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Chicago’s Only Medicinal Garden Adds Therapeutic Touch to Local Research

Nicole Cardos (WTTW) | Posted on October 03, 2018

Cars. Construction. Pollution. And a garden. Blossoming at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the city’s first and only urban medicinal garden. “So basically we try to show the best of every…

TransUnion and UIC announce endowed professorship of data science

Posted on June 18, 2018

As Chicago continues its growth in the information and technology sectors, two local powerhouses are joining forces to help address the mounting need for data science expertise. TransUnion, a leading global information solutions…

chancellor amiridis addresses audience at IGNITE campaign launch

UIC launches fundraising campaign to raise $750 million

Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez | Posted on October 30, 2017

The University of Illinois at Chicago launched “IGNITE: The Campaign for UIC,” on Saturday, October 28. Hundreds of friends, alumni and donors attended the kickoff rally and celebration to support the university’s strategic priorities…

Alumni honorees: Jean Ragalie-Carr, Howard Kaufman and Daniel Laskin

Honoring alumni for service, achievement

UIC News | Posted on October 04, 2017

Three outstanding UIC alumni will be honored Thursday during the UIC Alumni Awards Luncheon in Student Center East. Howard Kaufman (BA ’82, LAS) and Jean Ragalie-Carr (BS ’83, AHS) will receive the Alumni…

Chris Schwartz at Wall Breaking Ceremony

$5M gift to expand nursing school’s simulation lab

Sam Hostettler | Posted on August 31, 2017

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a $5 million donation from M. Christine Schwartz to expand upon an existing simulation laboratory that bears her name. The new center…

Students Jamie Danemayer and Feliciano Ocegueda prepare a map of vacant properties in the Bronzeville area.

Turning Brownfields into "Greenfields"

Janice Cantieri | Posted on June 27, 2017

Repurposing formerly unproductive land for renewable energy provides surrounding communities with a sustainable, clean energy source, and creates new opportunities in low-income, urban areas. Undergraduate public health students have been working with Bruce…