State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10 From: UIC News Bureau Date: 31 Jan 2011 11:29:57 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 31, 2011 CONTACT: Bill Burton, (312) 996-2269, burton@uic.edu STATE ECONOMY TO BE DISCUSSED IN 'ILLINOIS REPORT' FEB. 10 WHO/WHAT: “The Illinois Report, 2011,” which examines such varied issues as Illinois’ fiscal problems, the foreclosure crisis, college readiness, social and emotional learning, and redistricting, will be discussed by Robert F. Rich, director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Rich, an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy, is the featured speaker in the next Chancellor's Lecture and Event Series at UIC. WHEN: Feb. 10 4 p.m. WHERE: Student Center West 828 S. Wolcott Ave. Chicago Rooms A, B, C DETAILS: “The Illinois Report,” an annual publication of the institute, examines issues critical to the future of the state. Each year, institute faculty and selected others from the U. of I. campuses compare Illinois’s performance on these issues compared to peer and neighboring states. The scholars may offer potential solutions to problems, based on their evidence-based research. The UIC Experience program provides co-curricular opportunities that enhance students' learning and development. Students may receive credit for the program by attending any event in the Chancellor's Lecture and Event Series. To learn more about the UIC Experience, please visit www.uic.edu/depts/ovcsa/uicexperience.html. RSVP to chancellor@uic.edu. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC to Host 'The House of Suh' Film Screening and Discussion From: UIC News Bureau Date: 31 Jan 2011 10:15:46 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 31, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu UIC TO HOST 'THE HOUSE OF SUH' FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WHO/WHAT: The University of Illinois at Chicago will host a film screening and discussion of "The House of Suh." The film examines the upbringing of Andrew Suh and sister, Catherine, first-generation Korean American siblings convicted of planning and executing the murder of Catherine's fiancé, Robert O’Dubaine, September 1993 in Chicago. WHERE: Student Center East Cardinal Room 750 S. Halsted St. WHEN: Feb. 8 5 p.m. doors open for pre-film reception 5:30 p.m. film starts DETAILS: "The House of Suh," directed and produced by UIC alumna Iris K. Shim, looks at the family of Korean immigrants Yoon Myung and Tai Sook Suh, who came to America in search of a better life for their children. The family's pursuit of happiness met numerous obstacles and tragedies, culminating with Andrew accepting Catherine's request to murder her fiancé of eight years. As the documentary uncovers the Suhs' complex family history, it examines issues of cultural assimilation, traditional values and justice. Andrew, one of the film's central interviewees, committed the murder at 19 years old and is currently serving a 100-year sentence in federal prison. "The House of Suh" was awarded Best Documentary/Audience Award at the Philadelphia Asian Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Following the screening, a discussion with Shim, producer Gerry Kim, and associate producer Joseph Lee, an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will take place. The screening is free and open to the public. For more information, call (312) 413-9569 or visit www.uic.edu/depts/aarcc/. To learn more about the film, visit www.thehouseofsuh.com. Event sponsors include the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, Korean American Students Association, Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Asian Americans, Asian American Alumni Network of University of Illinois, and University of Illinois Alumni Association. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Theatre Presents August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars' From: UIC News Bureau Date: 26 Jan 2011 11:42:19 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 26, 2011 CONTACT: Anne Brooks Ranallo, (312) 355-2523, aranallo@uic.edu UIC THEATRE PRESENTS AUGUST WILSON'S 'SEVEN GUITARS' [Note: Photos for download at http://newsphoto.lib.uic.edu/v/uic_theatre/ WHAT: The University of Illinois at Chicago Theatre will present August Wilson's "Seven Guitars," directed by Derrick Sanders, adjunct lecturer in performing arts and co-founder of the Congo Square Theatre. WHERE: UIC Theatre 1044 W. Harrison St. WHEN: Feb. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, 16, 20 at 2:15 p.m. DETAILS: In his Century Cycle (10 plays set in Pittsburgh's historically African-American Hill District during successive decades from 1900 to 2000) Wilson portrays the 1940s in "Seven Guitars" through blues singer Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton. Barton has been asked to record his second album for a Chicago record label. Since recording his first album a year earlier, he has squandered the flat fee he was paid, left his girlfriend for another woman who then left him, pawned his guitar, and spent 90 days in jail after being arrested while walking home from his mother's funeral. He wants to right the past year's wrongs and return to Chicago with a new understanding of his life's purpose. Unfortunately, his means of righting wrongs are inherently flawed. "Seven Guitars" was named best new play of 1995 by the New York Drama Critics Circle. The New York Times called it "a play whose epic proportions and abundant spirit remind us of what the American theater once was." Director Derrick Sanders met August Wilson at a South Africa theater festival and became his protégé as a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. Sanders served as assistant director of the Broadway productions of Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" and "Radio Golf." He directed "Seven Guitars" and "King Hedley II" in staged readings of the Century Cycle at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The Chicago Tribune named Sanders a Chicagoan of the Year in 2005. Admission is $16; $11 for students. For information, call (312) 996-3991. