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Lillian Runnerstrom

July 6, 2016

‘Mother of midwifery’ dies at 95

Pioneering nursing professor taught at UIC 1969-1980

Mark Hutchinson

July 6, 2016

UIC sports-medicine physician selected for U.S. Olympic medical team

Will focus on injury-prevention in all events

hand holding an x-ray of a neck

June 30, 2016

Risk of blindness from spine surgery down significantly

Improved surgical, anesthesia techniques cited

Eileen Collins

June 28, 2016

UIC researcher inducted into nursing Hall of Fame

Third UIC nurse researcher inducted in past three years

Red Clover

June 28, 2016

Progesterone in botanicals could aid women’s health

Red clover among plants to be studied

African American boy at a playground

June 27, 2016

UIC launches institute to help black boys

Advanced summer literacy program creates path to college

Gary Slutkin

June 23, 2016

Cure Violence rises to No. 14 on Top 500 global NGO list

Listed as a top 20 NGO for last 3 years

Endothelial cells formed from stem cells treated with growth factors and glutamine withdraw form blood vessels.

June 23, 2016

Starving stem cells may enable scientists to build better blood vessels

Shift in metabolism pushes cells to differentiate