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July 11, 2012
UIC’s helping hands put Higgs particle within scientists’ graspYou can’t see it, but information gleaned from trillions of smashed atoms suggests it’s really there: the elusive subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, deemed essential to the physical workings of our universe. UIC physicists are part of this international scientific search.
July 11, 2012
‘Deeper Learning’ Skills Needed in Curriculum, Report SaysProblem-solving, critical thinking, and communication — known as “21st-century competencies” — need more integration within the K-12 curriculum, according to a new report from a blue-ribbon committee chaired by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.
July 9, 2012
Brookings Economist to Head UIC Urban Policy Research CenterA former Brookings Institution economist has been named director of a public policy research center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
July 3, 2012
No Link Found Between Asthma Drugs, Suicide AttemptsTreating asthma with leukotriene-modifying agents does not pose an increased risk of suicide in children, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.
June 27, 2012
Gap Funding Helps UIC Professors Commercialize DiscoveriesFour technologies being developed by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have been awarded the first UIC proof-of-concept gap funding grants, designed to help UIC faculty transition their inventions from the laboratory to the marketplace.
June 25, 2012
Suburban Corruption Study Calls for Inspector General PostThe city of Chicago is well known for acts of public corruption, but the metropolitan area’s suburban communities are not immune to unethical practices and would benefit from a new inspector general’s office, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
June 21, 2012
UIC Chemist Explores Nanotechnology in Search of Cheaper Solar CellsLuke Hanley, professor and head of chemistry, received a $390,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to test methods of coating solar panel films using nanoparticles. The inexpensive films could be wrapped over everything from vehicles to buildings to gain maximum sun exposure to produce electricity.
June 20, 2012
Can Cannabinoid Drug Used for Nausea in Chemotherapy Relieve Sleep Apnea?No drug treatments exist to treat sleep apnea, a disorder that affects more than 18 million Americans. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $5 million three-year federal grant to find out if a cannabinoid drug can reduce sleep apnea and protect against diseases linked to the illness.
June 18, 2012
Distinguished Engineer-Physicist Named UIC Vice Chancellor for ResearchMitra Dutta, distinguished professor and head of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a former senior executive with the U.S. Army Research Office, has been named vice chancellor for research at UIC, pending approval of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
June 18, 2012
Chicago Woman Cured of Sickle Cell DiseaseA Chicago woman treated at the University of Illinois Hospital is the first Midwest patient to receive a successful stem cell transplant to cure her sickle cell disease without chemotherapy in preparation for the transplant.