UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication Deirdre McCloskey is scheduled to speak at the University of Leeds Institute of Communications Studies later this month.
A total of seven students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the fall 2014 academic year.
A Chicago Tribune article highlights a new UIC political science department report that examines Cook County Board voting during Board President Toni Preckwinkle's administration.
Professor Joel Brown of the biological sciences department spoke at the recent Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum conference, entitled, "Why Prevent Extinction?"
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.
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.