In stories from WBEZ and NPR’s Marketplace, Junia Howell, UIC visiting assistant professor of sociology, is interviewed about the Biden administration’s newly released plan to address racial inequity in home value appraisals.
The Guardian reports on a new co-authored study from Brian Bauer, UIC professor of anthropology, that suggests Machu Picchu in Peru was actually called Huayna Picchu by Inca inhabitants. Daily Mail (UK), International Business…
Maria de los Angeles Torres, distinguished professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at UIC and David Greenstein, lecturer in special collections and university archives at UIC appeared on the WBEZ program Reset…
Findings from the UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy’s report, “Chicago’s Racial Wealth Gap,” are cited in a Chicago Tribune story about land sale contracts and a related social justice…
Professor Patrisia Macías-Rojas has been awarded a prestigious Russell Sage Foundation Pipeline Grant! This grant supports early- and mid-career tenure-track scholars who are underrepresented in the social sciences and promotes diversity broadly, including…
PhD student Soraida Garcia’s article “Making the Change” is featured in the April 2022 issue of Wildlife Professional! In her article, Soraida shares her experience and provides insight on ways that graduate programs can…
Prof. Neal Mankad was recently named the Chair-Elect for the Organometallic Subdivision of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry, the oldest division within the ACS! A list of elected officers can be found…
Julie Dowling, UIC associate professor of sociology and Latin American and Latino studies, co-authored a Los Angeles Times op-ed on the undercount rate of Latinos in the 2020 U.S. Census and how to address…
Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, is quoted in a story from The Economist covering the legacy and indictment of Michael Madigan, as well as patronage politics in Illinois.