All Entries by Gary Wisby
December 5, 2012
Janet Smith knows the neighborhoodJanet Smith studies neighborhood change as co-director of UIC’s Voorhees Center.
November 28, 2012
Ben Whisenhunt gives CoD students a global perspectiveTake a history class from Ben Whisenhunt and you could end up in Russia.
November 7, 2012
Profile: Anne Shaeffer mixes passion for art, chocolateFor Anne Shaeffer, her chocolate business represents the perfect storm. “My love for chocolate, my love for art and my love for starting a business — I took all these passions of mine and merged them into one,” she says.
November 2, 2012
Carolyn Lullo helps people who have disabilities stay fit“I get to hear the voices of individuals who haven’t always had the opportunity to be heard”
October 24, 2012
James Cracraft details encounter between ‘two shining souls’Jane Addams thought so highly of Leo Tolstoy that she traveled all the way to Russia just to spend a few hours with him. Historian James Cracraft documents the story of their mutual admiration in his new book.
October 17, 2012
New course takes students to subarctic CanadaThe Northern Lights, beluga whales, permafrost — EaES400 is a course like no other.
October 17, 2012
Profile: anthropologist Caleb Kestle finds clues in animal bonesCaleb Kestle examines ancient animal bones — white-tailed deer, the smaller brocket deer, pig-like peccaries and the guinea pig-like agouti — to discover what it was like 400 to 600 years ago in southern Mexico.
August 8, 2012
Olympic wrestler praises Flames coach for pain and gainWhen Jake Herbert hits the wrestling mat Saturday for Team USA at the Olympic Games, UIC coach Nick Zostautas will be watching.
July 3, 2012
Falcon chick may be Rosie’s lastIt’s been an annual tradition since 1999: the banding of the falcon chicks born to Rosie, UIC’s resident peregrine, high on a ledge of University Hall. Last week’s banding may be the last one, though.
September 8, 2010
Yasen Peyankov says neon lights ARE bright on BroadwayYasen Peyankov is still on a high from his first steps on the Broadway stage, where he reprised his role in the Tracy Letts play “Superior Donuts.”