All Entries by Brian Flood
February 4, 2013
Peace laureate, politician discuss human rightsNobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and Cook County commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia speak at a Social Justice Initiative event Feb. 7.
January 31, 2013
Gender historian receives book prizeJohn D’Emilio’s retrospective on historian Allan Bérubé honored by American Historical Association
January 22, 2013
Police corruption due to ‘blue code of silence’Police corruption in Chicago survives due to indifference from internal and external leadership, says a report by UIC researchers.
January 22, 2013
Celebrate Black History Month with art, politicsUIC celebrates Black History Month in February with poetry, music, basketball, art, literature and politics.
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.