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September 10, 2012
Nine UIC Students Receive Scholarships to Study AbroadNine University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduates have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships to study abroad.
September 7, 2012
Holocaust Historian to Discuss Eichmann Trial“The Eichmann Trial: Looking Back After 50 Years.” Deborah Lipstadt of Emory University will examine the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, followed by a discussion with UIC’s Matthew Lippman, a leading legal expert on the Holocaust.
September 6, 2012
Genetic Test Will Help Dose Blood ThinnerPatients suffering from dangerous blood clots will receive genetic testing to help health professionals at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System prescribe the proper dose of the blood-thinner warfarin.
September 6, 2012
Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans FoundProstate cancer in African-American men is associated with specific changes in the IL-16 gene, and by establishing the link in men of African as well as European descent, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine may have found a useful new biomarker for prostate cancer.
September 6, 2012
Governor Announces New Advanced Science Building at UICGov. Pat Quinn announced today that the State of Illinois has released $64 million for the new Advanced Chemical Technology Building at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a project that will strengthen biotechnology research in Illinois and bolster the state’s economy.
September 6, 2012
‘Future of Chicago’ Lecture Series Begins Sept. 12The University of Illinois at Chicago’s annual “Future of Chicago” lecture series, which brings civic leaders to campus to examine issues with students and the community, starts Sept. 12.
September 4, 2012
Book Says Black Women Face More Violence Under ‘Prison Nation’Black women in poor neighborhoods have faced increasing violence because public policy has focused on unconditional punishment, not prevention, according to a new book by a public policy expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
September 4, 2012
International Artists Perform in UIC’s Free ‘Tuesday-at-1’ ConcertsThe University of Illinois at Chicago’s Tuesday-at-1 concert series brings artists from around the world and from UIC to perform in a wide range of musical styles. All concerts take place in Recital Hall L060 on the lower level of the Education, Performing Arts and Social Work Building at 1040 W. Harrison St. Admission is free and open to the public.
September 4, 2012
$2.4M Gift To Establish Russian History Chair at UICA $2.4 million gift to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from the estate of Marianna F. Thaden will establish the Edward and Marianna Thaden Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History.
August 31, 2012
First Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplant, Sleeve Gastrectomy PerformedA 35-year-old Chicago woman is the first patient in the world to have a combined procedure that offers new hope for obese kidney patients.