Alumni News Alumni Heading link Copy link Are you Hispanic if you can't speak Spanish? Alumna Lillian Gorman of Hispanic and Italian Studies alumna comments Sunday, September 24, 2023 Do you identify as Hispanic, even if you don’t speak Spanish? #UICLAS alumna in Hispanic and Italian Studies Lillian Gorman has some timely insights to share on this topic. In a recent article… Cheryl Ganz to speak at the The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum 20th Maynard Sundman Lecture Thursday, August 24, 2023 Alumna Cheryl Ganz (’05, PhD, History) will be speaking on “U.S. Zeppelin Postage Stamps.” on “U.S. Zeppelin Postage Stamps” The lecture audience can learn the stories about these zeppelin stamps that are so… UIC's podcast highlighting Black excellence, interviews LAS alum, Marvin Slaughter Thursday, May 11, 2023 UIC’s podcast highlighting Black excellence for an inspiring and informative conversation with UIC LAS alum, Marvin Slaughter. Senior Lecturer Kim O'Neil and UIC alumnus Victoria Ogguniyi win the Cynthia L. Peterson Outstanding Article Award Saturday, November 5, 2022 The Journal of College Reading and Learning Editorial Review Board awarded the Cynthia L. Peterson Outstanding Article Award to Senior Lecturer of English Kim O’Neil and recent UIC graduate Victoria Ogunniyi for their… LAS Alumna Ertharin Cousin featured in 28 Days of Black Excellence Podcast Wednesday, February 16, 2022 UIC LAS alumna, Lawndale native Ertharin Cousin is a world leader in fighting hunger & the latest guest on UIC’s “28 Days of Black Excellence” podcast. https://today.uic.edu/podcast/28-days-of-black-excellence-ertharin-cousin MSCS Student Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Monday, November 1, 2021 Roman Shvydkoy, a student in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, was named an AMS Fellow (class of 2022) for their contributions to partial differential equations and fluid dynamics, particularly the mathematical analysis of… Inspiring grads: Wasan Kumar Monday, May 3, 2021 Meet UIC LAS Neuroscience graduate Wasan Kumar, one of UIC Class of 2021 Inspiring Grads! Kumar has led an incredible journey at @thisisUIC. This year, he served as the Undergraduate Student Government president… Inspiring grads: Cindy Noguera Monday, May 3, 2021 Meet UIC LAS Class of 2021 Inspiring Grad Cindy Noguera! Noguera, a devoted mother and first generation college student, is a member of the Honors College and marks the conclusion of her bachelor’s… Alumna Kim Budil Named 13th Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Thursday, January 28, 2021 Kim Budil (Physics BS 1987) will be the 13th director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, becoming the first female director of a national nuclear security physics laboratory. See the full article online. University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate Saul Gonzalez of Chicago, IL, Travels to Belize to Study Marine Conservation Friday, February 21, 2020 This winter, Saul Gonzalez, 22, of Chicago, Illinois, spent ten days in Ambergris Caye, Belize learning about island biogeography, marine research and biology, and conservation. Traveling with study-abroad organization CELA Belize, Saul was…