All Entries by Brian Flood

Saru Jayaraman

February 28, 2013

Food-industry labor activist speaks March 5

Saru Jayaraman will talk about wage theft, work conditions and food safety.

Glass of alcohol and math equations

February 26, 2013

Does drinking make you sharper?

For some tasks, like creative problem-solving, non-directed thinking is more effective.

Leon Fink

February 19, 2013

Expanding the study of labor history

“Research is a poor man’s way to travel, both figuratively and literally,” says historian Leon Fink.

Rachel Havrelock

February 19, 2013

Crossing borders, religious and political

Biblical scholar Rachel Havrelock does not shy away from controversial subjects, scholarly or cultural.

Donna Brazile

February 15, 2013

Political strategist Donna Brazile keynotes Black History Month at UIC

Feb. 19 campus talk features first African-American woman to manage a presidential campaign.

February 14, 2013

UIC’s 23rd annual Blues Cabaret Feb. 22

Chicago-based Mississippi Heat, led by harmonica virtuoso Pierre Lacocque, headlines the evening.

Roger Weissberg

February 12, 2013

Scholar named to National Academy of Education

Roger Weissberg, expert on social and emotional learning, is among 12 elected to prestigious group.

Janet Richmond

February 12, 2013

Breaking ground

In the field of cell biology, Janet Richmond is a groundbreaker.

beer bottles lined up

February 11, 2013

Drinking may improve ability to detect changes

Moderate intoxication may help you spot small differences, UIC researchers report.

February 8, 2013

Social activist nun to speak at UIC

Religious leader, attorney and poet Sister Simone Campbell presents a talk

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