Patent #8,492,642 was issued to Kate Warpeha and Lon S. Kaufman. The title is ‘Plant Biochemical systems and uses thereof’. The patent concerns making compositions of phenylalanine or a precursor to boost the…
Joel Brown, professor of biological sciences, was featured on a segment on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. Brown discussed the biology and habits of rats in the story on rats and rat abatement in Chicago. The…
Kenneth Adams, UIC student veteran and junior pre-med major in biological sciences, was interviewed during a Veterans Day segment on Chicago Public Radio’s “Morning Shift” program. At approximately 9:20 a.m. November 11, Adams…
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Kate Warpeha was recently named a National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences for the 2013-14 academic year. This honor was bestowed by virtue of her selection…
The New York Times published an article regarding the research of Mary Ashley, biology professor at UIC. Professor Ashley has “shown that the lemon sharks return year after year and decade after decade…
Woodpeckers find emerald ash borers a handy food source and may slow the spread of this noxious pest, even ultimately controlling it, suggest researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Their findings…
Five LAS undergraduate students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships to study abroad this spring. The Gilman Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. State Department to diversify the group of students…