Lectures and workshops

For more UIC events, visit the campus online calendar.

UIUC scholar Yih-Kuen Jan presents a Wound Healing Research Seminar Jan. 17.

January 10

“From the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment”
Featuring renowned author, journalist and historian Lerone Bennett Jr. and  Corey Capers, assistant professor of African American studies and history. 6-8 p.m. DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Place. RSVP to jwilliams@dusablemuseum.org

January 17

“Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Medication Use Among Older Adults in the U.S.”
Dima Qato, assistant professor of pharmacy administration. Noon-1 p.m. 2175 CMRB. birutep@uic.edu

“The Role of Microvascular and Tissue Mechanic Factors on the Development of Pressure Ulcers”
Yih-Kuen Jan, associate professor in kinesiology and community health and computational science and engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Part of the Wound Healing Research Seminar Series. 12:30 p.m. Fourth floor, lecture hall south, Dentistry. 312-355-2662

“Thought Experiments in Personal Identity”
Aleks Zarnitsyn, graduate student in philosophy. Institute for the Humanities Dissertation Fellow. 3 p.m. Lower level, SH. 312-996-6352

January 18 

Bi-Annual Conference on Career Opportunities for Minorities in Public Health
Sponsored by the Health Careers Opportunity Program of the School of Public Health. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. SPHPI

January 24

“Developing a High-Impact Résumé”
Webinar sponsored by the Alumni Career Center. 7-8 p.m. Alumni, free; others, $45