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January 15, 2013

UIC ranked in top 20 for online bachelor’s degree

UIC ranks 18th in the nation among schools offering an online bachelor’s degree, according to new rankings in U.S. News & World Report.

Philip Wagreich

January 10, 2013

Philip Wagreich, 1941-2013

Philip Wagreich, a national leader in math education and retired director of the Institute for Mathematics and Science Education, died Jan. 1 of a heart attack. He was 71.

Henri Manasse

December 21, 2012

Pharmacy medal bestowed upon former dean

Henri Manass, dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy, received the 2012 Donald E. Francke Medal from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Roger Reeves

December 21, 2012

UIC poet awarded NEA fellowship

Roger Reeves is one of 40 winners nationwide awarded an NEA creative writing grant for outstanding poets.

MBA students with first-place check for business plan competition.

December 20, 2012

Student entrepreneurs win at business plan competition

A plan to provide an environmentally friendly, water-repellant industrial coating won UIC’s eighth annual Concept2Venture Business Plan Competition, a showcase for student entrepreneurship.

Robert Winn

December 19, 2012

New leaders at UI Health to enhance patient-centered care

UI Health has recruited four top health care executives to its leadership team.

Wonhaw Cho, distinguished professor of chemical biology in the department of chemistry

December 18, 2012

Cholesterol plays key role in cells

Cholesterol, which has a bad reputation in heart disease, may be important to many cell processes.

Chicago buildings in River North

December 12, 2012

Hispanic neighborhoods less green

Residents of the city’s Hispanic neighborhoods live farther from nature, a UIC study finds.

December 11, 2012

Exhibit 4 Smiles delivers holiday gifts to Children’s Hospital University of Illinois

The holidays arrive early for chronically ill children at Children’s Hospital University of Illinois when Exhibit 4 Smiles volunteers deliver hand-selected gifts to more than 100 kids.

December 6, 2012

Hull-House Museum opens exhibition on Jane Addams Day, Dec. 10

An interactive exhibition that demonstrates Jane Addams’ legacy for domestic life and public health will mark Jane Addams Day Dec. 10 at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago.