Frank Chaloupka, UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics and director of the Institute for Health Research and Policys Health Policy Center, has been named among the World Health Organizations World No Tobacco Day 2014 award winners.
UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, Communication, and English Deirdre McCloskey was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4 program, Analysis, about her thoughts on economics, as well as the debate on wage issues and prosperity.
A total of 13 students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are among the recipients of various scholarships sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
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.
UIC News reports that Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, David Hofman, was among a panel of UIC, Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern, and University of Chicago faculty speaking at the 2014 Pint of Science Festival.
A Washington Times editorial on traffic photo ticketing cites an earlier study by Rajiv Shah, UIC adjunct assistant professor of communication, that examined the effectiveness of red light cameras in Chicago.
Michelle Boyd, UIC associate professor of African-American studies and political science, was interviewed during a NPR Weekend Edition story on life 60 years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
The Chicago Tribune named Cris Mazza, UIC professor of English and director of the Program for Writers, among the "5 authors to watch" in a preview of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest.
Ertharin Cousin, UIC alumna and executive director of the U.N.s World Food Programme, served as the commencement speaker for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2014 graduating class.