All Entries by Christy Levy
October 17, 2012
Lectures and conferencesOct. 18: “Inequality and Exclusion: The Theory and Practice of Human Rights.”
October 17, 2012
Highlight: deputy surgeon generalOct. 18: Boris Lushniak, U.S. deputy surgeon general, talks about the challenges in public health and need for qualified medical clinicians and researchers.
October 17, 2012
‘Patients are alive because of what you’re doing’Why take an hour of your day to donate blood? Levarr Butler, 11, is one reason.
October 10, 2012
Moving research from lab to marketOnce researchers have discovered a way to turn basic science into a potentially viable commercial product, they have to actually develop the product.
October 10, 2012
Developing a blood test for heart failureSamuel Dudley is developing a diagnostic blood test that could help save the lives of patients who come to the ER with heart failure.
October 10, 2012
An alternative to colonoscopyToo many people refuse screenings for colorectal cancer because the tests are uncomfortable and costly. Xavier Llor has a better idea.
October 10, 2012
Targeting liver disease with gene therapyThere’s no treatment for liver fibrosis, a disease that kills about 29,000 Americans each year. Hayat Onyuksel and her team of researchers are working to change that.
October 10, 2012
UIC marathoners stay the courseAfter the Chicago Marathon Sunday, Ryan Muench has some serious bragging rights. […]
October 10, 2012
Lectures and conferencesToni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, speaks on “Reform of Cook County Government” for the Future of Chicago lectures series.
October 10, 2012
Special events“Hiding and Seeking: An Examination of the Metaphorical Closet,” an exhibit by Amelia Spinney, opens today in the Montgomery Ward Gallery.