Dick Simpson, professor in the Department of Political Science and former Chicago alderman, frequently appears as a featured expert in news stories covering state and city government, politics and corruption.
LAS Professor John D'Emilio, of the gender and women's studies and history departments, conducted a reading, talk and book signing at Women and Children First Bookstore on June 26.
Robin Mermelstein, professor of psychology and director of the UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy, has been named president-elect of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) for 2014-2015.
Luis Alberto Urrea, LAS distinguished professor of English, received the Guild Freelancers' Freelance Journalism Feature (Long-Form) Award for his co-authored piece "Deported Warriors," which appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of Playboy.
The Washington Post quotes Frank Chaloupka, distinguished professor of economics and director of the Institute for Health Research and Policys Health Policy Center, on recent studies showing the increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes.