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Researchers Year collage April 2026

April 21, 2026

Meet UIC’s 2025-26 Rising Stars and Distinguished Researchers 

Annual awards honor 14 university researchers, staff for excellence, innovation and impact.

Salman Khetani headshot on UIC campus.

April 20, 2026

Salman Khetani: How can we safely test drugs and chemicals?

Distinguished Researcher in Natural Sciences and Engineering

Timothy Koh headshot in University Hall.

April 20, 2026

Timothy Koh: How can inflammation improve wound healing in diabetes?

Distinguished Researcher in Basic Life Sciences

September 29, 2025

The big impact of UIC’s effort to protect the smallest of creatures

Through the UIC-led effort, more than 1 million acres have been preserved as pollinator habitat.

August 14, 2025

Community college students explore semiconductor chip fabrication

Students gain hands-on experience at UIC’s Nanofabrication Core Facility.

A microscopy image of the three-dimensional blood vessel network in a healthy muscle.

May 29, 2025

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to muscle wasting in cancer 

Muscle vasculature plays a key role in the debilitating condition, UIC study reveals

April 28, 2025

Top 10 innovations from UIC researchers

From the first infant incubator to designing election ballots, UIC researchers have left their legacy

A man and two women in lab coats stand on a white concrete spiral staircase, leaning on a silver railing.

January 28, 2025

How UIC scientists redesigned an effective cancer therapy to make it safer

Redesigned enzyme may prevent side effects in treating leukemia, be effective against other cancers

Five people in hair caps and gowns look down at the camera through a circular lens with a yellow tint.

November 18, 2024

UIC joins semiconductor workforce development center meeting national demand 

State of Illinois program funded by U.S. CHIPS and Science Act will train students to work in domestic chip industry

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