Virtual Town Hall for Students, Faculty and Staff uicmedia 2022-01-20 | Virtual Town Hall for Students, Faculty and Staff Wednesday, January 19, 2022Timecodes0:00 - Intro0:17:00 - How do we know it’s safe to return to campus? 0:52:29 - Will hybrid or fully remote options for classes be available this semester? 0:47:26 - What about hybrid work options for staff? 0:19:00 - Why is there no physical distancing in classrooms?0:27:20 - Why are the isolation and quarantine guidance for UIC different from the CDC? 0:20:29 - Will UIC accept a PCR or antigen test within 72 hours (before or after) returning to campus? 0:36:52 How will the medical/procedure and KN95 masks are distributed to the campus?
Solar-driven electrochemical synthesis of ammonia using nitrate with 11% solar-to-fuel efficiency uicmedia 2021-09-08 | Solar-driven electrochemical synthesis of ammonia using nitrate with 11% solar-to-fuel efficiency at ambient conditions.
Virtual Town Hall for Deans, Directors and Department Heads uicmedia 2021-08-20 | Virtual Town Hall for Deans, Directors, and Department HeadsWednesday, August 18, 202110:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Strategic Priorities Refresh Virtual Town Hall uicmedia 2021-05-27 | Strategic Priorities Refresh Virtual Town Hall
Virtual Town Hall for Faculty & Staff uicmedia 2020-08-18 | Panelists provide updates and answers to your questions related to UIC’s Circle Back to Campus Plan for fall 2020.
Virtual Town Hall for Students Return to Campus | Thursday, August 6, 2020 uicmedia 2020-08-11 | University leadership provide updates and answer questions about UIC's Circle back to Campus plan for fall 2020.
Career tips for the Class of 2020 uicmedia 2020-05-20 | UIC career advisers share advice for recent grads as they look for jobs.
To the graduating Class of 2020... uicmedia 2020-05-05 | A message to 2020 graduates from the UIC community.
El trabajo importante continúa en la UIC uicmedia 2020-04-24 | Nombrado la universidad de mejor valor en Illinois por el Wall Street Journal, el trabajo importante continúa en la UIC. Ven a ver por ti mismo. Visita UIC.edu
El trabajo importante continúa en la UIC uicmedia 2020-04-24 | Nombrado la universidad de mejor valor en Illinois por el Wall Street Journal, el trabajo importante continúa en la UIC. Ven a ver por ti mismo. Visita UIC.edu
UIC students offer advice on staying strong through this pandemic uicmedia 2020-04-24 | Students share tips and advice on keeping positive and motivated at home.
UICs important work continues uicmedia 2020-04-23 | Named Illinois' Best Value University by the Wall Street Journal, UIC's important work continues...come see for yourself. Visit UIC.edu
UICs important work continues uicmedia 2020-04-23 | Named Illinois' Best Value University by the Wall Street Journal, UIC's important work continues...come see for yourself. Visit UIC.edu
A message to our front lines at UI Health uicmedia 2020-04-08 | Members of the University of Illinois at Chicago community offer messages of thanks and encouragement to those on the front lines at UI Health.To see everyone's full message visit: youtu.be/f5Pm5SX6PL4
A message to our front lines at UI Health uicmedia 2020-04-08 | Members of the University of Illinois at Chicago community offer messages of thanks and encouragement to those on the front lines at UI Health.To see everyone's full message visit: youtu.be/f5Pm5SX6PL4
UIC faculty offer words of encouragement to students uicmedia 2020-03-31 | UIC faculty offer words of encouragement to students before courses resume online
UI Healths Craniofacial Center develops N95 mask prototype uicmedia 2020-03-31 | The Craniofacial Center has turned its creative focus toward developing PPE, specifically N95 masks.
Inspiring Grads: Andrea Gurga, Applied Health Sciences 19 uicmedia 2019-12-10 | Inspiring Grads: Andrea Gurga, Occupational Therapy '19. Read more here: https://today.uic.edu/inspiring-grads-andrea-gurga
Inspiring Grad: Karla Solis, LAS 19 uicmedia 2019-12-10 | Inspiring Grad: Karla Solis, Latin American and Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies '19. https://today.uic.edu/inspiring-grads-karla-solis
Inspiring Grad: Jason Baksas, Nursing 19 uicmedia 2019-12-10 | Inspiring Grad: Jason Baksas, Nursing '19. Read more here: https://today.uic.edu/inspiring-grads-jason-baksas
Pop-Up Food Pantry at the UIC Wellness Center uicmedia 2019-11-27 | Director of the Wellness Center Carol Peterson asks people to be mindful of others in need during this holiday season.
