The casino plan at Hawthorne Race Course has led to a legal nightmare, with $6.7M in liens filed against the owners and lawmakers considering revoking their monopoly. Dick Simpson of @uicpols chimes in…
Congratulations to Claire Laurier Decoteau of Sociology and Kim Ricardo from UIC Law for receiving a grant from the Society of Family Planning to fund their interdisciplinary project, “Abortion on the move: Navigating…
Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez, UIC assistant professor of history, is a recipient of the prestigious 2024 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship comes with a $70,000 grant for research and scholarship in the…
🎞️ Did you know that Indiana Jones set the standard for adventure movies? In one of the films, a government warehouse hides dangerous artifacts, sparking conspiracy theories about secret archaeological mysteries. Dive into…
Congratulations to English students, Alicia Ribeiro and Kendal McGinnis for winning prestigious awards to study language abroad. Alicia Ribeiro, who is pursuing her BA in English, was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship from…
Congratulations to Gabriela Nunez-Mir of biological sciences for being named a 2024 Biota Award recipient from the Walder Foundation to fund her research titled America’s Next Top Invaders: Forecasting invasive range size of…
Meet Puranjay “Jay” Gupta, a second-year biochemistry student at UIC and recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious award in the U.S. for undergraduate researchers in STEM disciplines 👏 Gupta is preparing…
Are you drawn back to your childhood home? Marya Schechtman of Philosophy comments on this thought-provoking article about the intersection of old and new selves as we revisit familiar places. “Many of…
Chicago Public Schools has proposed a new school safety plan that aims to remove campus police and provide more training for educators. David Stovall of Black Studies shares his insights on this crucial topic.…
Congratulations to Professor Preston Snee of Chemistry for receiving the 2024 Undergraduate Student Government Faculty Open Educational Resources Leadership Award Program! His commitment to accessible resources is evident in his creation of a…
