All Entries by Rob Mitchum
April 17, 2024
New institute bonds UIC and Argonne National Laboratory on research and educationGeorge Crabtree Institute for Discovery and Sustainability will spearhead collaborative research, training and community-based initiatives
April 15, 2024
Inventor of the Year: Deepak Shukla, College of MedicineCan new drugs prevent blindness and other damage from herpesvirus infections?
April 15, 2024
‘Double-edged’ transcription factor affects flu responseA genetic transcription factor involved in lung cancer and pneumonia also mediates the body’s response to influenza
April 12, 2024
Pilot research institutes kindle interdisciplinary activity across UICNew pilot institute will tackle AI bias in health care, joining three ongoing research efforts
April 10, 2024
New project promotes safer, sustainable to-go food packagingEPA-funded project will work with restaurants and universities on easing transition to PFAS-free, reusable and biodegradable products
April 8, 2024
Investiture SparkTalks highlight breadth of research at UICLightning talks covered research and scholarship at UIC, from atomic structures to the known universe.
April 1, 2024
UIC’s Yamada elected National Academy of Inventors fellow for cancer workProfessor has found new candidates for cancer therapy and imaging by studying bacterial proteins
April 1, 2024
UIC engineers ‘symphonize’ cleaner ammonia productionLow temperature, regenerative process saves energy and efficiently produces common chemical
March 22, 2024
UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction techniqueDiscovery could improve many industrial processes
March 18, 2024
$2.4 million NIH grant brings tropical disease vaccine closer to human clinical trialsA UIC group in Rockford developed the vaccine for lymphatic filariasis, which affects over 100 million people worldwide