All news releases
August 23, 2012
New Program Helps Young People in Foster Care to IndependenceMaking the transition from foster care to adulthood can be overwhelming. A new program being studied at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in partnership with Children’s Home + Aid, may help young adults facing this transition to succeed in independent living, college or vocational placement.
August 23, 2012
UI Hospital To Receive $2.5 Million for Heart Rescue Project in IllinoisThe University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System has received a $2.5 million grant from the Medtronic Foundation to coordinate Illinois Heart Rescue, an ambitious statewide all-volunteer effort to more than double survival from sudden cardiac arrests in Illinois.
August 22, 2012
UIC Named a Top 25 LGBT-Friendly CampusThe University of Illinois at Chicago has been named one of the nation’s best 25 campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in a new data-based ranking.
August 21, 2012
Study to Evaluate Zoning Code Reforms and Physical ActivityResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $1.5 million federal grant to examine the relationship between zoning code reforms, the physical environment, and physical-activity behavior in communities throughout the U.S.
August 16, 2012
Interest in Arts Predicts Social Responsibility: StudyIf you sing, dance, draw, or act — and especially if you watch others do so — you probably have an altruistic streak, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
August 14, 2012
UIC Fellows to Study Social and Emotional Learning in Math, Arts EducationThe University of Illinois at Chicago has selected the first scholars for its new predoctoral fellowship in social and emotional learning research.
August 13, 2012
UIC, City Colleges Channel Minority Transfer Students into Science, EngineeringThe University of Illinois at Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago have won funding to develop ways of channeling more underrepresented minority male students transferring from community college into baccalaureate degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
August 9, 2012
UIC Study Examines Exercise and Weight Loss for Older Adults with OsteoarthritisUIC researchers have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the effectiveness of two community-based health promotion programs for older adults with osteoarthritis.
August 8, 2012
Two UIC Students Win Public Service ScholarshipsTwo University of Illinois at Chicago students who plan careers in the public sector have been named recipients of the McKelvie Scholarships for Government Service.
August 6, 2012
More Education, Socioeconomic Benefits Equals Longer LifeDespite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s.