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January 24, 2012
New Book Critiques ‘Corporate’ School ReformNeoliberal education reforms, including No Child Left Behind and Chicago’s Renaissance 2010, tend to “marketize” schools and threaten to dismantle public education as we know it, according to a new book edited by a University of Illinois at Chicago education researcher.
January 23, 2012
UIC Architect Receives Rome Prize to Explore Energy as Building MaterialAn architect at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received an international award to explore ways to use energy systems as building materials.
January 23, 2012
Trustees Set Tuition for New StudentsGuaranteed four-year tuition for incoming U of I students next fall will increase by 4.8 percent, or the equivalent of 1.9 percent per year during the four-year guarantee. The Board of Trustees passed the proposal, which ties tuition increases to the rate of inflation, at its meeting on campus Thursday.
January 20, 2012
Marine Corps Jazz Band Joins UIC Faculty in Free ConcertThe 18-member Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band will join UIC faculty jazz artists to perform a variety of jazz standards at a free concert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
January 19, 2012
Kennedy Re-elected U of I Board ChairmanChristopher G. Kennedy was re-elected to a third term as chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees today during its annual organizational meeting at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
January 17, 2012
UIC Student To Speak at Saudi Global Competitiveness ForumUniversity of Illinois at Chicago undergraduate Ariell Buckingham is heading to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to meet with business leaders from around the globe at the Global Competitiveness Forum, Jan. 21-24.
January 17, 2012
Black History Month at UICThe University of Illinois at Chicago’s Black History Month program commemorates the historical accomplishments and contributions of Africans and African-Americans.
January 17, 2012
Engineering, Physics Researcher Named Interim Vice Chancellor at UICMitra Dutta, distinguished professor and head of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a former senior executive with the U.S. Army Research Office, has been named interim vice chancellor for research at UIC.
January 11, 2012
‘Transformational Gift’ Will Modernize UIC College of DentistryThe largest gift in the history of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry will modernize outdated clinical facilities and allow the college to assist more patients and better educate its students. The donation of $8.2 million of KaVo Group dental equipment was made possible by a gift from the Guy D. and Rebecca E. Brunetti Foundation.
January 10, 2012
UIC Funds New Research on Citizens’ Role in Public PolicyFive projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received awards funding research aimed at improving citizen participation in government services, often through the use of technology.