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Assistant Dean David Boyd teaches basic DJing techniques for Honors Advisor Teach series
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Pawfficer Ham making a visit to students and staff during Finals
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Our new students during our New Student Retreat
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Sparky meeting a big fan at the Undergraduate Research Forum
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Flames For Change series event: Confronting the Migrant Crisis and Homelessness in Chicago
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Advisors Teach series: How To Make Crepes
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Students studying abroad in London for POP! Art and Culture that Rocked British Society in the 1960s!
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HCAB students at the Honors Ball
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CSHP Dumpling Making In Chinatown Event
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Honors staff in Panama! HON 201: Yoga & Social Justice in Panama
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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…

Honors Instructor, Fellow, receives the distinguished UIC Silver Circle Award for Excellence in Teaching

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Congratulations to Honors instructor and Fellow, Bao Bui, for receiving the distinguished Silver Circle Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Silver Circle Awards have been given each year since 1966 to honor UIC…

Honors Fellow featured in WBEZ Chicago discussing CTA Red Line funds

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Honors College Fellow and Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Kate Lowe recently appeared on In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons on WBEZ Chicago. In the episode, “CTA Red Line funds must…

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