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  1. Assistant Dean with a microphone and a student
    Assistant Dean David Boyd teaches basic DJing techniques for Honors Advisor Teach series
  2. Honors Advisors petting a security dog
    Pawfficer Ham making a visit to students and staff during Finals
  3. Students posing with their certificates
  4. Students walking outside on campus
    Our new students during our New Student Welcome
  5. Student hugging Sparky at the URF
    Sparky meeting a big fan at the Undergraduate Research Forum
  6. Black and white photo of students asking questions
    Flames For Change series event: Confronting the Migrant Crisis and Homelessness in Chicago
  7. Student making a crepe
    Advisors Teach series: How To Make Crepes
  8. Students standing by Big Ben
    Students studying abroad in London for POP! Art and Culture that Rocked British Society in the 1960s!
  9. Students posing for a selfie at a dance
    HCAB students at the Honors Ball
  10. Students holding a bowl of dumplings
    CSHP Dumpling Making In Chinatown Event
  11. Staff holding a Chicago flag in Panama
    Honors staff in Panama! HON 201: Yoga & Social Justice in Panama
  12. Students posing outside of the UIC Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum
    URF presenters posing outside of the UIC Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum

Honors College Upcoming Events

Aug 31 2026

Hena Inc. Scholarship

8/31/26, 12:00 am–10/2/26, 11:59 pm
Aug 31 2026

Sally and Kevin Desouza Family Scholarship

8/31/26, 12:00 am–10/2/26, 11:59 am
Aug 31 2026

Darrel W. Cronan Honors Scholarship

8/31/26, 12:00 am–10/2/26, 11:59 pm
Oct 14 2026
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How to Write An Abstract? Presentation

Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Burnham Hall BH 121
Oct 29 2026
Student presenting their capstone poster

Tips & Tricks of Presenting a Research Poster

Thursday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Virtual - Zoom
Nov 13 2026
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Fall Research Symposium Poster Practice Session

Friday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Burnham Hall - BH121
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Honors College Highlights

Honors College alumni selected for Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Honors College alumni, Athirai Ambikkumar, Shreya Kurup and Abby Sulema were three of eight UIC students selected for the Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program. Founded in 1996, the Schweitzer Fellows program prepares emerging…
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Honors Fellow featured in UIC Today article highlighting recently published guide to noninvasive early detection of diseases
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Ying Hu, Associate Professor and Honors Fellow, was a lead researcher for a UIC published guide for capturing and analyzing the extracellular vesicles that immune and cancer cells create. — Read the full…
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Honors College Fellow featured in UIC Today discussing how underrepresented populations are often excluded from clinical trials for Alzheimer’s treatments
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Zhuoer Lin, an Honors Fellow and assistant professor in the School of Public Health, helped lead a study analyzing patient populations in U.S. clinical trials for Alzheimer’s treatments.   Via UIC Today article — “He found…
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Two Honors students featured in UIC Stories about unlocking undergraduate research at UIC
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Two Honors students featured in UIC Stories about how UIC unlocks powerful opportunities for undergraduate research. Honors student and art history major Kathryn Hogue details their research in the museums of Venice, Italy.…
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Honors College course featured in UIC Today article, 'What UIC students added to Housing Museum’s archives'
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Matthew Furlong is a Lecturer in Anthropology and the Honors College. His course, HON 129 Affordable Housing in Crisis? U.S. and Global Policy Approaches. The spring course focuses on public housing and how…
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Congratulations to Ricky Chen, the Donald and Leah Riddle Prize Winner
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Donald and Leah Riddle Prize is awarded yearly at Commencement to an outstanding graduating senior regardless of major field. The award is based on academic excellence and leadership. Ricky is a senior…
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