All Entries by Brian Flood
February 28, 2013
Food-industry labor activist speaks March 5Saru Jayaraman will talk about wage theft, work conditions and food safety.
February 26, 2013
Does drinking make you sharper?For some tasks, like creative problem-solving, non-directed thinking is more effective.
February 19, 2013
Expanding the study of labor history“Research is a poor man’s way to travel, both figuratively and literally,” says historian Leon Fink.
February 19, 2013
Crossing borders, religious and politicalBiblical scholar Rachel Havrelock does not shy away from controversial subjects, scholarly or cultural.
February 15, 2013
Political strategist Donna Brazile keynotes Black History Month at UICFeb. 19 campus talk features first African-American woman to manage a presidential campaign.
February 14, 2013
UIC’s 23rd annual Blues Cabaret Feb. 22Chicago-based Mississippi Heat, led by harmonica virtuoso Pierre Lacocque, headlines the evening.
February 12, 2013
Scholar named to National Academy of EducationRoger Weissberg, expert on social and emotional learning, is among 12 elected to prestigious group.
February 11, 2013
Drinking may improve ability to detect changesModerate intoxication may help you spot small differences, UIC researchers report.
February 8, 2013
Social activist nun to speak at UICReligious leader, attorney and poet Sister Simone Campbell presents a talk