8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (280+ words) Thousands of lady beetles and lacewings were released at UIC on April 24 to mark Arbor Day, a nationwide observance when people are encouraged to plant trees to promote a sustainable environment for the future. Nearly 100 UIC students and staff joined…...

15+ hour, 45+ min ago  (541+ words) Thanks to a team of UIC engineering students, children may have a new, unobtrusive wearable technology to help them and their caregivers treat their anxiety. The project, Pediatric Biofeedback Device: Wearable Anxiety Therapy, was one of 200 presented at the Engineering…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (390+ words) To help'improve those numbers,'the University of Illinois Chicago College of Education'will launch WORDS Illinois, a large-scale effort to strengthen early literacy instruction in schools across the state. The program is supported by'a $10 million Education Innovation and Research'grant from the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (304+ words) UIC today UIC historian receives national service award Barbara Ransby, the John D. Mac Arthur Chair and LAS Distinguished Professor of Black Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and History at the University of Illinois Chicago, has received the Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (237+ words) We can effectively treat patients who already experience or develop respiratory distress syndrome," said Yulia Komarova, professor of pharmacology and regenerative medicine in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, who led the study. It's very stable, very safe," Komarova…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (10+ words) Shannon Halloway: Can physical activity delay cognitive decline? UIC today...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (375+ words) In today's world, how can we make sure the many chemicals we encounter are safe? Over nearly 25 years, Khetani has developed tools that enable scientists to safely and accurately mimic human tissues. His group uses techniques such as microfabrication and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (465+ words) As an associate professor of identity and justice in STEM education, Terrell Morton begins his research with a fundamental question: "What does it mean to be a Black person in this space?" Morton, whose background includes degrees in STEM-related fields,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (255+ words) COVID-19 presented a major dilemma for dentists. The ultrasonic tools they use to clean teeth kick up a shower of airborne droplets that can spread SARS-Co V-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Alexander Yarin isn't in the dental field. But given…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (510+ words) Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in cancer tumors. Scientists have long known that bacteria live in tumors in a milieu known as the tumor microenvironment. But over the last…...