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Xóchitl Bada

Xóchitl Bada receives the 2024 Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award

Congratulations to Xóchitl Bada of Latin American and Latino Studies for receiving the Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award by the American Political Science Association for her book, Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest…

Distinguished Professor Donald Wink shakes LAS Dean Lisa A. Freeman's hand

Donald Wink Named LAS Distinguished Professor

On Oct. 1, 2024, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had the distinct honor of awarding Donald J. Wink with the LAS Distinguished Professor award. This award acknowledges the advancements Professor Wink…

Nan Jiang

Studying New 2D Materials, One Molecule at a Time

The laboratory of Nan Jiang of chemistry and physics has pioneered a groundbreaking new method to examine the structural, electronic, and chemical properties of individual molecules. “This is the first time we are…

Barbara Risman

2024 Life Achievement Award

Congratulations to Barbara Risman of Sociology who has received the 2024 Life Achievement Award by the Council on Contemporary Families. This prestigious award recognizes her exceptional contributions to advancing public understanding of family…

Briana Salas (Photo: Martin Hernandez Rosas/UIC)

Crossing Latinidades helps students build community

Congratulations to Briana Salas, who is pursuing a doctorate in history for receiving a year long stipend and academic support to complete proposal for her dissertations. Crossing Latinidades began in 2020, and the…

nadine naber

Freedom Scholar 2024

Nadine Naber of gender and women’s studies, Global Asian studies, and anthropology, has been named a Freedom Scholar of 2024 by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. This prestigious distinction is awarded to exceptional scholar-activists…