All Profiles

Venkat Venkatakrishnan

February 12, 2013

Venkat Venkatakrishnan fights cyber crime

Computer science faculty member is a cybercrook’s worst nightmare.

Krista Varady

February 5, 2013

Krista Varady weighs in on how to drop pounds

Here’s a good way to lose weight. Fast.

Robert Bruegmann

January 29, 2013

Robert Bruegmann spreads the word on sprawl

When Robert Bruegmann came out with his groundbreaking book in 2005, he was like Gordon Gekko declaring “Greed is good!”

Jamie Chriqui

January 22, 2013

Healthy choices for kids

Jamie Chriqui fights against childhood obesity and for healthy food choices in schools. “I can see the results of our work everywhere I turn,” she says.

Osamah Hasan and village elder

January 15, 2013

Bringing health care to developing nations

Osamah Hasan’s dream is to be a physician, helping people throughout the world.

Melissa Stockwell horizontal

December 21, 2012

Helping others get back on their feet

After losing her leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq, “I decided to look ahead, accept that it happened and get on with my life,” says Melissa Stockwell.

Janet Smith

December 5, 2012

Janet Smith knows the neighborhood

Janet Smith studies neighborhood change as co-director of UIC’s Voorhees Center.

William Benton Whisenhunt

November 28, 2012

Ben Whisenhunt gives CoD students a global perspective

Take a history class from Ben Whisenhunt and you could end up in Russia.

Anne Shaeffer, founder of Sulpice Chocolat

November 7, 2012

Profile: Anne Shaeffer mixes passion for art, chocolate

For Anne Shaeffer, her chocolate business represents the perfect storm. “My love for chocolate, my love for art and my love for starting a business — I took all these passions of mine and merged them into one,” she says.

Carolyn Lullo

November 2, 2012

Carolyn Lullo helps people who have disabilities stay fit

“I get to hear the voices of individuals who haven’t always had the opportunity to be heard”

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