Wenji Guo, 2013 UIC Honors College graduate in biological sciences, is quoted in an article by The Chronicle of Higher Education about socioeconomic class on college campuses.

CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) interviewed Barbara Risman, LAS professor and head of sociology, for a news segment about the current generation of 20-somethings experiencing a "quarter-life crisis" as they deal with stresses related to careers, relationships, finances and housing.

Preston Snee, assistant professor, and a team a researchers from the Department of Chemistry have found a way to introduce precisely four copper ions into quantum dots, tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties. The introduction of such ions opens up possibilities for fine-tuning the optical properties of the quantum dots and producing spectacular colors.

Alex Furman, professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, has been invited to give a lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2014.

Wenji Guo, biological sciences major, was awarded the 2012-2013 Donald and Leah Riddle Prize for Outstanding Graduating Senior. Named for a former chancellor and his wife, the prize is among the top undergraduate honors for UIC students.

UIC historian Jennifer Brier has teamed up with UIC colleagues--architect Sharon Haar and architect Julie Flohr, from the School of Architecture--on a project that is public history and public art, community engagement and collective education. Literally a museum on wheels, History Moves will be a moveable feast that both gathers and shares the history of Chicago’s vibrant communities and neighborhoods.

In a study published last year, Jennifer Wiley, professor of psychology, and her research team found that participants who were slightly under the .08 percent legal limit for blood alcohol outperformed sober subjects in solving word association problems.

Kara Morgan-Short, assistant professor of psychology and Hispanic and Italian studies, was selected as a recipient of the Graduate Mentoring Award.

Three LAS students have been awarded the Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS) by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Robert Remini, 91, professor emeritus of history, an award-winning biographer and former official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, died March 28 at Evanston Hospital after a stroke.

The Associated Press quotes Steve Jones, UIC distinguished professor of communication, in an article on the widespread social media sharing and altering of the Human Rights Campaign's red logo in support of gay marriage.

Professor Kevin Kumashiro in the Asian American Studies Program is the recipient of the Division K Mid-Career Award by the American Educational Research Association.

Dennis Rosenbaum, professor of criminology, law and justice, will be a featured expert on WGN-TV News (Channel 9) at 9 p.m. tonight (March 20).

Mary Ashley, professor of biological sciences, has been honored as UIC Woman of the Year by the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Woman. She is honored for not only her research and field advancements, but also for her role as a mentor.

Professor of Political Science Dick Simpson is quoted in a Chicago Magazine article on Chicago's City Council infrequently challenging Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Paul Schewe, associate professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice, is quoted by the Examiner in a report about the ever increasing violence in schools.

Jessica Williams, professor in the Department of Linguistics, and Aixa Alfonso, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, were chosen as the 2013-2014 recipients of the LAS Faculty Service Award.

Sally Sedgwick, professor in the Department of Philosophy, and Peter Doran, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, were named LAS Distinguished Professors for the 2013-2014 academic year

Lawrence Ein, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences, was awarded a grant for Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (FRG) by the National Science Foundation.

Sloan Williams, UIC associate professor of anthropology, was involved with the discovery of a 600-year-old Chinese coin on a Kenyan Island.