All Entries by Hillary Bird

Students sitting in the quad during a summer day.

June 9, 2025

Walk through UIC’s architectural history

UIC is one of five campus tours offered by the Chicago Architecture Center.

Psychotherapy session, woman talking to his psychologist in the studio

June 2, 2025

UIC seeing results of multiyear investment in mental health resources

How the first two years of investment have expanded mental health support for students

Psychotherapy session, woman talking to his psychologist in the studio

June 2, 2025

UIC community trains to give mental health first aid

UIC’s Wellness Center has trained nearly 500 staff, faculty and students to help a person in a mental health crisis.

A long desk at the UIC Counseling Center holds flags and certifications. The reception desk is surrounded by a tall plexiglass panel.

June 2, 2025

Counseling Center strengthens impact with more staff, restructure

More staff and crisis counselors to meet the needs of students

Isaias Ponpa wears a red shirt and stands in near his office door on UIC's campus. The door has signs encouraging students to remember mental health techniques over the summer.

June 2, 2025

Grad students embed in colleges to improve student mental health

The program in the Jane Addams College of Social Work brings more mental health resources directly to UIC students

A woman stands in front of a tree on UIC's campus wearing a Hawaiian dress and graduation gown and holding a mortar board.

May 5, 2025

Inspiring grad: Kekulalani J. Keauli’i

Kekulalani Keauli’i created the Pacific Islander Think Tank as a student at UIC.

April 28, 2025

Top 10 innovations from UIC researchers

From the first infant incubator to designing election ballots, UIC researchers have left their legacy

A man in a light blue shirt sits in a university office with walls covered in a child's artwork.

April 21, 2025

Danny Bernard Martin: Exploring what it means to learn math while Black

Professor named 2024-25 Distinguished Researcher in Social Sciences

A woman smiles while sitting at a computer in a cafe.

April 21, 2025

Uchechi Mitchell: Detecting if racial inequities make people age faster

Associate professor named 2024-25 Rising Star in Social Sciences

An NCAA-branded Wilson basketball sits on a floor with a grey background.

April 18, 2025

Study: Twitter community clapped back at racist, sexist posts

Researchers found online commenters pushed back when actions to two NCAA players — one white, one Black — varied widely.

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