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Richard and Loan Hill Professor, UIC Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology Jie Liang

In Memoriam: Long time faculty remembered for big smile, CBQB, passion

Meghan King | Posted on February 12, 2025

CME Assistant Professor Lisa M. Stabryla, director of the Stabryla Lab

Using AI to fight drug-resistant bacteria

David Staudacher | Posted on February 12, 2025

Professor Sybil Derrible was recently named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Professor Sybil Derrible named ASCE fellow

David Staudacher | Posted on February 11, 2025

UIC PhD student Mohammad Abu-Mualla

A new tool for designing mechanical objects

David Staudacher | Posted on February 11, 2025

Drone shot of East Campus with the skyline in the background

College launches strategic planning initiative

Posted on February 04, 2025

MIE PhD student Abbas Moradi Bilondi in a lab at UIC

Understanding emulsions for everyday use

David Staudacher | Posted on January 23, 2025

Student Haley Dahl honored with MVC student-athlete spotlight

Student Haley Dahl honored with MVC student-athlete spotlight

Hillary Bird | Posted on January 14, 2025

UIC graduate Jai Mehta is at the center of research and development at Furno Materials, Inc.

UIC graduate leading charge to reduce global emissions in cement

David Staudacher | Posted on December 09, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering Dean Lola Eniola-Adefeso

New dean lays out vision for UIC College of Engineering

Carlos Sadovi | Posted on December 05, 2024

UIC Flag over Chicago skyline

Google.org awards UIC grant to launch data, AI program

Brian Flood | Posted on December 02, 2024

New tool for measuring greenhouse gas emissions in transit

New tool for measuring greenhouse gas emissions in transit

David Staudacher | Posted on November 27, 2024

From left, Dean of the Hampton University School of Engineering, Architecture and Aviation Joyce T. Shirazi, Olin College of Engineering President Gilda A. Barabino, and UIC Dean of Engineering Lola Eniola-Adefeso at the Summit.

How to grow HBCU research programs with partnerships—and why it matters

Posted on November 21, 2024

researcher reflected in a silicon wafer

UIC joins semiconductor workforce development center meeting national demand

Rob Mitchum | Posted on November 19, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering Dean Lola Eniola-Adefeso at the IFRM seminar, October 24

Dean Lola Eniola-Adefeso presents blend of engineering and medicine at IFRM inaugural seminar

Posted on October 31, 2024

Student inspects damage to a concrete beam

UIC broadens research portfolio with gains in engineering, education

Rob Mitchum | Posted on October 30, 2024

Shelves at the new storeroom location on east campus.

UIC Scientific Storeroom expands to east campus location

Rob Mitchum | Posted on October 23, 2024

Yayue Pan, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) at UIC

UIC researchers awarded $4.65 million NASA grant to open in-space manufacturing research center

David Staudacher | Posted on October 07, 2024

Brian Chaplin

UIC engineers finding new ways to remove contaminants from water

Rob Mitchum | Posted on September 25, 2024

civil, materials, and environmental engineering student Lydia Vulich

Sustaining lives and the environment

David Staudacher | Posted on September 16, 2024

Photo of a student at the engineering both at Convocation 2024

College of Engineering sets enrollment record for Fall 2024

Posted on September 11, 2024

A dental tool using VivaDent Aerosol Reduction Gel water-soluble gel reduces the aerosols by 99 percent.

UIC engineers’ invention improves dental safety

David Staudacher | Posted on September 03, 2024

Daniel J Bernstein

Government issues post-quantum standard co-designed by UIC CS professor

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 26, 2024

Lina He

Lina He, Ghansham Meghwar, Shiwen Yu receive IEEE PES Best Paper Award

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 26, 2024

Cornelia Caragea

Caragea receives first Robert V. Kenyon Professorship

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 23, 2024

Ke Fan

Graduate student Ke Fan awarded prestigious fellowship in HPC

Andrea Poet | Posted on August 20, 2024