Inspiring grad: Kayla Pilgrim
Kayla Pilgrim. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) Just a few days before her 19th birthday, Kayla Pilgrim will have another reason to celebrate: She will be a proud UIC graduate. Listen to story summary...
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Gerardo Hernandez. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) When Gerardo Hernandez enrolled at UIC, he already was familiar with the university’s reputation for promoting health equity and student research....
View ArticleInspiring grad: Amy Vongonh
Amy Vongonh. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC) As a Chicago native, Amy Vongonh already was familiar with UIC when she enrolled. She’d visited on school field trips, and her parents encouraged her to...
View ArticleInspiring grads of fall 2024
Meet our inspiring grads for fall 2024. These four students — in the College of Nursing, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Applied Health Sciences — have made an impact in their...
View ArticleCelebrating commencement and a prosperous year ahead
Dear campus community, Perhaps the greatest joy of serving as chancellor is seeing our graduates cross the stage at commencement. This December, our 2,985 graduates bear testimony to the tangible and...
View ArticleGrenshaw Street Parking Structure construction starts Jan. 6
Dear students, faculty and staff, Last month, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a plan to design and construct the Grenshaw Street Parking Structure at UIC. The new facility will be...
View ArticlePreparing the next generation of HIV/AIDS caregivers to end the epidemic
The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center central office staff. (Photo: Monica Kass Rogers) For nearly four decades, physicians and scientists have fought the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Due to their...
View ArticleTake a look back at 2024 with these top UIC stories
Marie Lynn Miranda was officially invested as UIC’s 10th chancellor in April. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) From the Summer Olympics in Paris to the U.S. presidential election, a lot happened in 2024....
View ArticlePolice report
UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555Nonemergency: 312-996-2830TDD: 312-413-9323 Dec. 9-15 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICETheft: 4Aggravated battery: 1Domestic battery: 1Assault: 1Criminal damage:...
View ArticleTextbook adoption reminder
Dear colleagues, Registration began for the spring 2025 semester on Nov. 4. I encourage you to complete the adoption of your course materials to ensure they are available for students to acquire in...
View ArticleClass partners students with companies for sustainability certification
Left to right: Andrew Koralewski and Ki’Ayana Moore, UIC students, and Melissa Krchma, Bluedog’s director of workplace and digital empowerment, go over information. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Since...
View ArticleOVCAS 2024 holiday schedule
Dear students, faculty and staff, The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services provides essential services to the university community. It will remain open throughout the holiday...
View ArticleDecember 2024/January 2025 holiday schedule and gift days
Dear colleagues, Please view important information regarding the December/January holiday schedule and gift days. Sincerely, Gladys Lopez Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources For more...
View ArticleAntisemitism aimed at health care professionals has grown since 2023, study...
More than twice as many Jewish health care professionals reported antisemitic experiences after the events of Oct. 7, 2023 compared with before, a new study finds. The research, co-authored by UIC’s...
View ArticleSustaining Illinois seed grants available
Intended to foster collaboration among researchers across the Illinois Innovation Network, Sustaining Illinois seed grants require a lead PI and co-PI from two different Illinois Innovation Network...
View Article2024-25 Teaching Recognition Program winners
Dear faculty, The Teaching Recognition Program celebrates outstanding teaching at UIC and is a unique opportunity for faculty to showcase their dedication to education. Administered by faculty and...
View ArticleChristmas gift: Brother donates kidney to sister in transplant at UI Health
Dr. Stephen Bartlett, a transplant surgeon at UI Health, poses with Katie Moll and her brother, Philip “Lantz” Turner III. Turner is donating a kidney to his sister after a genetic kidney disease...
View ArticleRecent emergency response exercises to strengthen UIC’s emergency preparedness
Dear students, faculty and staff, On Dec. 17, the UIC Office of Preparedness and Response, in partnership with UIC Utilities and Energy Services, conducted an announced tabletop and functional exercise...
View ArticleExperiments verify high-pressure properties of materials used in many...
New experiments by UIC scientists could advance technologies that rely on materials with an unusual property called ferroelectricity. Ferroelectric materials can spontaneously polarize and stay...
View ArticleRegister for January professional development webinars
UIC Human Resource Organizational Development provides professional development opportunities through online instructor-led webinars. Register to attend webinars and virtual workshops facilitated by...
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