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Released: 29-Jul-2021 10:45 AM EDT
Computer Science, Environmental Health Experts at UIC Team Up to Protect US Navy Divers with AI
University of Illinois Chicago

The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded University of Illinois Chicago researchers $725,000 to develop an artificial intelligence system that can help protect divers from waterborne bacteria, parasites, and other harmful pathogens and microbes.

   
Released: 22-Apr-2021 3:55 PM EDT
UIC students breaking down stereotypes about young Black men
University of Illinois Chicago

A group at the University of Illinois Chicago is on a mission to break down stereotypes of who young Black men are and what they’re capable of. We Are Men (WAM) is a program at UIC’s Jane Addams College of Social Work.

Released: 11-Mar-2021 11:15 AM EST
How to keep employees motivated post-pandemic
University of Illinois Chicago

As COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines are lifted, businesses are now faced with the challenge of how to keep their employees who are returning to work motivated and engaged.

Released: 17-Feb-2021 10:10 AM EST
How to shift from confrontation to negotiation in 2021
University of Illinois Chicago

Research suggests that as businesses become more global — with mergers, acquisitions and partnerships — it’s increasingly important to understand the nuances of the entire negotiation process.

   
Released: 1-Sep-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Book Looks at How ‘Gayby Boomers’ Are Aging
University of Illinois Chicago

In “Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology” (Oxford Press, 2016), Jesus Ramirez-Valles, professor and head of community health sciences in the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, makes it clear that aging gayby boomers don’t fit the largely heteronormative beliefs and ideas about aging or caring for older adults.

Released: 6-May-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Spending Mother's Day in Prison
University of Illinois Chicago

The lack of visitation from family and friends can make Mother's Day particularly painful for women in prison.

Released: 26-Feb-2013 4:00 PM EST
Work-Family Issues Expert Available to Discuss Workplace Policy in Light of Yahoo's Telecommuting Policy Change
University of Illinois Chicago

Barbara Risman, professor and head of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is available to discuss contemporary families and the challenges working mothers, as well as fathers, face in today's society. She says conventional thought is that American culture values families, but we don't really value what it takes to care for them. Risman contends we have a society in flux and workplaces, many of which lag behind with outdated beliefs and policies, must catch up to address these contradictions.

Released: 26-Jun-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss Job Creation, Infrastructure and Finance
University of Illinois Chicago

Cities are scrapping public works projects that could help grow the knowledge economy if they don't expand infrastructure, says a national infrastructure and municipal finance expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Released: 22-May-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss Impact of Economy on Homeowner Associations
University of Illinois Chicago

Many of the nation's homeowner and condominium associations will be the next casualties of the recession due to ongoing mortgage foreclosures and falling real estate values, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago scholar of private government.

Released: 9-Jan-2009 1:00 PM EST
Historical Perspective on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago historian available to provide historical perspective on U.S. presidential inaugural addresses.

Released: 2-Dec-2008 3:50 PM EST
Expert Available to Provide Historical Background on American Presidential Inaugural Addresses
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago historian available to provide historical perspective on U.S. presidential inaugural addresses.

Released: 2-Dec-2008 1:00 PM EST
Terrorism Expert Available to Discuss Mumbai Attacks
University of Illinois Chicago

Terrorism expert from the University of Illinois at Chicago available to discuss the recent attacks in Mumbai.


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