Newsweek quotes John D'Emilio, UIC professor of gender and women's studies and history, in an article on the inclusion of LGBT history and stories in a Rosie the Riveter World War II traveling exhibition.
A number of LAS faculty members have been named among Newcity magazines Lit50 for 2014, the publications annual list celebrating some of the top Chicago authors.
Research and work conducted by George Crabtree, distinguished professor in the department of physics, is profiled in an article in the July/August 2014 issue of Sierra Magazine.
Ursula Perez-Salas, assistant professor of physics, was interviewed on NPR on the thermodynamics of switching your craft beer from bottles to cans. As the report details, cans cool faster but bottles hold the cold better.
Streams of Consciousness, a blog from Scientific American MIND magazine, features a video with Daniel Cervone, LAS professor of psychology, discussing Darwinian theory and the psychology behind altruistic behavior.
UIC News reports on a retrospective of early video art, "Analog Dreamscape: Video & Computer Art in Chicago, 1973-1985," which was presented at the University of Illinois at Chicagos Institute for the Humanities on June 13, 2014.
Projects proposed by a number of LAS departments and their respective faculty members have been awarded 2014 Chancellor’s Discovery Fund for Multidisciplinary Research grants for further research.
Department of Psychology Professor Roger Weissberg has been named a UIC Distinguished Professor for his continued impact on the field of psychology though his scholarship, creativity, and leadership.
Two professors from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are among the recipients of the 2014 University Scholar award, which recognizes the scholarly and teaching excellence of UIC faculty members.