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Food-Borne Bacteria Causes Potentially Fatal Heart Infection From: UIC News Bureau Date: 26 Jan 2011 10:51:39 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 26, 2011 CONTACT: Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, (312) 996-1583, jgala@uic.edu FOOD-BORNE BACTERIA CAUSES POTENTIALLY FATAL HEART INFECTION Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that particular strains of a food-borne bacteria are able to invade the heart, leading to serious and difficult-to-treat heart infections. The study is available online in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is commonly found in soft cheeses and chilled ready-to-eat products. For healthy individuals, listeria infections are usually mild, but for susceptible individuals and the elderly, infection can result in serious illness, usually associated with the central nervous system, the placenta and the developing fetus. About 10 percent of serious listeria infections involve a cardiac infection, according to Nancy Freitag, associate professor of microbiology and immunology and principle investigator on the study. These infections are difficult to treat, with more than one-third proving fatal, but have not been widely studied and are poorly understood. Freitag and her colleagues obtained a strain of listeria that had been isolated from a patient with endocarditis, or infection of the heart. “This looked to be an unusual strain, and the infection itself was unusual,” she said. Usually with endocarditis there is bacterial growth on heart valves, but in this case the infection had invaded the cardiac muscle. The researchers were interested in determining whether patient predisposition led to heart infection or whether something different about the strain caused it to target the heart. They found that when they infected mice with either the cardiac isolate or a lab strain, they found 10 times as much bacteria in the hearts of mice infected with the cardiac strain. In the spleen and liver, organs that are commonly targeted by listeria, the levels of bacteria were equal in both groups of mice. Further, the researchers found that while the lab-strain-infected group often had no heart infection at all, 90 percent of the mice infected with the cardiac strain had heart infections. The researchers obtained more strains of listeria, for a total of 10, and did the same experiment. They found that only one other strain also seemed to also target the heart. “They infected the heart of more animals and were always infecting heart muscle and always in greater number,” Freitag said. “Some strains seem to have this enhanced ability to target the heart for infection.” Freitag’s team used molecular genetics and cardiac cell cultures to explore what was different about these two strains. “These strains seem to have a better ability to invade cardiac cells,” she said. The results suggest that these cardiac-associated strains display modified proteins on their surface that enable the bacteria to more easily enter cardiac cells, targeting the heart and leading to bacterial infection. “Listeria is actually pretty common in foods,” said Freitag. “And because it can grow at refrigerated temperatures, as foods are being produced with a longer and longer shelf life, listeria infection may become more common. In combination with an aging population that is more susceptible to serious infection, it’s important that we learn all we can about these deadly infections.” The study was supported by a Public Health Service Grant; by Public Health Service post-doctoral training fellowships; and an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship. UIC graduate student Francis Alonzo III was first author of the study. Linda Bobo of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Daniel Skiest of Baystate Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine in Springfield, Mass., also contributed to the study. For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender Receives Presidential Award From: UIC News Bureau Date: 24 Jan 2011 10:55:34 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 24, 2011 CONTACT: Sherri McGinnis González, (312) 996-8277, smcginn@uic.edu UIC CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN AND GENDER RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL AWARD The Center for Research on Women and Gender, Women in Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago is among four organizations and 11 individuals across the U.S. to receive the 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. UIC is the only award recipient in Illinois. The award, announced by President Obama Jan. 21, honors the UIC's center's WISE mentoring initiatives. It includes a $10,000 grant for continued mentoring work. Mentors will receive their awards at a White House ceremony Jan. 27. “These individuals and organizations have gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that the United States remains on the cutting edge of science and engineering for years to come,” Obama said. “Their devotion to the educational enrichment and personal growth of their students is remarkable, and these awards represent just a small token of our enormous gratitude.” The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recognize the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science or engineering -- particularly those who belong to groups that are underrepresented in those fields. The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education programs across all fields of science and engineering, administers the awards on behalf of the White House. The center's WISE initiative has worked to increase the participation of women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics since its founding in 1991. The center created the WISE program in 2002 to provide enhanced capacity for mentoring on campus and in the community. "During the past nine years we have reached out to thousands of girls and young women -- from grade school through undergraduates -- to recruit, retain and advance the fields of science, technology, engineering and math," said Stacie Geller, G. William Arends Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UIC and director of the center. WISE has built a strong network with community organizations and local businesses to attract grade school girls to math and science, provided tutoring for pre-college young women to improve