News, Events and Announcements
Jeremy Varon to speak at the inaugural LAS Dean's Lectureship
At 11:30 am on Thursday, October 23, 2008, Jeremy Varon of Drew University will deliver, "Who's Still Afraid of the Sixties? The 1960s in Politics, Pedagogy, and Popular Culture," in Room 302 of Student Center East. Refreshments will follow this free and open event.
Series Examines Latino Political Activism of 1968
The Latin American and Latino studies program presents "1968 in Latin America and U.S. Latino Communities: Protest, Repression, and Exile," a free public series that includes a photo exhibit, panel discussions, and films. READ ON
Chemistry Professors Earn Grants from the National Institutes of Health
Tom Driver, assistant professor, and his research team have earned a five-year, $1.48 million grant to prove the effectiveness of a faster, cleaner, "greener" way to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs. READ ON
With the help of his own four-year, $1.16 million grant from the NIH, assistant professor Lawrence Miller will explore ways to tag single molecules within cells to better reveal the biological mechanisms. READ ON
LAS Faculty Searches
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently accepting nominations and applications for several open tenure-track positions.
Jeremy Varon to speak at the inaugural LAS Dean's Lectureship
At 11:30 am on Thursday, October 23, 2008, Jeremy Varon of Drew University will deliver, "Who's Still Afraid of the Sixties? The 1960s in Politics, Pedagogy, and Popular Culture," in Room 302 of Student Center East. Refreshments will follow this free and open event.
Series Examines Latino Political Activism of 1968
The Latin American and Latino studies program presents "1968 in Latin America and U.S. Latino Communities: Protest, Repression, and Exile," a free public series that includes a photo exhibit, panel discussions, and films. READ ON
Chemistry Professors Earn Grants from the National Institutes of Health
Tom Driver, assistant professor, and his research team have earned a five-year, $1.48 million grant to prove the effectiveness of a faster, cleaner, "greener" way to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs. READ ON
With the help of his own four-year, $1.16 million grant from the NIH, assistant professor Lawrence Miller will explore ways to tag single molecules within cells to better reveal the biological mechanisms. READ ON
LAS Faculty Searches
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently accepting nominations and applications for several open tenure-track positions.
About LAS
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that enhance the educational quality and depth of all undergraduate colleges on campus. The largest of the colleges at UIC, LAS houses 21 departments and programs. They offer over 60 undergraduate major fields of specialization, 40 minors, about 50 graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral levels, and almost 1,100 courses. Students from all undergraduate colleges and many graduate programs enroll in LAS courses. Over 360 tenure track faculty teach the college’s 9,400 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students.
Message from the Dean
Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As you spend time here in our virtual world, no doubt you will begin to sense the enormous excitement of this special place where we are in the business of building brilliant futures. READ ON
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