A multidisciplinary team representing five Chicago-area university research centers will unite as part of a new data science institute backed by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Professor of…
Chemical engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago are investigating new methods to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement manufacturing. Now, thanks to two federal grant awards, UIC researchers and their collaborators from…
Two UIC sociologists received the American Sociological Association’s highest honors for their exemplary work in the field. Julie Dowling, Associate Professor of Sociology and Latin American/Latino studies received the Public Understanding of Sociology…
Professor of Biological Sciences Boris Igic was recently awarded a 2022 Silver Circle Award. Since 1966, the Silver Circle Award has been presented to some of UIC’s best teachers. Winners, who are honored…
The Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative is granting $3 million in Latino humanities research across the US, with projects ranging from art, literature, and history to the emerging subfields of climate change and…
Congratulations to Senior Lecturer of English Margena Christian on being one of seven educators selected to receive a Faculty Innovations in Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship from The HistoryMakers, a nonprofit research and educational…
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Aixa Alfonso was announced the winner of the 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faculty Award! This award recognizes her incredible work as director of L@s GANAS and roles…
Congratulations to Professor Dhruv Mubayi of the LAS Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science on receiving the prestigious Alexander Von Humboldt-Stiftung Research Award for his far-reaching contributions in discrete mathematics! His research…
BIOS and Chemistry faculty member Ruixuan Gao’s early-career research of nanoscale imaging of biological ultrastructure has earned him distinction as a 2022 Searle Scholar! Members pursue ground-breaking scientific research and are awarded flexible…
Sara Siddiqui, an undergraduate senior majoring in Chemistry, has won an NSF GRFP award that supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US…