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UIC-led monarch conservation effort surpasses 100 partners

Voluntary conservation effort now spans 47 states and 1.3 million acres.

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Hull-House exhibition highlights settlement’s role in creating Chicago’s open spaces

“Perennial City: Experiments in Urban Gardening,” runs until December.

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UIC doctoral student: Listening leads to leadership

Brandon Barksdale explains how he developed new programs as president of the Jane Addams College of Social Work student government.

Alexa Tyszka handling plants in her lab.

Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later

UIC biologists show that fragile RNA can survive for decades in herbarium specimens. 

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering commencement on May 9, 2026. (Photo: Jim Young/UIC Engineering)

Photos: Spring 2026 commencement

More than 6,600 University of Illinois Chicago graduates earned their degrees at commencement ceremonies May 6-9.

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    UIC-led monarch conservation effort surpasses 100 partners

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    Hull-House exhibition highlights settlement’s role in creating Chicago’s open spaces

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    UIC doctoral student: Listening leads to leadership

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    Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later

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    Photos: Spring 2026 commencement

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Reminder: Summer 2026 U-PASS+ program

Full-time summer-semester students can add Metra Rail to their U-PASS. Here’s how.

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Newly named Flames Food Pantry plans expansion

Construction is currently underway for the Flames Food Pantry West in Student Center West.

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Protection of Minors Policy

UIC reaffirms its commitment to providing a safe environment for minors.

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  • "My Mother Mountain" exhibit at UIC Gallery 400
    • 05/29/2026 - 08/08/2026, 12:00 am
    • Gallery 400
  • College of Nursing Yoga
    • 06/09/2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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  • UIC Pride Picnic
    • 06/10/2026, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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    A new device measures BP on the go, without a cuff

    UIC researcher Benjamin Terrones-Sanchez is developing a wireless smartwatch to monitor blood pressure, without a cuff.

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    Clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs omit key populations

    A review of 71 clinical trials found that more than 90% of participants identified as white.

    read more Clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs omit key populations

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    New antibiotic attacks bacteria in never-before-seen way

    UIC scientists have discovered a new antibiotic to fight against drug-resistant superbugs.

    read more New antibiotic attacks bacteria in never-before-seen way