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Study Analyzes Twitter as News Source During Arab Spring
March 19, 2012
A 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.
Online Game Shows Why Ward Maps Raise Controversy
March 15, 2012
If 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.
UIC Hosts Conference Honoring Pioneering Civil Rights Leader
March 14, 2012
The life and impact of Bayard Rustin, a key figure from the American civil rights movement, will be the focus of a conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago, March 30 – 31.
UIC Police First Fully Accredited University Force in Ill.
March 14, 2012
The UIC Police became the first university police force in Illinois to receive full accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, a national credentialing authority for municipal, county and state agencies.
Sitcom star returns to his roots
March 14, 2012
Lucas Neff, 2008 theater grad and TV sitcom star, returns to coach current students on acting in front of the camera. Acting is about “willing to be humiliated,” he says.
Free Agency for European Soccer Had Little Effect, Study Says
March 13, 2012
The effects of European soccer’s “Bosman ruling” appear to have been fairly minor, a new University of Illinois at Chicago study finds.
Charcoal Studied for Landfill Methane Containment
March 13, 2012
Methane, often used for cooking and heating, is a potent greenhouse gas — more than 20 times more effective at trapping atmospheric heat than carbon dioxide. A major source of slow methane leaks is old, abandoned landfills and town dumps.
Rare transplant allows young woman to forgo 60 pills daily
March 13, 2012
Living-donor parathyroid gland transplant helps 22-year-old to forgo 60 calcium pills a day
Discovery of Hair-Cell Roots Suggests the Brain Modulates Sound Sensitivity
March 12, 2012
The hair cells of the inner ear have a previously unknown “root” extension that may allow them to communicate with nerve cells and the brain to regulate sensitivity to sound vibrations and head position, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered.
Molecule’s Role in Cancer Suggests New Combination Therapy
March 8, 2012
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that a molecule found at elevated levels in cancer cells seems to protect them from the “cell-suicide” that is usually triggered by chemotherapy or radiation.