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As the largest university in the Chicago area, as well as one of the most diverse, attending UIC means you'll meet, work with and learn from a mixture of unique individuals.

The Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center founded by UIC alum

John Edel has turned a former meatpacking plant into an indoor farm. Once completed, the building will devote its space to raising fish and growing leafy greens such as lettuce, kale and basil.
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UIC to host World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

"I cannot overstate the significance and honor we share" said Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the event marking the first time the summit has been held in North America.
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Benefit from an education in a world-class city

With 226,500 businesses, 124 corporate headquarters, and 29 Fortune 500 companies in Chicago, you won't find a better place to start your career.

Pushing the limits in microscopic research

UIC's new scanning electron transmission microscope—the only in the United States or Europe—advances science and research by providing sharpness, spatial separation and color correction in its atomic-level views. Photo by UIC Photo Services.
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  • THU February 9

    Campus Discussion on the Diversity Strategic Plan

    Attn: UIC Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni Campus Discussions on the Diversity Strategic Plan Please join UIC students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to discuss the working draft of ...

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    Transnational Encounters Music & Performance at the U.S. - Mexico Border

    Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program in a panel discussion centered on the book Transnational Encounters Music and Performance at the U.S. - Mexico ...

  • THU February 9

    The Game Changers

    Join the cast of the critically acclaimed documentary, “The Interrupters” as they share how they traded despair for optimism on the streets of Chicago. ...

 
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