Faculty talk: Visualizing Medicine in Virtual Reality

Date / Time

February 19, 2026

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Discover how visual design and immersive technologies like virtual reality can transform academic research, communication and learning.

This talk introduces practical strategies for integrating visualization, interactive media and design thinking into scholarly work, with real-world examples from the UIC Biomedical Visualization program. Attendees will gain insight into when and how advanced visual tools are most effective, how to prototype with limited resources and how to leverage visuals to enhance clarity, engagement and research impact.

Presented by professor Sam Bond.

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