Aylin Ornelas talks about her work with Dr. Darbar uicmedia 2019-11-27 | Aylin Ornelas, biological sciences '21, talks about her opportunity to be first author on a research paper published in JAMA.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo holds master class for UIC Theater students uicmedia 2019-11-19 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo holds master class for UIC Theater students
Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs during a master class for UIC Theater students uicmedia 2019-11-19 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs during a master class for UIC Theater students
Global Asian Studies 230 uicmedia 2019-11-11 | Global Asian Studies professor Anna Guevarra takes students out of the classroom and into the kitchen to understand the politics of Asian cuisine.
UI Health Halloween Party 2019 uicmedia 2019-10-31 | Children’s Hospital University of Illinois staff dresses up to celebrate Halloween with a trick-or-treat parade for patients and families.
Welcome to the Academic and Residential Complex at UIC uicmedia 2019-07-19 | Students and faculty discuss the new Academic and Residential Complex at the University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC. The university and American Campus Communities partnered to build the 146,000-square-foot, 10 story residential facility which will hold 548 beds as well as 51,000 square feet of academic space, including seven classrooms. A ribbon cutting was held July 18.
MLB All-Star reflects on time UIC uicmedia 2019-07-17 | Curtis Granderson is a wildly popular UIC alumnus who has forged a career in the grinding, competitive field of Major League Baseball. He’s a 2003 graduate of the College of Business Administration and current outfielder for the Miami Marlins. Granderson returned to the UIC campus to host his Grand Kids Academy All-Star Camp July 10 at the state-of-the-art stadium that bears his name. The daylong event gets city kids moving and learning about the value of sports, teamwork, healthy foods and going to college.
UIC Motorsports students build the future uicmedia 2019-05-06 | The UIC Motorsports team is made up of student members of the Society of Automotive Engineers. They build a few different types of cars, including Formula and Baja cars that compete in races nationally. Students in UIC Motorsports gain valuable experience working as a team and solving problems, and they are in demand by local companies looking to hire.
Eating habits of different racial groups affect the environment differently uicmedia 2019-03-27 | White individuals disproportionately affect the environment through their eating habits, which include the consumption of foods that require more water and release more greenhouse gases through their production compared to Black and Latinx individuals, according to a new report published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology. The report, co-authored by Joe Bozeman, a graduate student in the University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, takes an in-depth look at what different demographic populations eat, how much greenhouse gas those foods are responsible for, and how much land and water they require.
Future physicians meet their match uicmedia 2019-03-20 | At 11 a.m. on Match Day, members of UIC’s College of Medicine Class of 2019 celebrated together after learning where they will train for the next three to seven years. At UIC, 178 fourth-year medical students matched with residency programs, and the top specialties were internal medicine, emergency medicine and pediatrics. About 42 percent of UIC students will stay in Illinois, and the top placements were UIC (13 percent), University of Chicago and Loyola
Delaying Ice/Frost Formation Using Phase-Switching Liquids uicmedia 2019-03-18 | Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering describe for the first time in the journal Advanced Materials several unique properties of materials known as phase-switching liquids, or PSLs, that hold promise as next-generation anti-icing materials. PSLs can delay ice and frost formation up to 300 times longer than state-of-the-art coatings being developed in laboratories. Their findings are published in the journal Advanced Materials. Delaying Ice and Frost Formation Using Phase‐Switching Liquidsonlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201807812Video by Rukmava Chatterjee.
T. rex bones come to UIC for scanning uicmedia 2019-02-25 | The University of Illinois Hospital received a very special ‘patient’ last week. Several bones from the world famous Tyrannosaurus rex, SUE, whose home is the Field Museum, arrived at the hospital’s Outpatient Care Clinic on February 19. The bones were destined for a CT scan that researchers hope will reveal the cause of some strange deformations that have remained a mystery for decades.