their math and science college proficiency scores, and implemented a comprehensive peer mentoring program for undergraduate women in of science, technology, engineering and math majors. "This grant will allow us to expand our mentoring programs to graduate students to increase the numbers of women advancing in science, technology, engineering and math programs and increase the participation of women in related academic and professional careers," said Veronica Arreola, director of Women in Science and Engineering program and assistant director of the center. Participants in WISE mentoring initiatives have a 76 percent, 6-year graduation rate; WISE travel grants have allowed over 120 graduate women to present research at professional meetings and conferences; and more than 1,300 sixth through 12th grade students have received on-line mentoring from 225 science, technology, engineering and math professions, according to Arreola. Center programs also extend to faculty through WISEST, Women in Science and Engineering System Transformation, a program launched by the center and senior UIC administration and funded by a $3.3 million NSF grant in 2006. The initiative has made a priority of increasing the number and leadership status of women and under-represented minority faculty in academic science and engineering at UIC. Along with Gellar and Arreola, the UIC team that submitted the proposal and will accept the award includes Sarah Shirk, director of Community Outreach for Health for the center and director of pre-college outreach for WISE; and Manorama Khare, director of evaluation and senior research specialist for the center and director of evaluation for WISEST. The other institutional award recipients are: • Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology, N.J. • Baccalaureate and Beyond Community College Mentoring Program, State University of New York, Purchase College, N.Y. • Grinnell Science Project, Grinnell College, Iowa UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. [Editor's note:] Photos available at http://newsphoto.lib.uic.edu/v/wise/ - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Book: Children Face Adversity When Parents Imprisoned From: UIC News Bureau Date: 24 Jan 2011 10:37:55 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 20, 2011 CONTACT: Jeffron Boynés, (312) 413-8702, jboynes@uic.edu BOOK: CHILDREN FACE ADVERSITY WHEN PARENTS IMPRISONED For the nearly 2 million children in the U.S. whose parents are in prison, adversity is too often a part of life. These children are more likely to experience chronic poverty, social and emotional problems and disrupted relationships, partly because their parents were sent to prison, experts say. Unfortunately, according to Creasie Finney Hairston, dean of the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago, "the empirical knowledge needed to guide effective policy reform, program development, and practice has been inadequate." A new book, "Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners" (Urban Institute Press, 2010) summarizes the current research, pulling together existing literature from criminology, sociology, family studies, education, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, prevention science and social work. "The book advances our knowledge in an area where the need is considerable and the interest in doing something for children is becoming more pronounced," Hairston writes in the foreword for the book. Practitioners and researchers will find the book provides new perspectives about what should be studied and why that will help improve these children's life chances, Hairston says. In the book's first chapter, Susan D. Phillips, assistant professor of social work at UIC, describes the history of criminal justice reforms and social services as they relate to the growing movement to help children of incarcerated parents. The release of "Children of Incarcerated Parents" is noteworthy, Phillips says. "It's the first time in over a decade that there's been such a complete and thoughtful scholarly book about this population." The Urban Institute, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic, and governance challenges facing the nation. UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Small Molecules May Prevent Ebola Infection From: UIC News Bureau Date: 19 Jan 2011 14:03:41 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 19, 2011 CONTACT: Paul Francuch, (312) 996-3457, francuch@uic.edu SMALL MOLECULES MAY PREVENT EBOLA INFECTION Ebola, a virus that causes deadly hemorrhagic fever in humans, has no known cure or vaccine. But a new study by University of Illinois at Chicago scientists has uncovered a family of small molecules which appear to bind to the virus's outer protein coat and may inhibit its entry into human cells. The results are to be published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and are now online. Previous studies have shown that small molecules can interfere with the Ebola infection process, says Duncan Wardrop, associate professor of chemistry at UIC and corresponding author of the new study. But almost all of these compounds "appear to exert their effects by altering the cells' response to the virus once it's entered the cell -- by which time it's too late," he said. The new findings demonstrate that it is possible for a small molecule to bind to the virus before it has a chance to enter the cell and thereby prevent infection, he said. Wardrop collaborated with UIC virologist Lijun Rong, who created a screening system that uses a chimeric HIV-Ebola virus bearing the protein coat of the Ebola virus. The chimera looks like Ebola but isn't life-threatening for scientists to work with. After screening more than 230 candidate compounds, Wardrop and Rong found two molecules that inhibited cell entry, but only one that demonstrated specificity for the Ebola virus -- plus a bonus. "We found that our lead compound also inhibits Marburg," Wardrop said, referring to a related virus that, along with Ebola, is one of the deadliest pathogens known. "That was a nice surprise. There's growing evidence the two viruses have the same cell-entry mechanism, and our observations appear to point to this conclusion." In an effort to find even more potent anti-Ebola agents, Wardrop and graduate