Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Scenes From Our First Back-To-School Bash

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UIC: Report Outlines How To Improve Healthcare Access For Sex Workers

Sex workers face discrimination within healthcare settings that limit their access to safe care. Researchers at the University of Illino ...

School Mask Mandate Coming From Pritzker: Reports

With COVID-19 cases and the delta variant on the rise, Pritzker is scheduled to give a coronavirus update Wednesday afternoon.

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Teaching My Students How To Use Their Voices And Persevere

When I was searching for my first teaching job, I remember going in for an interview and meeting a young man who was applying for the sa ...

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: A Q&A With Six Incoming Freshmen At King College Prep

'We sat down with the six of them to hear about their takeaways from the program.'

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Meet Our Student Civil Rights Summer Fellows: Alejandro L.

See the latest announcement from the Chicago Public Schools-blog.

UIC: Obituary: Dr. Leslie Sandlow

Dr. Leslie J. Sandlow, former head and professor emeritus of the department of medical education at the UIC College of Medicine, died Ju ...

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Taft's Softball City Championship Cements Their Place As Top Varsity CPL Team

Padilla always had big expectations when he took over the softball program six years ago, having worked 22 years in CPS and seven years ...

UIC: Announcing The Hartshorne And Plunkard Fellowship In Architecture

See the latest announcement from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC: Epidemiology Project Characterizes Injuries From Civilian-Law Enforcement Interactions

Public health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago are studying interactions between civilians and law enforcement agents in an ...

UIC: Black Nursing History Project Awarded Funding

By Deborah Ziff Soriano

Rise In COVID Cases May Force Schools To Rethink Mask Guidelines

The CDC is recommending vaccinated residents wear masks indoors, which could change administrators' thinking as schools prepare to open.

UIC: UIC Nursing Students Help Reduce ‘Asthma Van' No-Show Rate

By Deborah Ziff Soriano

Illinois Colleges Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine: See The List

Nearly 600 U.S. colleges and universities are now requiring the coronavirus vaccine, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Some Illinois School Districts Will Require Masks This Fall

Chicago Public Schools and others will require masks to protect students and staff from the spread of COVID-19.

UIC: Nursing, Dentistry Partnership Is A Win For Pediatric Patients

By Deborah Ziff Soriano

UIC: UIC Latinx Community Members To Be Celebrated

The Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Latinos (CCSL) established the CCSL Recognition Awards to acknowledge the incredibly hardwor ...

UIC: New Training Program Will Prepare NPs To Treat Opioid Use Disorders

The UIC College of Nursing will offer a training program to prepare new nurse practitioner graduates to work with patients with opioid u ...

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Reimagining How Students Interact With My Curriculum

One of my most memorable assignments when I was an IB student was interviewing my grandfather for one of my history courses. He was a wa ...

UIC: UIC's IGNITE, SPARKS Programs Receive $100K In Federal Funds

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth recently announced a total of $2 million in federal funding to help address trauma and the ...

Illinois' More Than 850 Local School Boards To Establish Mask Policies

School districts are receiving suggested guidance from the state on how to handle masking this fall.

Higher Education Agencies Encourage Vaccines For Returning College Students

The Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board are encouraging schools to require vaccinations before fall.

Dozens Of Chicago Schools To Vote On Removing School Police Officers

More than 50 Chicago schools will be deciding this week if they want to keep school resource officers.

UIC: UIC Students Lend A Hand After Chemical Plant Fire

Two UIC students were among volunteers who assisted local residents after the June 14 chemical explosion at the Chemtool plant in Rockton.

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: CPS Science Teacher Named Presidential Award State Finalist

Though she explains that it's always difficult to know what stands out about her as an educator, she knows her colleagues would likely p ...

UIC: Deaths: Richard Levy

Richard Levy, professor emeritus of history, died of prostate cancer June 23 at his home on Chicago's North Side. He was 81.

CPS Launching School-Based Vaccination Sites For Students And Families

District officials said they will be able to administer up to 600 doses of vaccine per week.

No Mask Required For Vaccinated Students In Illinois: IDPH

Health officials said students who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear a mask when in-person learning returns this fall.

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Pershing Magnet Making Big Strides To Become A Greener School

He and his classmates at Pershing Elementary Humanities Magnet School are ready to do their part to promote recycling and sustainability ...

FAFSA Completions Up In IL: How Chicago Area Schools Compare

See how college aid applications changed for Chicago area high schools.

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Scoring A Scholarship

Ulises H. and Max O. never thought in their wildest dreams they would be playing soccer at the college level. But in the fall of 2021, t ...

UIC: New Mentorship Program For Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

UIC Innovation has partnered with MATTER to support a more diverse, equitable and inclusive entrepreneurial community within health care ...

UIC: Tool Allows UIC Community To Report Incidents Of Bias

The UIC Bias Reporting Tool provides an outlet for students, faculty and staff to anonymously report incidents of bias that occur within ...

UIC: UIC Alumni Win Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

Brody Ford, a 2020 UIC graduate in political science and communication, and Nicole Sroka, a 2021 UIC graduate in criminology, law and ju ...

UIC: Police Report

UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 TDD: 312-413-9323

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Six Questions With A Soon-To-Be First-Generation College Student

As Jose leaves Chicago and his family to pursue a degree in electrical engineering at Northern Illinois University, he's planning to con ...

Columbia Staff Apply For College President's Housekeeper Job

The college removed the housekeeper job post after Columbia staff began applying for the gig.

CTU: Layoffs Will Hit Hardest Schools On South, West Sides

Members said students in those areas need more support, not less.

Bill To Sub A Semester Of Social Studies For Financial Literacy On Governor's Desk

The bill would give high school students in Illinois the ability to learn about financial literacy.

Chicago Public Schools-Blog: Student Projects Creatively Educate Others About COVID-19 Vaccine

Chicago Public Schools created guidance to help educators like Mr. Jose Uribe, a social studies teacher at CMA-B, implement a COVID-19 v ...