Another Jordan becoming Chicago hardwood hero uicmedia 2019-02-25 | UIC Flames forward Jordan Blount grew up in Cork, Ireland, where basketball is the third most popular sport. Since arriving at UIC, he’s learned well the challenges and demands of a Division I collegiate athlete. Now, as a junior averaging just about nine points and five rebounds per game, he understands better than most how complicated it can be to become an NBA-ready prospect.
UIC Involvement Fair showcases opportunities for students uicmedia 2019-02-05 | UIC's annual Winter Involvement Fair features hundreds of campus organizations, departments and more for students to explore and find ways to get involved on campus. Involvement Fairs are hosted each fall and spring semester by the Center for Student Involvement.
Setting up engineering students for success uicmedia 2019-01-07 | All freshmen in the College of Engineering participate in the Freshman Engineering Success Program (FESP). The program helps students to start identifying as engineers early by learning more about their discipline and get used to working as a team to solve problems – a cornerstone of engineering practice. Throughout the year, students participate in at least two general sessions, two team-based mini-projects, and are introduced to the wide array of resources at UIC to help them achieve academic success. Additional support comes from required tutoring sessions with by undergraduate engineering. A guaranteed paid internship is also part of the FESP program.
Hospital throws holiday party for young patients uicmedia 2018-11-29 | More than 300 people — kids with cancer or sickle cell disease and their families — celebrated the holidays at UIC Nov. 17. The event, which was hosted by the pediatric hematology/oncology department of the Children’s Hospital University of Illinois, included a Thanksgiving-inspired meal, holiday crafts, dancing and a gift exchange.
CPS Chief Janice Jackson on UIC: ‘Amazing experience. I made the right choice.’ uicmedia 2018-11-19 | Dr. Janice K. Jackson has been involved in the Chicago Public Schools her entire life. Dr. Jackson has served as a principal, network chief, the chief education officer and now as chief executive officer for CPS, the 3rd largest school district in the country.
Trick-or-treating with UI Health uicmedia 2018-11-07 | Joined by hospital leaders, doctors, nurses and staff, the Children’s Hospital University of Illinois celebrated Halloween with a special party for pediatric and NICU patients and families, including a trick-or-treating parade, costume contest, face painting and crafts, like pumpkin decorating.
2018 Alumni Awards uicmedia 2018-10-30 | 2018 Alumni AwardsEach year, UIC and Chancellor Michael Amiridis honor alumni for the remarkable success they have achieved in their lives and work. Distinguished Service AwardFruman Jacobson, BA ’70, and Marian JacobsonCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement AwardKathleen A. Knafl, PhD ’77College of Liberal Arts and SciencesProfessor Emerita, College of Nursing Patrick Magoon, MUPP ’79College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs Humanitarian AwardHorace E. Smith, MD ’75College of Medicine
UIC 2018-19 theater season offers contemporary takes of classic plays uicmedia 2018-09-20 | In "Electricidad," MacArthur award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro brings Sophocles' "Electra" to the modern, gang-controlled streets of East LA. The UIC performance is directed by Marcela Muñoz, co-artistic director and managing director of Chicago's Aguijón Theater.
All-Star advice at baseball clinic uicmedia 2018-07-27 | Curtis Granderson Stadium hosted a baseball academy for about 200 kids July 18, where the stadium’s namesake himself shared wisdom about fitness, nutrition and education.
Using EEG to help guide treatment uicmedia 2018-06-14 | Can a quick, simple in-office test help determine which treatment will work best for individual patients to treat anxiety or depression?
When political science meets medicine uicmedia 2018-05-22 | The Legislative Education and Advocacy Development course, or LEAD, is a two-week rotation designed to bring together different types of learners and teach the basics of the state legislative process, policy research and analysis, and preparing and presenting policy recommendations.
UICs Health Tech Jam uicmedia 2018-04-03 | The inaugural Health Tech Jam brought together nearly 40 students from the physical therapy and biomedical visualization programs in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences and issued a challenge: develop a technological solution to a common health care problem — and do it in just six hours.
Medical students meet their match uicmedia 2018-03-20 | UIC's fourth-year medical students find out their residency placements during the annual Match Day celebration March 18 at the UIC Forum.