student Maria Yermolina synthesized a series of derivatives of the lead molecule -- a member of a family of compounds called isoxazoles -- and found several that displayed increased activity against Ebola infection. Exactly how and where these small molecules bind to the virus's protein coat is now being determined through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, done by Michael Caffrey, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics. While it's too early to predict whether the findings will lead to a new treatment for Ebola or Marburg infections, Wardrop said the positive results so far raise hope. The next step would be to see if small-molecule treatments prove effective in animal models. The UIC scientists also hope their findings will provide further insight into mechanisms the Ebola and Marburg viruses use to enter human cells. "This knowledge may spur development of new anti-viral agents," Wardrop said. "From a wider perspective, we're searching for compounds to use as probes to study biological processes. Small molecules which bind to specific proteins and alter their function are invaluable to understanding what these proteins do in living cells," he said. Major funding for the research was provided by the National Institutes of Health. For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Six UIC Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad From: UIC News Bureau Date: 19 Jan 2011 12:07:20 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 19, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu SIX UIC STUDENTS RECEIVE GILMAN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY ABROAD Six University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduates have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships for study abroad opportunities. The UIC students are among over 850 undergraduates awarded Gilman scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad program costs during the 2011 spring semester. Since 2006, UIC students have received 43 Gilman scholarships totaling about $183,000. Eligible students are those who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding and are from groups traditionally underrepresented in education abroad. The program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, aims to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they travel. The UIC recipients, all in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and their destinations are: • Sara Agate, senior political science/pre-med major, Buenos Aires, Argentina • Lourdes Gonzalez, senior math and French major, Paris • Luis Gonzalez, junior criminology, law, and justice major, Beijing • Nakendra Jackson, senior communication major, Santiago, Dominican Republic • Laura Montoya Quinchia, junior neuroscience/pre-med major, Sydney, Australia • Ryshona Odeneal, senior biology/pre-med major, Santiago, Dominican Republic The scholarship program is funded through the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 and is administered by the Institute of International Education's Southern Regional Center in Houston. It honors former U.S. Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman of New York, who chaired the House Foreign Relations Committee. UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Oral Health for Homeless Program Receives National Award From: UIC News Bureau Date: 18 Jan 2011 13:22:52 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 18, 2011 CONTACT: Sam Hostettler, (312) 355-2522, samhos@uic.edu UIC ORAL HEALTH FOR HOMELESS PROGRAM RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry has received the Bud Tarrson Dental School Student Community Leadership Award for its work treating homeless patients at a student-operated oral health center in Chicago. More than 75 UIC dental students volunteer their time and talents every other Saturday at Goldie's Place, 5705 N. Lincoln Ave. The clinic has grown from a one-chair operation 14 years ago to a four-operatory dental suite, with additional space for a laboratory and sterilization room. Sponsored by the American Dental Association Foundation, the Bud Tarrson Dental School Student Community Leadership Award annually highlights dental student outreach to vulnerable communities. The award recognizes one exemplary community service project organized or conducted by students in a predoctoral dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. It is named for Emanuel "Bud" Tarrson, the former chief executive of John O. Butler Co. and noted philanthropist who championed dental education. Access to care is a major issue facing the dental profession, says Dr. Caswell Evans, associate dean of prevention and public health sciences at UIC. Through Goldie's Place, UIC dental students experience first-hand lessons from an underserved population. "Both the homeless and students benefit from this partnership," Evans said. "What the students learn cannot be taught in the classroom. We expect that this experience will resonate with these students throughout their professional careers and will make a difference. "It is wonderful that their hard work and dedication has been recognized through this prestigious award." UIC dental students of all levels, from first- to fourth-year, assist at the clinic, which they operate as if it were their own private practice. The procedures they perform range from simple cleanings to filling cavities, extracting teeth, and replacing missing teeth with new prosthetics. A faculty adviser oversees all of the students' work. More than 110 social service agencies in the Chicago area refer patients to Goldie's Place, which opened nearly 16 years ago in a 700-square-foot facility on North Clark Street. Dr. William Bjork, a Chicago dentist and UIC dental alumnus, began offering free dentistry at the center in 1997. Bjork also donated a chair and all of the equipment needed at the clinic. A 2001 expansion doubled the size of Goldie's, and a modern two-chair operatory was installed after the agency received several grants. More user-friendly equipment enabled Goldie's to recruit additional volunteer dentists to assist Bjork. Four years ago it moved into the new 5,100-square-foot facility on Lincoln Avenue. Bjork and Johanna Dalton, executive director of Goldie's Place, approached Evans