March 29, 2012
Renowned Global Studies Scholar to Deliver Talk at UICThe University of Illinois at Chicago department of communication presents a talk by noted Columbia University sociologist Saskia Sassen.
March 22, 2012
National Study Ranks City Governments’ Use of Social MediaMore than six times as many big city governments reached citizens via Facebook in 2011 compared to 2009, while use of YouTube and Twitter grew fourfold and threefold respectively, a new study indicates.
March 19, 2012
Study Analyzes Twitter as News Source During Arab SpringA new University of Illinois at Chicago study explores the uses of Twitter as a news reporting mechanism during last year’s Mideast uprisings known as Arab Spring.
March 15, 2012
Online Game Shows Why Ward Maps Raise ControversyIf you wonder why Chicago’s remapping of its 50 wards raised so much controversy and took so long, you can try remapping a few wards yourself, courtesy of urban planners at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
February 20, 2012
New Book Compares Chicago Suburbs’ Fiscal ManagementUsing 264 economically and socially diverse Chicago suburbs as a laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Rebecca Hendrick has analyzed how well local governments deliver services despite recession, political conflict and loss of corporate taxpayers.
February 15, 2012
PRESS CONFERENCE: Chicago and Illinois Lead Nation in Public Corruption, Report SaysChicago and Illinois lead the nation in public corruption convictions according to a new report co-authored by a University of Illinois at Chicago political scientist and a senior fellow at the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. Details of the study, which uses data from the U.S. Department of Justice, will be released at a news conference.
January 24, 2012
New Book Critiques ‘Corporate’ School ReformNeoliberal education reforms, including No Child Left Behind and Chicago’s Renaissance 2010, tend to “marketize” schools and threaten to dismantle public education as we know it, according to a new book edited by a University of Illinois at Chicago education researcher.
January 10, 2012
UIC Funds New Research on Citizens’ Role in Public PolicyFive projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received awards funding research aimed at improving citizen participation in government services, often through the use of technology.