All Entries by Rob Mitchum
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
March 11, 2024
With Fulbright award, UIC designer will explore innovations, traditions in ceramic productionBrian Anderson will travel to Japan to combine local traditions and advanced fabrication technologies.
March 6, 2024
Miniature ‘tumor farm’ enables personalized drug screening for lung cancerNew laboratory model could allow personalized, miniaturized drug screening for patients
February 28, 2024
UIC student designs moon app as part of winning NASA competition teamPhD candidate Juan Manuel Losarcos created interactive visualization of the moon and moonquakes