to ask if the college could assist the agency. In time, the college donated three chairs and additional dental items. Other benefactors, such as Henry Schein Cares, the foundation arm of Henry Schein, Inc., a leader in the distribution of dental, medical and veterinary supplies, provided major contributions of equipment, supplies and services. "One of our goals at the college is to prepare an oral health care workforce that is competent in and committed to addressing the oral health needs of vulnerable and underserved populations and to play its part in eliminating health disparities," Evans said. "Working with Goldie's Place helps us achieve our objective." A $5,000 grant comes with the Tarrson award, and a portion of the money will be used to purchase supplies and cover other expenses at Goldie's Place, Evans said. For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Black History Month at UIC From: UIC News Bureau Date: 14 Jan 2011 15:11:30 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 14, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT UIC The University of Illinois at Chicago's Black History Month program commemorates the historical accomplishments and contributions of Africans and African Americans. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Tickets are sold from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, at the first floor service center, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., and the first floor information center, Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave. Cash, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. For more information, call (312) 413-5070. Events scheduled: Tuesday, Feb. 1 "Rhythms, Rhymes and Reflections." Dance, poetry, music and art. 4 p.m. Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Friday, Feb. 4 "Hoop It Up." Basketball game between UIC faculty/staff and students. 6:30 p.m. Flames Athletic Center, 839 W. Roosevelt Road. Tuesday, Feb. 8 "Love Is: He Said She Said." Yanni Brown and Timothy Miller discuss positive relationships. 4 p.m. Room 613, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Thursday, Feb. 10 Poetry Slam. Marc Bamuthi Joseph, poet and performer, featured artist on HBO's Def Poetry Slam, artistic director of The Living Word Project; members of Mojo's Pen, UIC's black literary guild. 7 p.m. Room 605, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Friday, Feb. 11 Heritage Ball. Music by Que Billah, hip-hop artist. Buffet dinner included. 7 p.m. Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. $10. Tuesday, Feb. 15 Literary chat. "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" by Annette Gordon-Reed. Discussion examining family, race and power. 4 p.m. Room 605, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Thursday, Feb. 17 "Storming the Gates." Panel discussion on minority pioneers in higher education. 4 p.m. Room 605, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Wednesday, Feb. 23 "The Fundamentals of Strong Leadership." Kevin Powell, nationally acclaimed writer and social activist. 4 p.m. Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Friday, Feb. 25 21st Annual Blues Cabaret with Byther Smith. 7 p.m. UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road. $10 UIC students, $25 others; includes soul food buffet. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Conference Examines Role of Women in Jewish and Muslim Communities From: UIC News Bureau Date: 14 Jan 2011 09:28:57 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 13, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu CONFERENCE EXAMINES ROLE OF WOMEN IN JEWISH AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES The modern role of women in traditional Muslim and Jewish religious life will be discussed at a conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The conference, "Changing Roles?: Women in Traditional Jewish and Muslim Communities" will be held Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at UIC's Institute for the Humanities, Stevenson Hall, 701 S. Morgan St. The conference will focus on how change can be accommodated in the religious legal systems of both Judaism and Islam, and the changing role of women in prayer, study, leadership, and other parts of traditional Muslim and Jewish life. "Women committed both to a traditional form of Judaism or Islam and to contemporary gender equality have initiated radical change in their religious communities," said Samuel Fleischacker, UIC director of Jewish studies, professor of philosophy, and conference organizer. "Traditional Jews and Muslims have some very similar concerns related to women's issues, so the conference presents a unique opportunity to bring them together." Attendance is free. Registration is recommended by Jan. 31. To register, call (312) 996-6354 or e-mail huminst@uic.edu, or visit: www.uic.edu/depts/huminst/events/conferences/1011conferences/main.shtml The conference is presented by the Jewish-Muslim Initiative, the international studies program, and the Institute for the Humanities at UIC. The Jewish-Muslim Initiative at UIC aims to develop understanding and opportunities for closer collaboration between the currently estranged Jewish and Muslim groups. UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Distinguished University Professor Named AAAS Fellow From: UIC News Bureau Date: 12 Jan 2011 11:10:19 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 11, 2011 CONTACT: Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, (312) 996-1583, jgala@uic.edu UIC DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR NAMED AAAS FELLOW Mark M. Rasenick, Distinguished University Professor in physiology and biophysics and psychiatry and founding director of the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Rasenick was cited for distinguished contributions advancing our understanding of neurotransmitter signaling and the biology of mood-disorders and for his and advocacy for science policy. "Mark has been a leader in the neuroscience efforts of the department and was instrumental in obtaining a neuroscience-oriented training grant and in making neuroscience a degree granting program," said R. John Solaro, Distinguished University Professor and head of physiology and biophysics at UIC. Rasenick pioneered the