Weekly Advisory: June 17, 2013
UIC Headlines
- Early BPA exposure increases risk of adult cancer
- Jammed molecular motors may play role in development of ALS
- Laws help limit junk foods in schools
- Director of Athletics Jim Schmidt earns contract extension
UIC Experts
Inspector general? Suburbs that are too small to have an inspector general are turning to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to fill that role. Rebecca Hendrick, UIC associate professor of public administration, has studied the administration of Chicago’s suburbs and can comment. Contact Anne Brooks Ranallo, (312) 355-2523; aranallo@uic.edu
UIC Events:
(A complete listing of UIC events is online)
Thru June 20: Oral Biology Conference. Educational sessions will include craniofacial evolution, genes and development, and epigenetics and stem cells, among others. UIC College of Dentistry, fourth floor, 801 S. Paulina St. For more information, visit www.oralbiologycentennial.com.
Categories