All LAS

Male student headshot

May 6, 2024

UIC biochemistry major named Goldwater scholar  

Puranjay Gupta is is the sixth Goldwater scholar from UIC in the last six years

A student with a hat and sunglasses standing in a scenic place

April 29, 2024

Inspiring Grad: Hyun Kim 

At UIC, he took advantage of the Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions Medical Scholars Program

Adam Goodman headshot. Photo by Jenny Fontaine - University of Illinois Chicago

April 16, 2024

Rising Star Award: Adam Goodman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How did the history of U.S. immigration shape our modern world?

Haniyyah Thomas and Marnee Ostoa headshots

September 25, 2023

UIC students awarded public service scholarships from Obama Foundation

Haniyyah Thomas and Marnee Ostoa are among 100 students chosen nationwide

Lisa Freeman

June 9, 2023

New LAS dean’s focus: Highlight faculty research, teaching

Lisa Freeman joined UIC as a faculty member in 1994

Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez, Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Illinois Chicago, Department of History

March 24, 2022

Bridge to the Faculty scholar earns prestigious dissertation award

Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez is a member of the Bridge to the Faculty 2021 cohort

August 30, 2021

DuSable Scholars Program aims to increase number of students of color in STEM

The program is named after Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Haitian-born Black trader recognized as Chicago’s founder

Karen Leick

June 10, 2020

For lecturer in LAS, structure aided transition online

“I liked that some of the quiet students were more comfortable posting online,” says instructor Karen Leick

view of hands among chemistry glassware

September 29, 2018

LAS endowed chairs support students’ interest in science

LAS Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences Huan-Xiang Zhou studies basic building blocks for life

Math and science learning center; LAS

August 31, 2018

LAS opens new math and science learning center

Space open to all UIC students enrolled in undergraduate math and science courses

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