Chicago Cubs great and baseball Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg talked sports and signed autographs on a visit to the Medical Center’s pediatrics unit.

Above: Sandberg signs a Cubs cap for Harmony Rosario and her mom, Karen.

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin

Most infertility patients are in favor of using leftover embryos for stem cell research and would support selling leftover embryos to other couples, according to a recent survey.

More than 270 members of the UIC community participated Friday in a special UIC edition of the American Heart Association’s “Start!” Heart Walk, raising more than $41,000 — more than any other hospital in the Chicago area.

Right: cardiology chief Samuel Dudley Jr. fires up the crowd of west campus walkers before the heart walk Friday morning.

Photo: Joshua Clark

“Dara Torres in the Olympic Games in her 40s winning the silver medal and Cloris Leachman at 82 years old on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ The message is clear: our pre-determined expectations, based on age alone, are clearly wrong.”

Mark Hutchinson, professor of orthopedics and sports medicine, on age and activity, Sept. 25 ABC News

Anyone who assumes college theater is amateurish or bland should visit the UIC Theatre, where professionals and students collaborate on scathing satire, dark social commentary and reimagined classics.

Right: Anita Kavuu and Alex Ray in "The Seagull."

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin