Wasan Kumar, a sophomore neuroscience major in LAS and Honors College member, is the subject of a feature profile in the Skokie Review newspaper. Kumar, who is also minoring in Global Asian studies,…
How many different types of people — colleagues, friends, taxi drivers, etc. — should we hear a piece of information from before we start sharing it as a true fact? Or, concerning marketing…
Chalkbeat Chicago features a story on a new report issued by the Social-Emotional Teaching and Learning Lab at UIC that examines the rollout of a new Illinois law aimed at curtailing early childhood…
A WBEZ news story focuses on a new report from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) that looks at the challenges and contributions of Native Americans in Chicago. Interviewed…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new members of the Chicago Board of Education including Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history. See this exciting news across various media outlets: Chalkbeat/Block Club Chicago,…
Roy Plotnick, professor of earth and environmental science at UIC, is quoted in an article in the New York Times about a school of fish that has been perfectly preserved in rock. The…
The New York Times quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor of sociology and LAS distinguished professor, in a story on gender-neutral teenagers who wish to have a third gender option available on identity documents,…
Julie Peters, associate director of the Teaching of History program at UIC and clinical associate professor of history, is interviewed in a WBEZ story on proposed state legislation that would alter the state’s…
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history, is interviewed in a WGN-TV story on the CPS’ school rating system and how attendees of the bottom ranked schools are predominantly minority students. “The fact…
Nnedi Okorafor, a UIC alumna who received her master’s degree (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in English, is the subject of an in-depth Chicago Tribune profile. http://bit.ly/2wh9gXg (subscription may be required)