establishment of a role of cytoskeletal elements in G protein signaling, Solaro said, which is now widely recognized to be a significant element in signaling cascades. In his study of G protein signaling and the interaction with structural proteins in the brain, Rasenick and his colleagues found evidence that a change in the location of this protein could serve as a biomarker for depression, suggesting molecular and cellular targets for antidepressant treatment. A biomarker could make it possible to identify patients with depression with a simple laboratory test and to determine whether therapy was providing a successful response. Rasenick has worked to use science as a tool of diplomacy and outreach all over the world. During 1999 and 2000, he served on the staff of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow. In addition he serves on the advocacy committees of several scientific societies -- neuroscience, biochemistry and molecular biology, and neuropsychopharmacology. Rasenick received his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in biology and political science and a Ph.D. in developmental biology from Wesleyan University. After post-doctoral research at Yale Medical School, he joined the faculty of the UIC College of Medicine as an assistant professor in 1983. He was named Distinguished University Professor in 2006. In addition to his research and teaching, Rasenick worked to develop UIC’s interdisciplinary graduate program in neuroscience, which he directs along with Simon Alford and Daniel Corcos. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. This year 503 Fellows were named for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. They will be honored Feb. 19 at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington. For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu Editors note: Photos available online at newsphoto.lib.uic.edu/v/Rasenick/ - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Library Receives Grant to Digitize 30,000 Chicago Photos From: UIC News Bureau Date: 12 Jan 2011 11:01:47 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 12, 2011 CONTACT: Anne Brooks Ranallo, (312) 355-2523, aranallo@uic.edu UIC LIBRARY RECEIVES GRANT TO DIGITIZE 30,000 CHICAGO PHOTOS [Note: Photographs for download at http://newsphoto.lib.uic.edu/v/parker/.] The University of Illinois at Chicago Library will use a $47,000 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to digitize 30,275 photographs of 20th-century Chicago sites. The digitized images will be available for public viewing in the special collections department of UIC's Richard M. Daley Library in early 2013. The images are part of two collections already owned by the library: the James S. Parker Collection of nearly 1 million images of Chicago parks, intersections, houses, landmarks, bridges and public buildings, particularly public schools, from 1900 to 2003; and the Chicago Photographic Collection, covering residential and commercial architecture from 1890 to 1970. The two collections document the evolution of Chicago neighborhoods and infrastructure, showing the effects of local economies and urban policy, according to Kathryn Stine, university archivist. "For example, Copelin Commercial Photographers recorded exteriors and interiors when building inspectors investigated problematic structures from the 1940s to 1960," Stine said. "And some images from the Parker Collection document the Bronzeville neighborhood through sites slated for demolition in the 1940s to 1960s, contrasted with photographs taken 50 years later of the construction and vacant lots that succeeded them." The street views include people, vehicles, storefronts, and outdoor advertising that reflect the city's material and visual culture as many sites changed radically during the 20th century, Stine said. James S. Parker owned Copelin Commercial Photographs, a firm founded in Chicago in 1856. The Chicago Photographic Collection comprises archives of several photography firms operating during the 19th and 20th centuries, including the Chicago Architectural Photographing Company, Burke and Dean, Burke and Koretke, and Kaufmann and Fabry. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission, an affiliate of the National Archives, awards grants to preserve and publish the nation’s historical documents. UIC's award is one of 53 grants the commission made in 2010, totalling $4 million. UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC to Host Free Webinar on Applying for Financial Aid From: UIC News Bureau Date: 12 Jan 2011 09:15:48 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 12, 2011 CONTACT: Bill Burton, (312) 996-2269, burton@uic.edu UIC TO HOST FREE WEBINAR ON APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID The University of Illinois at Chicago will host a free webinar, “Making College Affordable: Applying for Financial Aid,” on Jan. 20 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The webinar is intended for anyone thinking about attending a state university. The panelists include Timothy Opgenorth, director of financial aid at UIC, and Gloria Purifoy, college and career specialist at the Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Public Radio host and correspondent Richard Steele will be moderator. The webinar will address financial aid questions posed by prospective college students and their families. The panelists will discuss financial aid options and the application process. The free webinar is available online to anyone with Internet access or on the computers at any Chicago Public Library. Pre-registration is required at www.go.uic.edu/aid. The webinar will be videotaped and viewable on the UIC website, uic.edu. Provided as a public service by UIC, the webinar is co-sponsored by the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Public Library, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, UNO, Instituto del Progresso Latino, Aspira, the Chicago Sun-Times, Boys & Girls Club, WBEZ, and Citrix Online. Computer access is also available at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters, 930 E. 50th St., and at Major Hector P. Garcia M.D. Charter High School, 4248 W. 47th St. