All Featured Academic Research

March 27, 2026

Study: Intermittent fasting positively affects female hormones in PCOS 

Diet also decreased diabetes risk factors

Photo collage of Jun Sun, Jim Wang, Nancy Freitag and Philip Yu

March 26, 2026

4 new UIC fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

The lifetime honor is one of the most prestigious in science.

two people sit at a table in a conference room

March 12, 2026

Education professor builds AI tool for teachers

Faculty member Jeremy Riel is developing a prototype AI-enabled platform to help teachers give timely feedback to students.

An aerial shot of a park with a large lagoon in the foreground.

March 11, 2026

UIC study: Greener neighborhoods support healthier birth weights

Effect persisted regardless of air pollution.

College of Nursing professor, Judith Schlaeger performing acupuncture on patients leg.

March 3, 2026

Can acupuncture help ease debilitating and persistent chronic pain? 

Rigorous clinical trials at UIC test the treatment in vulvar pain, chronic sickle cell and angina.

Zac Adesanya holding Bioplastic samples with Ezinne Achinivu looking on.

February 23, 2026

UIC engineers develop plant-based plastic alternative for use in shopping bags

The plant-based substance takes just one month to break down in soil.

a passenger van drives through the snow in a rural area

February 2, 2026

Rural public transit yields nearly $4 for every dollar spent, study estimates 

Research suggests that investing in rural transit has numerous benefits.

Dr. Santosh Saraf (white lab coat) and Dr. Anand Srivastava in a Clinical Sciences Building laboratory posing inside a laboratory.

January 20, 2026

UIC looks toward new treatment options for sickle cell patients with chronic kidney disease

UIC researchers awarded nearly $4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for study.

Andrius Kazlauskas, Jennifer Lim, and Maximilian McCann group photo.

January 12, 2026

The curious case of the missing endothelial cells

A mystery investigated by UIC researchers turns up a new avenue for treatment of diabetic blindness.

December 19, 2025

UIC researchers image near-room-temp superconductors

Superhydrides can conduct electricity at unprecedented temperatures without losing energy.

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