Students design a more inclusive EEG system
The most commonly used EEG system does not work well on many culturally Black hairstyles
Science Sparks
Dive into short stories about UIC’s innovative research and brilliant minds, and how UIC creates reasons for hope by solving the world’s most pressing problems.
Calculating the environmental cost of war
Researchers estimate the war in Ukraine has caused $56.4 billion in environmental damages
Grant will help high-achieving, low-income engineering students at UIC
The grant will fund scholarships for 51 full-time students
‘Double-edged’ transcription factor affects flu response
A genetic transcription factor involved in lung cancer and pneumonia also mediates the body’s response to influenza
UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction technique
Discovery could improve many industrial processes
‘White grievance’ helps fuel election skepticism
Those who believe that white people experience discrimination are more likely to also believe that our electoral process is corrupted
UIC student designs moon app as part of winning NASA competition team
PhD candidate Juan Manuel Losarcos created interactive visualization of the moon and moonquakes