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Yasmine Zayad posing with her family and Chancellor Miranda at the Spring 2026, commencement ceremony.

June 17, 2026

For the Zayad family, UIC was a second home 

“UIC was the center of success in my family.”

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.

Learuth Jemilo joins UIC as Director, Experiential Learning & Career Outcomes

March 24, 2026

UIC Sprinternship program starts a new chapter

Since the program started, more than 400 students have done internships, and many get job offers.

Sparkhacks Board, two individuals posing together.

March 3, 2026

Lighting the spark: How students built UIC’s hackathon 

The popularity of the annual event is booming among UIC students.

Lu Cheng, University of Illinois Chicago, College of Engineering headshot.

January 26, 2026

How digital copies make medicine more personal

Lu Cheng explains how digital copies of patients can help diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.

Aerial photo of the UIC Computer Design Research and Learning Center with Chicago skyline in the background

July 16, 2025

UIC’s new computer science building signifies enrollment, program growth

New state-of-the-art facility showcases UIC’s cutting-edge research and innovation.

Coda Richmond, UIC computer science major, will speak at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of UIC’s state-of-the-art Computer Design Research and Learning Center. (Photo: Jim Young/UIC Engineering)

July 16, 2025

Student spotlight: Coda Richmond  

Richmond co-founded a Women in Cybersecurity chapter at UIC to bring more females into the field.

Aerial photo of the UIC Computer Design Research and Learning Center with Chicago skyline in the background

July 14, 2025

Media advisory: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for UIC’s Computer Design Research and Learning Center

July 16 event to celebrate new state-of-the-art computer science facility.

UIC Students Left to right: Shpetim Useini, Fawwaz Abayomi, Albert Huynh and Michael Charles.

March 11, 2025

Students launch free online platform to connect study groups  

Already, 750 students have Akknoledge to find others to study with.

A row of satellite dishes pointed up at an orange and blue sky filled with stars, galaxies and straight lines.

October 9, 2024

UIC computer scientist will be ‘conscience’ of AI astronomy project

Lu Cheng will develop socially responsible AI for astrophysics

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