Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kaufman announced a $1 million gift to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine this fall to support academic scholarships for students who have financial need and academic ability.
The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded a five-year, $6.3 million grant from the National Eye Institute for an ambitious bioengineering project to restore vision to individuals blinded by retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.
A drug commonly used to increase the body's sensitivity to insulin may slow the progression of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy are attempting to discover how genes determine how well an antipsychotic medication works in adults and children and the side effects it will cause.
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are comparing two drugs commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to determine if genetic factors predict which children will respond to either or both drugs.
UIC researchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in children and adolescents, a finding that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration's "black box" warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, also known as SSRI drugs.
Spectrin and ankyrin, two essential proteins, shape and fortify cell membranes. New findings on variations in spectrin's ability to bind to membranes have implications for new biomedical molecular targets to treat certain diseases.
The library at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $20,000 grant from the Illinois State Library to digitize and post online historic photographs and supporting documents from six Illinois settlement houses.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that intra-cellular trafficking is tightly coordinated for maximum flow through cellular compartments, much as vehicles on a crowded road are allowed to pass quickly through a succession of green traffic lights.
A new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago literary theorist explores American society's emphasis on cultural differences and the resulting lack of attention devoted to economic inequality.
"Behind Bars: Latinos and Prison." Latino Studies, an international, peer-reviewed journal based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, presents a conference Oct. 20 examining the Latino experience in the U.S. criminal justice system.
A little-known antibiotic shows early promise as an anti-cancer agent, inhibiting a gene found at higher-than-normal levels in most human tumors.
The Council on Contemporary Families presents "Who Cares?: Dilemmas of Work and Family in the 21st Century," an Oct. 20 symposium at the University of Illinois at Chicago that brings together national experts on work-life issues and journalists who cover family issues.
Herpes virus has an unusual strategy for infecting cornea cells that may also explain how it evades the immune system, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a molecule that plays a critical role in the recovery of lung tissue following severe injury.
The identification in rats of a gene mutation in an enzyme that regulates smooth muscle contraction and blood pressure -- the first genetic link to muscle contraction and high blood pressure -- may lead to improved treatments for hypertension.
A first-of-its-kind computer program developed by researchers now at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing will be used to study how individuals with sickle cell disease can manage the pain associated with the inherited blood disorder.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry is getting $3 million from the federal government to discover a way to more effectively treat wounds.
A $19.6 million National Cancer Institute grant has been awarded to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine to advance basic and clinical research for incurable blood disorders. It is the largest grant in UIC history.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago show how a newly discovered molecular motor helps a cell determine which way is up.
Most of metropolitan Chicago's 400,000 Muslims are isolated from the communities in which they live, says Louise Cainkar, a scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has received a $50,000 grant from the Chicago Community Trust to recommend strategies by which Muslims can more quickly integrate into civic life.
Lisa Yun Lee, former director of The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, will expand public programs at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago as the new museum director.
Wages and weekly earnings for Arab and Muslim men living in the United States fell 10 percent following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a new study shows.
Three stem cell researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago will receive state grants totaling $2.25 million from the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced today.
The University of Illinois at Chicago will serve as the home institution for the Council on Contemporary Families, a national non-profit, non-partisan association of prominent family researchers and mental health and social work practitioners.
Racial diversity in a company's workforce leads to improved business performance and volume, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study presented Aug. 14 at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in Montreal.
A brain protein that sustains nerve cells also regulates anxiety and alcohol consumption in rats, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago report.
A neuroscience research team reports the protein tomosyn appears to play a key role in regulating the release of neurotransmitters in the synapse, suggesting a role in learning and memory.
Barry Chiswick, distinguished professor and head of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been elected president of the European Society for Population Economics.
A new report co-edited by a University of Illinois at Chicago professor looks at ways to better educate English-language learners in English literacy.
A University of Illinois at Chicago study published in the July/August issue of the journal Child Development reveals a link between smoking during pregnancy and very early child behavior problems.
In a study published July 1 in the journal Blood, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine researchers suggest that donor T cells change the fate of blood stem cells.
Federal policy has shifted responsibility for affordable housing to local governments and local markets without fully considering the social, political and economic risks in a global context, according to a new book edited by urban planning faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The University of Illinois at Chicago will hold a ceremony to dedicate Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman's latest sculpture July 14 at 11 a.m. at the corner of Wood and Taylor streets.
President George W. Bush has announced his nomination of Timothy Shanahan, professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.
IPOs that are followed closely by many analysts after their offerings tend to do better than those followed by fewer analysts, according to a new University of Illinois at Chicago study.
Lightning Safety tips for Lightning safety week.
The University of Illinois at Chicago will offer an online certificate in Emergency Management and Continuity Planning to train professionals to lead organizations through terrorist events, natural disasters and public health emergencies.
Hampering the transport of proteins within cells may underlie several adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's, ALS and Kennedy disease. Understanding how this cell transport is blocked in these diseases may offer targets for future therapy.
A study in the June 1 issue of Cancer Research presents the first evidence that exposure to low doses of environmental estrogens during development of the prostate gland in the male fetus may result in a predisposition to prostate cancer later in life.
The 3rd International Conference on Living Donor Abdominal Organ Transplantation, organized by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Minnesota, will be held June 23 and 24 in Sardegna, Italy.
The University of Illinois at Chicago" Urban Planning and Policy Program will host "Tending the Garden: From Grassroots to Green Roofs," the national conference of Planners Network, June 8-11. The conference will feature a public performance of "Capers," actress Anu Yadav's one-person play based on her talks with public housing residents who protested the demolition of a public housing projects in Washington D.C.
Carol Ferrans, professor of medical surgical nursing in the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Nursing, has been named the recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research from the Midwest Nursing Research Society.
UIC researchers report new findings that suggest the level of selenium-containing proteins in the body plays an instrumental role in preventing cancer, and that dietary selenium plays a role in stimulating the body's level of these proteins.
A comprehensive database containing extensive scientific and clinical literature on herbal medicine and natural products compiled by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago is now available via the Internet.
Almost 62 percent of sexual assaults were found to be drug facilitated, and almost 5 percent of the victims were given classic 'date-rape' drugs, according to a new study at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Are future national park trips for America's youth likely to be on-line virtual experiences rather than the real thing? A University of Illinois at Chicago ecologist says there may be cause for concern.
James Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago distinguished professor of psychology and education, is principal investigator on a $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant to the College Board to redesign Advanced Placement courses in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science.
Timothy Shanahan, professor of urban education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named president of the International Reading Association.
Internet experts, including founders of Wikipedia and Apache, will discuss sustainable business models for open-source, open-access websites at a conference of the Internet journal First Monday at the University of Illinois at Chicago, May 15-17.
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