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Researchers study pastoral counseling
October 17, 2012
UIC social work researchers will interview ministers of urban churches in a study of pastoral counseling — what the ministers see as their strengths, their struggles and the training they need to be more effective counselors.
Violence isn’t answer to anti-Islamic film, students say
October 17, 2012
A recent anti-Islamic film is causing disturbance to the Muslim world. Since the video has been uploaded, it has caused upheaval across the globe.
Singing, dancing, dessert: ways to keep stress in check
October 17, 2012
“I am at that point in the semester when I have to throw my hands in the air and wave ’em like I just don’t care,” says UIC student blogger Lauren Muellner.
New course takes students to subarctic Canada
October 17, 2012
The Northern Lights, beluga whales, permafrost — EaES400 is a course like no other.
Profile: anthropologist Caleb Kestle finds clues in animal bones
October 17, 2012
Caleb Kestle examines ancient animal bones — white-tailed deer, the smaller brocket deer, pig-like peccaries and the guinea pig-like agouti — to discover what it was like 400 to 600 years ago in southern Mexico.
Public Health celebrates 40 years of research, service
October 17, 2012
The School of Public Health marks its 40th anniversary this year with events leading up to a gala at the Chicago Cultural Center next spring.
Great Cities project gives citizens a say in budget
October 17, 2012
Residents of four Chicago wards will be empowered to decide how to spend $4 million in taxpayer dollars through a participatory budgeting process coordinated by the Great Cities Institute.
Mile Square adds Englewood clinic
October 17, 2012
The Mile Square Health Center is now providing primary care with an emphasis on women’s and children’s health at the Englewood Clinic on Chicago’s South Side.
Students stress importance of keeping college affordable
October 17, 2012
When Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon visited UIC last week to talk about keeping college affordable, she met four reasons why it’s important: Sean Suastegui, Swathi Madugula, Jeff Li and Mena Poonaki.
Health system ‘making progress’
October 17, 2012
Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd last week, Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, university vice president for health affairs, outlined the progress, challenges and opportunities for the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.