All Entries by Christy Levy
November 7, 2012
Deaths: Leane DostalerLeane Dostaler, 35, “a model teacher, trusted friend and integral part of the Tutorium in Intensive English,” died Oct. 24 after complications from surgery.
November 7, 2012
Highlight: Childhood roots of disparitiesNov. 7: University of Pittsburgh scholar Karen Matthews presents “Childhood Roots of Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in Adulthood.”
November 7, 2012
Lectures and conferencesRandy Blankenhorn, executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, speaks Nov. 16 in the “Future of Chicago” lecture series.
November 7, 2012
Special eventsBrazilian guitarist Paulinho Garcia performs Nov. 13 for the Tuesdays-at-One concert series.
November 2, 2012
Medical students bring free health screenings to PilsenShe’s not yet a doctor, but Anayatzy Franco is already helping people get healthier. Once a month, she joins about 50 other UIC medical students who volunteer at a neighborhood church, giving advice and providing free health screenings.
October 24, 2012
HighlightHarry Saunders, managing director, Decision Processes. Saunders will discuss the implications for sustainable economic development of the phenomenon known as the rebound effect.
October 24, 2012
Lectures and workshopsOct. 24: James Laski, former Chicago city clerk and alderman, speaks on “Corruption in Chicago” for the “Future of Chicago” lecture series.
October 24, 2012
Special eventsOct. 29-30: Dia de los Muertos communal altar installation, procession through campus.
October 24, 2012
Helping undergraduates succeedHow can UIC help its undergraduates excel? That’s the question administrators are asking through the UIC Student Success Plan initiative.
October 17, 2012
Special events“Commerce in Human Souls: The Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade,” an exhibit in the Daley Library, shows how the Atlantic slave trade shaped our contemporary world.