Projects lead by four LAS faculty members have been awarded funding for the Mellon Foundation initiative "Humanities Without Walls: The Global Midwest."
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.
Jennifer Wiley, UIC professor of psychology, is quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about a Santa Clara University-based study that found walking boosts creativity.
UIC News profiles LAS Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice graduate student Georgina Enciso in an article regarding her research into the dynamic of interactions between young people of color and the police.
LAS Alumna Melissa Talaber Matwyshyn (biological sciences and chemistry 04) is a finalist for the 2014 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education.
Issues of citizenship, immigration and belonging were addressed during a recent event presented by the UIC Latino Cultural Center and the Futuro Media Group, producer of National Public Radio's "Latino USA."
Leon Fink, UIC distinguished professor of history, is interviewed in a story from Chicago Public Radio’s “Curious City” series, which, in its latest installment, explores how the Haymarket Square Riot of 1886 impacted…
Tyrone Forman, UIC vice provost for diversity and professor of Black Studies and Sociology, recently discussed issues surrounding race relations in sports and society during a “Chicago Tonight” (WTTW-TV) panel segment on Los…