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Honors College News

Four UIC researchers recognized as AAAS fellows

Honors College Faculty Fellows Thomas Park, professor of Biological Sciences, and Maria Varelas, professor of science education, were recently elected to the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Park has…

Student’s smile ‘could light up a room’

The UIC Honors College mourns the loss of Ruth George: student, classmate and friend. Ruthie was, in the words of her Honors College advisor, “friendly, passionate, and dedicated,” whose smile lit up the…

UIC student, alumna reach Rhodes Scholar finalist stage

Honors College senior Anis Barmada was selected as one of 14 finalists from Illinois and Ohio to interview for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. Barmada is…

Junior Honored with National Civic Fellowship

Nicolas Robledo, an Honors College junior and President’s Award Program-Honors Scholarship recipient, has been awarded a 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellowship. Robledo is one of 262 fellowship recipients, selected from more than 1,000 higher education institutions.…

Honors College Sophomore Awarded Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship

Nevan Patel, an Honors College sophomore and GPPA (Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions) member, has been awarded a U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in the spring of 2019.…