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UIC researcher receives $1.6 million grant to study how exercise affects bone strength
December 4, 2012
Bone strength is important to aging well, but we are far from understanding the best way to maintain healthy bone or what kind of exercise might help. The National Institutes of Health has awarded Karen Troy, in the College of Applied Health Sciences a four-year, $1.6 million grant to investigate whether mechanical forces applied to bone can increase bone strength.
Teachers’ union president Karen Lewis to speak at UIC Wednesday
December 3, 2012
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will present her outlook on the city’s education system as she presents the final installment of UIC’s Future of Chicago lecture series
UIC musicologist wins national award for edited volume
December 3, 2012
Musicologist and cultural theorist Alejandro L. Madrid has received the Ruth A. Solie Award from the American Musicological Society for his latest book, “Transnational Encounters: Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border.”
Weekly Advisory: December 3, 2012
December 3, 2012
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UIC To Partner in National Energy-Storage Project; UIC Physicist To Direct
November 30, 2012
UIC is a partner in a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub at Argonne National Laboratories that will combine the R&D firepower of five Department of Energy national laboratories, five universities, and four private firms in an effort aimed at achieving revolutionary advances in battery performance.
Steve Jones
November 30, 2012
Steve Jones is an expert on the cultural impact of new media. His interests include popular music, youth culture and communication.
UIC partner in national energy project led by physics professor
November 30, 2012
UIC is a partner in a new federally funded energy research center that will combine the R&D firepower of five Department of Energy national laboratories, five universities and four private firms in a quest to achieve revolutionary advances in battery performance.
Mile Square Health Center Breaks Ground for New Facility
November 29, 2012
Groundbreaking Ceremony for new Mile Square Health Center
Urban Forum highlights resilience of cities
November 28, 2012
Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are among the civic and community leaders scheduled to speak at the 2012 UIC Urban Forum next week.
MRI system a powerful tool for bioengineering research
November 28, 2012
UIC has a powerful new research tool: a 9.4 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system that helps engineers and scientists study a range of bioengineering problems.