Communications and WGN, one of Chicago’s top...
View ArticleKey signal for activating beige fat holds promise for obesity prevention
University of Illinois Chicago scientists have identified a cellular pathway that changes the most common type of fat, which stores energy, into a less common type, which burns energy. The finding...
View ArticleExploring letterform design through LEGO, the printing press
For decades, LEGO bricks have let people build whatever strikes their imagination, from dinosaurs to spaceships to cityscapes and beyond. In a University of Illinois Chicago classroom, the School of...
View ArticleJoin Chancellor Miranda for ice cream social
Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda poses for a selfie with others at the 2023 Ice Cream Social. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Cool off with a sweet treat at the second annual Ice Cream Social with Chancellor...
View ArticleGallery 400 exhibit ‘The Mask of Prosperity’ explores the deeper meaning of...
Denny Mwaura, UIC Gallery 400 assistant director and curator of “The Mask of Prosperity.” (Photo: Anna Dworzecka/UIC) As curator for Gallery 400’s group exhibition, “The Mask of Prosperity,” Denny...
View ArticleBreak Through Tech Chicago expands with semester-long consultancy
The Chicago Tech Circle team in the Fitch Group offices in Chicago. Left to right: Break Through Tech Chicago Director Amita Shetty and UIC students Fernanda Villalpando, Julieta Trejo, Falak Jamal,...
View ArticleNew collaborative international research and development grant program
The University of Illinois System and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan are seeking joint research projects in the areas of next-generation semiconductor (+quantum), AI and data for human...
View ArticleLibrary closed on July 11
Dear students, faculty and staff, UIC University Library buildings including the Richard J. Daley Library and the Health Sciences libraries in Chicago, Peoria and Rockford will be closed on Thurs.,...
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