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.
$205Min NIH funding
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Pursuing answers
UIC is among the nation’s top-tier research universities and is Chicago’s only public research institution. Driven by curiosity and a desire to make a positive impact on society, our faculty, staff and students are on a mission to solve real-world problems through innovation and discovery.
Shaping the future
UIC research improves the lives, health and well-being of communities from urban to rural, local to global. Whether it’s discovering new drugs and clean energy solutions or advancing artificial intelligence and robotics, researchers are enhancing how we live and learn.
Drug Discovery for All
UIC researchers partner with community advocates to develop treatments for infectious diseases, cancer and other conditions to improve health outcomes for all populations.
Research Changing Lives
Community college students explore semiconductor chip fabrication
Students gain hands-on experience at UIC’s Nanofabrication Core Facility.
Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to muscle wasting in cancer
Muscle vasculature plays a key role in the debilitating condition, UIC study reveals