All Entries by Brian Flood
January 18, 2013
Celebrate Black History Month at UICBlack History Month program commemorates the culture and contributions of Africans and African Americans.
January 17, 2013
Report details police corruption in ChicagoChicago police corruption is enabled by a “blue code of silence,” researchers say.
January 17, 2013
New book documents Latina girls, sexualityA UIC sociologist studies young Latinas’ sexual experiences and how they learn about “safe” sex.
January 8, 2013
UIC poet wins national literary fellowshipUIC poet Roger Reeves, awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, is working on a collection of sonnets concerning the emotional and intellectual legacy of lynching.
January 8, 2013
City’s Hispanics live farther from natureChicago’s Hispanic neighborhoods have less access to nature and its benefits, UIC researchers say.
December 21, 2012
UIC poet awarded NEA fellowshipRoger Reeves is one of 40 winners nationwide awarded an NEA creative writing grant for outstanding poets.
December 12, 2012
Hispanic neighborhoods less greenResidents of the city’s Hispanic neighborhoods live farther from nature, a UIC study finds.
December 7, 2012
Deaths: James Searing, ‘tireless advocate’ for studentsJames Searing, a longtime professor, former department chair and scholar of African history, died unexpectedly at his home in Oak Park.
December 3, 2012
Teachers’ union president Karen Lewis to speak at UIC WednesdayChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will present her outlook on the city’s education system as she presents the final installment of UIC’s Future of Chicago lecture series
November 28, 2012
Analyzing ‘prison nation’ impact on black womenBlack women in poor neighborhoods have faced increasing violence because public policy has focused on unconditional punishment, not prevention, according to a new book by public policy expert Beth Richie.