March 21, 2012
UIC Police first fully accredited university forceThe 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.
March 14, 2012
Sitcom star returns to his rootsLucas 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.
November 1, 2011
UIC study seeks safe bike seats for menUIC researchers test bicycle seats to learn whether bike riding puts men at risk for sexual dysfunction
May 4, 2011
TV’s ‘Raising Hope’ a hit for UIC gradLucas Neff is not a slacker, but he plays one on TV — “with depth and hilarity,” according to a Los Angeles Times critic.
October 12, 2010
From campus to sitcom star: young actor’s career raises hopeEven his former professor says Lucas Neff’s success ” sounds like a Hollywood story.”
September 8, 2010
Yasen Peyankov says neon lights ARE bright on BroadwayYasen Peyankov is still on a high from his first steps on the Broadway stage, where he reprised his role in the Tracy Letts play “Superior Donuts.”
September 16, 2009
UIC drama prof brings ‘Donuts’ to BroadwayYasen Peyankov, head of UIC’s acting program, makes his Broadway debut today in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s New York production of “Superior Donuts.”