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UIC student Jaqueza Thomas, Student Center East.

Meet the UIC student changing lives in his community

Watch how college senior Jaqueza Thomas builds opportunities for young people across Chicago.

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UIC-led monarch conservation effort surpasses 100 partners

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

Historical photo showing Hull-House students drawing in a garden.

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

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

A mean with black hair, a black beard and black glasses smiles while looking at the camera. A red welcome sign is blurred in the background.

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. 

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    Meet the UIC student changing lives in his community

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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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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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UIC Pop-Pop Pantry shelves.

Newly named Flames Food Pantry plans expansion

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

read more Newly named Flames Food Pantry plans expansion

Launch of Google AI for Education Accelerator Program

Faculty, staff and students can opt in for free.

read more Launch of Google AI for Education Accelerator Program

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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