November 7, 2012
Kids consume more calories, soda when eating outChildren and adolescents consume more calories and soda on days they eat at fast-food or full-service restaurants, as compared to days they eat meals at — or from — home.
November 7, 2012
Latinos at risk for cardiovascular diseaseHispanics and Latinos living in the U.S. are highly likely to have several major cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and smoking, according to a new, large-scale study.
November 7, 2012
UIC athletes in running to be named Chicago’s bestIn this year’s field of decorated candidates for Chicago’s top male and female athlete are three extraordinary women — all with ties to UIC.
November 7, 2012
Conference examines religion, warHow do religious traditions link God and war? How have […]
November 7, 2012
Supermarket sweepstakes“People are fighting over a pie that isn’t going to expand much.”
November 6, 2012
‘Gyroscopic’ Exhibition Features Richard Koppe’s Fish and Bird SeriesAbstract paintings and drawings by a noted artist who taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago will be shown at a well-known gallery to support art scholarships.
November 2, 2012
Study asks: do the arts make us better people?If you sing, dance, draw or act, you probably have an altruistic streak, according to a UIC study.
October 31, 2012
UIC Library’s IDEA Commons Wins Two Architectural Design AwardsThe IDEA Commons, a cutting-edge learning and meeting environment at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Library, has received two awards for design from the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter.
October 29, 2012
UIC Theatre Presents American Take on Russian FarceThe University of Illinois at Chicago Theatre’s second play of the season is based on “The Suicide,” a Russian satire so sharp that Josef Stalin banned it before even a single performance and exiled its author, Nicolai Erdman, to Siberia.
October 25, 2012
UIC Nursing Professor Elected to Institute of MedicineDiana Wilkie, professor and Harriet H. Werley Endowed Chair for Nursing Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.