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First Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplant, Sleeve Gastrectomy Performed
August 31, 2012
A 35-year-old Chicago woman is the first patient in the world to have a combined procedure that offers new hope for obese kidney patients.
New Program Helps Young People in Foster Care to Independence
August 23, 2012
Making 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.
UI Hospital To Receive $2.5 Million for Heart Rescue Project in Illinois
August 23, 2012
The 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.
UIC Named a Top 25 LGBT-Friendly Campus
August 22, 2012
The 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.
Lots of back-to-school smiles at Children’s Hospital health fair
August 22, 2012
Happy kids – and happier parents – filled the Outpatient Care Center for the annual back-to-school health fair sponsored by the Children’s Hospital University of Illinois Aug. 4.
Study to Evaluate Zoning Code Reforms and Physical Activity
August 21, 2012
Researchers 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.
UIC, City Colleges channel minority students into science, engineering
August 20, 2012
UIC and City Colleges of Chicago will encourage underrepresented minority male students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Interest in Arts Predicts Social Responsibility: Study
August 16, 2012
If 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.
Special events
August 15, 2012
Artist Karen Reimer’s exhibit features a new architecture-based entry in her ongoing project, Endless Set.
Lectures and workshops
August 15, 2012
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies offers Experts in Residence.