All Entries by Jenna Kurtzweil

October 12, 2026

UIC researchers quantify community engagement

Practices like including patients in decision making are critical to research partnerships but not usually measured.

Lilac small dumbbells in the hands of an elderly woman. Wrinkled hand of elderly senior person exercising with weights. Grandmother in a red tracksuit. Shallow depth of field.

October 5, 2026

Helping women with HIV build strength as they age

An $8.5 million federal grant will support efforts to combat pain and frailty.

Student writing quantum optics on a black board.

September 28, 2026

UIC joins Midwest quantum dream team 

Eight leading academic institutions comprise the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory.

Art On The Mart Exhibit, 2026.

September 14, 2026

UIC research shines bright in Art on the Mart

“Where data becomes light” will run Thursdays through Sundays from Sept. 10-Nov. 15.

Suellen Oliveira and Lizzy Villarreal in lab

September 2, 2026

Targeting two proteins to prevent pulmonary hypertension

UIC researchers identified two proteins associated with the life-threatening disease.

Dirk Morr headshot

August 27, 2026

UIC physicist cracks the code to create quantum images

Dirk Morr’s discovery was 20 years in the making.

Close up of hands with diabetes supplies and devices.

August 20, 2026

Intermittent fasting may help Type 1 diabetics control their blood sugar levels 

It’s safe, too, UIC research suggests.

August 18, 2026

There’s no place like Chicago for a one-of-a-kind microscope

UIC’s newest instrument takes atomic-scale pictures of superconductors.

Bo Zhou and Pual Carlier in the lab

August 3, 2026

UIC researchers develop new drug to attack an enduring killer

The “irresistible” innovation defeats malaria in a single dose.

Kacey Suvada posing.

July 27, 2026

Postdoc researcher Kacey Suvada is keeping adults on the move

UIC postdoc Kacey Suvada uses movement-tracking technology to help adults with osteoarthritis.

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