Science Sparks

Dive into short stories about UIC’s innovative research and brilliant minds, and how UIC creates reasons for hope by solving the world’s most pressing problems.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker looks on as UIC’s Iván Arenas speaks at a press conference about reducing the racial gap in homelessness in the state.

Pritzker cites UIC report in plan to reduce racial gap in homelessness

Illinois’ Black residents are eight times more likely to be homeless than white residents, according to the report

Genetic link between adolescent drinking and adult anxiety may offer therapy target

The enzyme could help break the link between early drinking and anxiety

Six students stand outside in front of a tree

Students design a more inclusive EEG system

The most commonly used EEG system does not work well on many culturally Black hairstyles

A street sign with a word in Ukrainian that is shot through with bullet holes lies on the ground.

Calculating the environmental cost of war

Researchers estimate the war in Ukraine has caused $56.4 billion in environmental damages

Grant will help high-achieving, low-income engineering students at UIC

The grant will fund scholarships for 51 full-time students

‘Double-edged’ transcription factor affects flu response

A genetic transcription factor involved in lung cancer and pneumonia also mediates the body’s response to influenza

UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction technique

Discovery could improve many industrial processes