All social science education urban affairs
January 17, 2013
Report details police corruption in ChicagoChicago police corruption is enabled by a “blue code of silence,” researchers say.
January 17, 2013
New book documents Latina girls, sexualityA UIC sociologist studies young Latinas’ sexual experiences and how they learn about “safe” sex.
December 6, 2012
Hull-House Museum opens exhibition on Jane Addams Day, Dec. 10An interactive exhibition that demonstrates Jane Addams’ legacy for domestic life and public health will mark Jane Addams Day Dec. 10 at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
December 3, 2012
Teachers’ union president Karen Lewis to speak at UIC WednesdayChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will present her outlook on the city’s education system as she presents the final installment of UIC’s Future of Chicago lecture series
November 27, 2012
Domestic Workers Suffer Abuses Illegal in Most Jobs: SurveyNearly half of domestic workers earn wages too low to support a family, and nearly a quarter earn less than minimum wage, according to a report co-authored by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher after a survey of workers in 14 American cities.
October 4, 2012
Grant to Fund Study of Pastoral CounselingThe University of Illinois at Chicago’s Jane Addams College of Social Work has a received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study pastoral counseling.
October 3, 2012
UIC Helps Chicago Launch Groundbreaking Budget Process by and for Ward ResidentsBeginning this year, four Chicago wards will undertake “participatory budgeting,” a process used by only two other U.S. cities. Ward residents will be empowered to decide directly how to spend $4 million in taxpayer dollars. The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute will help coordinate the process.
September 26, 2012
Book Examines ‘Forgotten’ War on DrugsA new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago social-work scholar argues that America’s longstanding “War on Drugs” has been largely forgotten.
September 20, 2012
Report Identifies Programs Enhancing Preschool and Elementary Student SuccessA new report from a University of Illinois at Chicago scholar identifies educational programs that are effective at building interpersonal skills for success in school, work and life.
September 17, 2012
Cities Still Cutting Jobs and InfrastructureFor the sixth straight year, city revenues around the country dropped in 2011, as costs of health care, pensions and infrastructure rose, says a public administration and infrastructure expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.