Zizi Papacharissi, UIC professor and head of communication, is interviewed by the New York Times on civic engagement, NUMTOTS and neo-urban renewal movements in Chicago and New York. https://nyti.ms/2MbL2I5
WGN-AM recently aired a news item highlighting the involvement of UIC students in the Northwest Passage Project, a historic, educational excursion across the remote Canadian Arctic. You can listen to it here: http://bit.ly/2NaiYRX…
Steve Jones, UIC distinguished professor of communication, was interviewed in an Associated Press article about Facebook’s attempt to regulate speech and the difficulties with adequately moderating content. Several media outlets have published the…
Healthline, an online health news and consumer outlet, quotes Bette Bottoms, UIC professor of psychology and dean emerita of the Honors College, in an article about recent cases of parents withholding medical care…
Polygon, a gaming news website from Vox Media, interviewed Adrienne Massanari, UIC assistant professor of communication, in an article about social media responses from a game development company’s employees that led to their…
During a segment on WBEZ-FM’s (91.5) “Worldview,” John Kulczycki, UIC professor emeritus of history, discussed the recent protests to changes in Poland’s Supreme Court and concerns with the country’s judicial overhaul. The segment…
A Chicago Tribune article on a rogue transmission over Chicago Police radio channels features insight from Imke Meyer, UIC professor of Germanic studies and director of the School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and…
The new CNN original series “The 2000s” will feature Walter Podrazik, UIC adjunct lecturer in communication, among the expert analysts appearing in the series’ first episode, which focuses on television during the decade. The series…
The 2018 edition of Newcity’s “Lit 50” features the following Chicago writers with UIC affiliations: #3 Luis Alberto Urrea, professor of English and LAS distinguished professor #8 Daniel Borzutzky, assistant professor of English (beginning fall 2018) #22 Kevin…
The Chicago Crusader newspaper highlights UIC for receiving a five-year, $1 million grant to advance inclusion in STEM education through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence Initiative. http://bit.ly/2KxHeQK