All Entries by Rob Mitchum

A transparent spherical cell with orange blobs inside travels through a lumpy red blood vessel.

December 12, 2023

How a blood vessel’s ‘zipper’ activates infection fighters 

Two new studies reveal how the lining of blood vessels affects immune response

December 7, 2023

Smartphones as hearing aids? WSJ features UIC engineer’s idea

The new technology helps filter out crosstalk in noisy environments

December 6, 2023

Unearthing pathology of recent rise in black lung disease 

Results will help pathologists diagnose a new, more aggressive form of the disease

Captivating minds and sparking inspiration at the University of Illinois Chicago's SparkTalks Nov. 16, 2023

December 5, 2023

Debut SparkTalks provides whirlwind tour of UIC discovery, impact 

Inaugural event featured talks from 36 faculty members from across campus

November 28, 2023

Bidding adieu to sticky ice, but with a grain of salt

Experiments find that impure ice is less sticky than ice made with pure water

2023 College of Dentistry Researchers group photo - (Left to right) Dr. Min Kyeong Lee, Dr. Maysaa Oubaidin, Dr. Veerasathpurush (Sath) Allareddy, Dr. Flavio José Castelli Sanchez, Dr. Mohammed H. Elnagar) Photo credit: Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois Chicago

November 16, 2023

AI, blockchain and phone scans: UIC researchers bring new technology to dentistry 

Exploring the value of the newest tech tools in the dentist’s office and dental education

Jeffrey Loeb; experts guide

November 6, 2023

NIH grant expands UIC brain bank into citywide effort to study epilepsy, brain cancer 

$5 million grant expands UIC’s network of brain tissue research to 4 new Chicago sites.

October 26, 2023

Researchers define role of key protein in link between high-fat diet, cancer metastasis 

A membrane protein that absorbs fatty acids was found to promote aggressive cancer

Mile Square Health Center Bldng_UI Health Hospital

October 18, 2023

UIC, Mile Square join national trial of blood test for multi-cancer screening

Researchers will study a new test that screens for 50 types of cancer

October 17, 2023

Multi-omics approach unlocks discovery of natural products from bacteria 

College of Pharmacy researchers discovered potential new compounds for synthetic biology

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