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August 22, 2023

UIC leads national consortium educating next generation of quantum engineers 

The $4.8 million initiative will pave educational pathways to usher students from all backgrounds into quantum information sciences.

Chicago River photo

July 17, 2023

A novel plan to recycle Chicago’s wastewater could prevent a future water crisis  

Recycling wastewater could offer a solution for communities west of Chicago running low on drinking water

May 16, 2023

AI voice coach shows promise in psychotherapy for depression and anxiety

App delivering psychotherapy can help patients with mild depression and anxiety

Michael Caffrey, graduate student Nitin Jayakumar, and Igor Paprotny work in the Nanofabrication Lab.

May 2, 2023

A smoke detector for viruses?  

UIC biologist and engineer collaborate on new monitoring tech

Death and decay in the Pennsylvanian

March 8, 2023

Paleontologists flip the script on anemone fossils

Fossils long-interpreted as jellyfish found by UIC researcher to be sea anemones

February 6, 2023

Illinois Department of Transportation awards $5.1M to computer science department

UIC engineers will research improvements to the state’s roadway transportation systems

Terrell R. Morton, Asst. Professor, College of Education

October 20, 2022

UIC to lead $8.8M grant analyzing what ‘Blackness’ means in STEM 

The five-year project will culminate in a national survey

June 24, 2022

Arsenic in private well water contributes to low birth weight even at low levels

Association found in largest epidemiologic study of arsenic, birth outcomes to date

Darrin Collins teaching science in Englewood STEM high school is

February 3, 2022

UIC receives grant to prepare CPS educators to teach next generation of biomedical engineers

The BEST program has taught 27 CPS high school teachers who have gone on to share their learning with thousands

Depression

January 3, 2022

Researchers identify biomarker for depression, antidepressant response

Researchers are one step closer to developing a blood test […]

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