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: UIC Graduate Student Receives Future Leaders Award From: UIC News Bureau Date: 11 Jan 2011 11:43:03 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 11, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu UIC GRADUATE STUDENT RECEIVES FUTURE LEADERS AWARD University of Illinois at Chicago psychology doctoral candidate Jennifer Veilleux is one of eight graduate students nationwide selected to receive a 2011 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The award, named for a professor emerita of higher education at the University of California-Berkeley, recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education. Veilleux earned her master's degree in clinical psychology at UIC and has received several awards for research and teaching, including the psychology department's graduate student teaching award. "My professors at UIC have had a huge impact on my ideas of education and how I want to proceed as a research mentor, a clinical supervisor, and a classroom teacher," Veilleux said. Bette Bottoms, vice provost for undergraduate affairs, dean of the Honors College, and the psychology professor who taught the department's teaching practicum, nominated Veilleux for the Cross Award. "Judging from all the talented graduate students I have helped train at UIC, she ranks among the very best," Bottoms wrote. "She has an unusual commitment to teaching and teaching well, and that has paid off for her and for many students, and will continue to do so throughout Jenn’s future career, which I know will be stellar." Veilleux, of Champaign, Ill., was active in theater from a young age and earned a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts from Macalester College. After taking post-degree psychology courses at the University of Minnesota, she changed her career path from directing to academia and clinical psychology. "Psychological research and treatment has all of the creativity of theater, but also has a logical, scientific side," she said. "My love of teaching is broader than merely classroom teaching. I also want to mentor graduate students in research and supervise clinical work." Later this year Veilleux will defend her dissertation, which examines the emotional responses associated with cigarette craving in smokers. "I'm interested in anticipatory emotions -- when someone is excited about the future, anxious about some upcoming event or, in the case of substance abuse, craving the future use of drugs," she explained. Veilleux is currently conducting full-time clinical work at hospitals in Albuquerque, N.M. as part of her final year of training. The Association of American Colleges and Universities is a national organization concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Established in 1915, it has more than 1,200 member institutions. Veilleux will be recognized later this month at the association's annual meeting in San Francisco. UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university with 27,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state's major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Martin Luther King Day Celebration at UIC From: UIC News Bureau Date: 10 Jan 2011 12:02:03 -0600 To: diazm@uic.edu UIC News Release January 10, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681, bflood@uic.edu MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATION AT UIC WHAT: Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at UIC. The University of Illinois at Chicago will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 13. The speaker will be Beverly Bond, well-known deejay and founder of Black Girls Rock, a nonprofit youth mentoring organization. WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 13 3 p.m. WHERE: Student Center East Illinois Room 750 S. Halsted St. DETAILS: Bond, a former model, launched Black Girls Rock in 2006 to counter negative images of young women in the media and to empower young women through the arts. Her philanthropy has earned her recognition among Essence Magazine's 40 Fierce and Fabulous Women Who are Changing the World and Ebony Magazine's 150 Most Influential Blacks in America. The Source magazine listed Bond in its 2009 Power Circle leaders in hip-hop. She has performed at events such as the VH1 Fashion Rocks Awards, the ESPN X-Games, the U.S. Open, the NBA All-Star Game, the American Music Awards and the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Among her many celebrity clients are John Legend, Prince and Alicia Keys. She has also performed on MTV’s "Total Request Live" and "Direct Effect," BET's "Rap City" and "106 & Park," and has been featured as host/deejay for NBC’s "Weekend Vibe." Admission is free. For more information, call (312) 413-5070. - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Dr. Gary Kruh, 1951-2011 From: UIC News Bureau Date: 7 Jan 2011 12:33:18 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 7, 2011 CONTACT: Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez, (312) 996-8277, smcginn@uic.edu DR. GARY KRUH, 1951-2011 Dr. Gary Kruh, director of the University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Center, died Jan. 5 from a traumatic brain injury. He was 59. As a clinician, Kruh specialized in the treatment of lung cancer patients. His research focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that enable cancer cells to resist chemotherapy agents. Kruh came to UIC in 2007 from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where he was an attending physician, associate professor of medical oncology, and acting head of the pharmacology department. "Dr Kruh was a physician deeply committed to both cancer biology and cure, and in building a high quality and state-wide cancer program," said Joseph Flaherty, MD, dean of the UIC College of Medicine. "He worked tirelessly on bringing all parts of the UI community together on this and moved our goal forward considerably. He will be deeply missed personally and professionally." An avid and unabashed New York Yankees fan, Kruh was often seen on campus sporting a Yankees cap while wearing a suit and tie. Born in Brooklyn, Kruh earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and subspecialty training in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He later completed postdoctoral training at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Kruh became interested