December 12, 2012
Economist, physiology researcher named to world’s largest scientific societyAn economist and a physiology researcher are the latest UIC faculty members named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society.
December 7, 2012
Deaths: James Searing, ‘tireless advocate’ for studentsJames Searing, a longtime professor, former department chair and scholar of African history, died unexpectedly at his home in Oak Park.
December 6, 2012
‘Women’s work’“Domestic work isn’t recognized as employment in the traditional sense because it’s seen as ‘women’s work’ and it’s done in someone’s home, not in a conventional workplace.”
December 5, 2012
Janet Smith knows the neighborhoodJanet Smith studies neighborhood change as co-director of UIC’s Voorhees Center.
December 5, 2012
UIC partner in $120 million energy projectUIC is a partner in a new energy research center that will develop more powerful, lower-cost batteries.
December 5, 2012
PeopleVincent Paglione, who retired in 2010 after 33 years as associate dean for students in the College of Architecture and the Arts, will receive a Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects at the chapter’s annual meeting Dec. 7.
December 5, 2012
Lectures and workshopsFor more UIC events, visit the campus online calendar. December […]
December 5, 2012
Two UIC faculty scholars named fellows of prestigious science organizationTwo University of Illinois at Chicago faculty scholars, economist Deirdre McCloskey and cell biologist Mrinalini Rao, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
December 5, 2012
Evolution of naked mole-rats may offer clues to pain reliefNaked mole-rats evolved to thrive in an acidic environment that other mammals, including humans, would find intolerable. How these rodents adapted to this environment may offer clues to pain relief for humans and other animals, UIC researchers say.
December 5, 2012
STEM scholar named honorary professor at Chinese universityNamed overseas chair professor at Beihang University