Weekly Advisory: April 1, 2013
UIC Headlines
- NIH official to discuss health disparities
- ‘Fast Food Nation’ author keynotes conference
- ‘Cultural competence’ helps providers treat HIV
- Asian American Awareness Month at UIC
UIC Experts
Marriage Equality and Families: The debate over the meaning of marriage and family continues as America awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality. Barbara Risman, UIC professor and head of sociology, can comment on how changes in society have erased boundaries and standard definitions of gender, marriage, and family. Contact Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681; bflood@uic.edu
UIC Events
(A complete listing of UIC events is online)
3, Wednesday: Asian American Awareness Month Kickoff. Hip-hop artist Monotone, Julian on the Radio, and DJ Noyze, along with student performances. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lecture Center Quad (located outside directly west of Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St.) Free. Call (312) 413-9569.
4, Thursday: “Think Global/Garden Local.” Laurell Sims, Growing Power Chicago, and Seneca Kern, WeFarm America. Noon. Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Free. RSVP to glc@las.uic.edu. Call (312) 355-0867.
4, Thursday: “Food Justice and American Injustice.” Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation.” 5 p.m. Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Free. Call (312) 996-6354.
6, Saturday: 6th Annual Global Activism Expo. Noon – 6 p.m. UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road. Free. RSVP is encouraged. http://bit.ly/YXpm0A. Call (312) 948-4600.
10, Wednesday: “Why Health Disparities Matter.” Dr. M. Roy Wilson, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. 4 p.m. UIC College of Medicine Research Building, Moss Auditorium, 909 S. Wolcott Ave. Free. Call (312) 413-3350.
10, Wednesday: “From Chicago to ‘Top Chef’ and Back: Beverly Kim.” Chicagoland native and quarter-finalist on Bravo’s “Top Chef” discusses the show experience and her career in gourmet cuisine. 4 – 6 p.m. Student Center East, Illinois Room, 750 S. Halsted St. Free. Call (312) 413-9569.
15-16: “Shari’a and Halakha in America.” Conference presented by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St.; and UIC Institute for the Humanities, Stevenson Hall, 701 South Morgan St. Free. Call (312) 996-6354.
17, Wednesday: “Wise and Effective Academic Governance in an Age of Challenge.” Larry R. Faulkner, University of Texas at Austin. 4 p.m. Thompson Room, Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave. Free. Call (312) 413-3350.
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