in cancer "because the biology of it is so rich, there are so many questions to be answered, and there is so much opportunity for helping patients,” he said in an interview discussing his plans to bring together researchers, educators and clinicians from all six of UIC’s health sciences colleges—Medicine, Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and the School of Public Health—as well the colleges of Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences, in the fight against cancer. Kruh worked to unite the efforts of 180 laboratory, clinical science and population science researchers who annually receive a total of $49 million for cancer-related research at UIC. He reconfigured the Cancer Center’s research programs to focus on cancer control and population science, carcinogenesis and chemoprevention, experimental therapeutics and imaging, and tumor cell biology. “He had a dedicated and passionate commitment to ending cancer disparities in Chicago and Illinois, and sincere and humble commitment to ending suffering from cancer,” said Adrienne White, vice president of health initiatives and advocacy for the Illinois chapter of the American Cancer Society. "Dr. Kruh just recently celebrated with the American Cancer Society the opening of the first Comprehensive Patient Navigation Center at UIC on Dec. 10. He was instrumental in the year long partnership development effort between ACS and UIC clinical oncology programs, which led to this monumental event." “Gary will be remembered for his leadership, vision, energy, sense of humor, and integrity. During his three years as our director, he made great strides in creating a strong Cancer Center identity and unifying a very diverse group of cancer clinicians and researchers," said JoAnne Sylvester, associate director for administration at the UIC Cancer Center. "His strong grasp of how to bring disparate groups together and inspire them toward a common goal was truly a gift and inspires us to remain committed to work together to carry on his vision and build on the momentum he established for our center." He is survived by his mother Helen Kruh, his uncle Ted Friedrich, and his sister Tina Kruh. Funeral services will be Jan. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman, Suburban Funeral Chapel, 66 Old Short Hills Road in Livingston, N.J. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Gary Kruh UIC Cancer Center Tribute, c/o Heather Steinberg, UIC Office of Medical Advancement, 1747 W. Roosevelt Road. (MC 792), Chicago, IL 60608 or the Gary Kruh Tribute Fund, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Development Office, 333 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111. [Editor's Note:] Photos at http://newsphoto.lib.uic.edu/v/kruh/ - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign. State Economy To Be Discussed in 'Illinois Report' Feb. 10.msg Subject: Engineers Filter Runoff Water Polluting City Beaches From: UIC News Bureau Date: 5 Jan 2011 09:12:39 -0600 To: archives@uic.edu UIC News Release January 5, 2011 CONTACT: Paul Francuch, (312) 996-3457, francuch@uic.edu ENGINEERS FILTER RUNOFF WATER POLLUTING CITY BEACHES It is an annual rite of summer in Chicago: heavy or persistent rain causes a water backup from runoff and sewage that pollutes Lake Michigan, forcing officials to close beaches as a health precaution. Chicago is exceptionally prone to the problem, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency knows it is exacerbated to greater or lesser extent by runoff from cities and communities of all sizes lining the shores of the Great Lakes. In response, they have asked engineers to propose ways to fix the problem. One team led by University of Illinois at Chicago civil and environmental engineering professor Krishna Reddy thinks the best solution is a dose of prevention. "There are lots of studies that include monitoring, but not much is being done about preventing the problem. We know pollution is caused by various sources, a major one being surface water runoff," Reddy said. "Our idea is to design a filter that the runoff passes through. Whatever comes out will be generally clean. As engineers, we wanted to come up with a solution to prevent the problem from happening." Reddy and co-investigator Krishna Pagilla, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, received a two-year, $239,000 grant from the USEPA to examine the feasibility of such an approach. Their focus is polluted water running off hard surfaces such as roads and parking lots adjacent to city beaches. A hard rain can wash away a witch's brew of contaminants that often flow directly into the lake. "It's generally E. coli bacteria and nutrients such as nitrates, phosphorous, plus heavy metals such as mercury, zinc, copper, nickel and cadmium," said Preethi Chinchoud, a UIC engineering doctoral student working with Reddy. "The nutrients come from landscape runoff. A lot of organic contaminants come from nearby gas stations or parking lots," she said. Other pollutants include salts, nanoparticles, leached plastic stabilizers and other chemicals that are often not monitored, but which pose potential risks to public health and lake ecosystems. Reddy and Pagilla will test various filter media at UIC and IIT labs to determine which pull out the contaminants that commonly wash into the Great Lakes off paved surfaces. The goal is to come up with various pre-beach catch systems that use effective filter material that is relatively cheap and easy to maintain. Following lab tests, the researchers will work with the Chicago Park District to build an actual test site near a Chicago public beach. "Ultimately our tests will result in a filter system design that's hydraulically efficient with a lot of water flowing through it, but at the same time can retain a lot of types of contaminants." Reddy thinks if such a system proves effective, governmental agencies may deploy them along threatened lakes and waterways around the country. "We see large-scale application," he said. For more information about UIC, visit www.uic.edu - UIC - NOTE: Please refer to the institution as the University of Illinois at Chicago on first reference and UIC on second reference. "University of Illinois" and "U. of I." are often assumed to refer to our sister campus in Urbana-Champaign.