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February 24, 2021
Do atheists have a moral compass?UIC social psychologist examines what values people view as relevant for morality

February 24, 2021
Chicago’s racial wealth gap examined in new UIC reportInterviews highlight the precarity of many Black and Latino families who have ‘made it’

February 22, 2021
Ida B. Wells Scholarship Fund announced at UICThe creation of the fund honors Ida B. Wells, an icon who traveled the country reporting on the horrors of lynching for more than 40 years.

February 19, 2021
Researchers publish call to action for research ethics in the time of COVID-19 and BLMCalls for new standards to engage continued research with Black communities

February 18, 2021
Heroin, fentanyl fuel rising mortality rates in opioid deathsUIC/CCDPH report shows increased deaths among Black residents, lower hospitalizations, deaths among Latinx residents

February 18, 2021
New method converts methane in natural gas to methanol at room temperatureFueling the ‘methanol economy’ of the future

February 16, 2021
UIC researchers invent new gene-editing toolNew process uses special molecules called ‘proGuides’

February 15, 2021
How to shift from confrontation to negotiation in 2021As businesses become more global, it’s increasingly important to understand the entire negotiation process.

February 10, 2021
Survey: Cleaning product use affecting asthma more during COVID-19 measuresThose with asthma are experiencing less asthma control related to an increase in using household disinfectants – known asthma triggers — because of COVID-19.

February 8, 2021
UIC researcher awarded $10.15M to develop antibody-based dry eye treatmentResearchers plan to develop a specially formulated eye drop for dry eye that utilizes pooled human immune globulins.