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cereal and a glass of milk

July 31, 2013

Glass of milk after sugary cereal may prevent cavities

Order foods consumed reduces acidity, tooth decay

July 26, 2013

Trustees approve funding for hospital renovation

Funding for a major, $85 million renovation of the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago was approved by the Board of Trustees

July 24, 2013

Foundation, donors set fundraising record

The University and the Foundation established a new record for new gifts, grants, pledges, and deferred commitments

Richard J. Daley viewing the skyline in 1966 from atop the then-new Daley Center

July 22, 2013

Richard J. Daley Collection opens at UIC

Photos, documents, artifacts from mayor’s six terms, family life

Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares

July 22, 2013

Allen-Meares makes list of 100 influential Chicago women

Chancellor selected for importance within her field and to the city

Roger Reeves

July 18, 2013

UIC poet awarded Pushcart Prize

Award recognizes best works published by small literary magazines or small presses

Steve Everett

July 18, 2013

Composer will lead UIC College of Architecture, Design, the Arts

Expert in electronic music, technology in art

Mike Federle

July 18, 2013

UIC scientist fights war against bacteria

Researcher one of 10 U.S. scientists to receive Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant

Heart muscle cells labeled for a specific protein (green) and the cytoskeleton (red).

July 16, 2013

MS drug shows promise for preventing heart failure

Researchers aim to stop or reverse cardiac hypertrophy

baby at a laptop

July 15, 2013

Computer smart as a 4-year-old

The best available artificial intelligence system is only as smart as a young child