Congratulations to Peter Coviello of English, whose essay, “Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani,” has been selected for The Best American Essays 2026 (edited by M. Gessen) 📚…
Congrats to #UICLAS faculty Peter Coviello, Darius Bost, Lilia Fernández, and Karen Su on participating in the 2026 American Writers Festival 📚 Coviello(english), who’s recent essay was named a 2026 Best American Essay;…
How can light help detect and treat disease? UIC chemist A. Jean-Luc Ayitou is helping answer that question through groundbreaking research in photobiology. His work has earned him the 2026 New Investigator Award…
Congratulations to Jane Rhodes, professor of Black Studies and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on her election to the American Antiquarian Society—an esteemed recognition of her outstanding scholarship…
Explore Issue 3 of the UIC Journal for Health Equity, now available and featuring powerful student voices across creative writing, memoir, medical journalism, and research. Students from across disciplines examine health equity through…
Congratulations to #UICLAS faculty member Claire Decoteau of Social Sciences on being named a 2026–2027 Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University 👏 Learn more about her work and her upcoming project at Radcliffe: go.uic.edu/claire-decoteau-radcliffe-fellow
We’re proud to spotlight two outstanding LAS alumni making a powerful impact: 🏅 Dr. Javette Orgain – Recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award 🏅 Dr. Vijay Khiani – Recipient of the Humanitarian Award…
We are proud to celebrate six #UICLAS faculty members named 2026 UIC Silver Circle Award for Teaching Excellence winners. 🏅Jaira J. Harrington, Assistant Professor, Black Studies 🏅Bao Bui, Visiting Lecturer, History 🏅Adrian Barkan,…
Congratulations to Ruixuan Gao (Chemistry & Biological Sciences) on being selected for the George Crabtree Institute for Discovery’s Convergence Intelligence Seed Funding Program!Gao’s research, in collaboration with Tom Uram (Argonne National Laboratory), uses…
Christina Pugh of English is featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Ploughshares—one of the nation’s most prestigious literary magazines—with her poem “Linear Stain.” An award‑winning poet and Guggenheim Fellow, Pugh is the…
