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Also known as UIC, the university was formed in 1982 by the consolidation of the Medical Center Campus, which dates back to the 19th Century, and the Chicago Circle Campus, which in 1965 replaced the two-year undergraduate Navy Pier Campus that had opened in 1946 to educate returning veterans. The school, in a developing area west of Chicago's downtown, has 15,600 undergraduates, 6,900 graduate students and 2,500 professional students. Its 15 colleges are: Applied Health Sciences; Architecture & the Arts; Business Administration; Dentistry; Education; Engineering; Graduate College; Honors College; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Pharmacy; Public Health; Social Work; and Urban Planning and Pub...
Also known as UIC, the university was formed in 1982 by the consolidation of the Medical Center Campus, which dates back to the 19th Century, and the Chicago Circle Campus, which in 1965 replaced the two-year undergraduate Navy Pier Campus that had opened in 1946 to educate returning veterans. The school, in a developing area west of Chicago's downtown, has 15,600 undergraduates, 6,900 graduate students and 2,500 professional students. Its 15 colleges are: Applied Health Sciences; Architecture & the Arts; Business Administration; Dentistry; Education; Engineering; Graduate College; Honors College; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Pharmacy; Public Health; Social Work; and Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
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Forgot to get your shots? Get them on the fly
Chicago Tribune reporterWhile most preventive inoculations should be administered anywhere from four weeks to six months before travel, a handful of routine immunizations, like tetanus shots, can be taken care of in an unlikely but convenient location: at the airport....Tags: Medical Services, Preventative Medicine, Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics
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So how dumb are we?
Chicago Tribune correspondentNEW YORK—Who hasn't snickered at "Jaywalking," a "Tonight Show" segment in which host Jay Leno flummoxes unsuspecting young people on the street with such tricky questions as: In what country is Paris located? Or cringed to see Miss America 2007...Tags: Government, History, Productivity, National Government, Employers
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Reporting Obama's every move
The Swampby Katie Fretland In the above video, CNN's Jeanne Moos explores the art of reporting on Barack Obama's every move. Protective pool reporting, or the journalistic practice of a person or small group following the candidates pretty much everywhere,...Tags: Health Organizations, Fraud, Rod Blagojevich, Corporate Crime, Government Health Care
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Curiosity, humor defined doctor
Chicago Tribune reporterDr. Joel F. Sammet, a Chicago pioneer in the field of radiology, had an insatiable curiosity about how the body works—and a funny bone that colleagues, patients and friends adored. "There wasn't a person who didn't like my father," daughter Trudy...Tags: Curiosities, Mies van der Rohe, Medical Specialization, Genetics, Cornell University
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UIC locks up recharged Collins for 3 more years
Tribune reporterIllinois- Chicago athletic director Jim Schmidt gave basketball coach Jimmy Collins a strong vote of confidence Tuesday in the form of a three-year contract extension. "Coach Collins has become synonymous with UIC basketball and has become an institution...Tags: NCAA Tournament, Basketball, Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Jimmy Collins
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Interior designer gave clients star treatment
Chicago Tribune reporterCalvin Ashford Jr.'s interior design firm boasted a lengthy roster of celebrity clients: singers, actors and athletes who relied on his eye for color, fabric and art. Friends and colleagues said Mr. Ashford played no favorites among his clientele, giving...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Whitney Houston, Jalen Rose, Columbia University, Gold Coast
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Daniel J. Fensin, partner at Blackman Kallick accounting firm
Special to the Chicago TribuneFrom the time Daniel J. Fensin took his first accounting class and the double-entry matched, he was hooked. "He said he was just fascinated by that," said his wife, Marcia. "He loved the symmetry of it. He was very proud to be an accountant. He...Tags: DePaul University, Business Enterprises, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago Botanic Garden, Food Industry
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UIC student admits threatening administrators
A University of Illinois at Chicago student pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that she sent a threatening e-mail to administrators a day after the deadly shootings at Northern Illinois University in February. Mahtab Shirani, 24, of Wheaton admitted...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Colleges and Universities, Wheaton
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Ask and you shall receive—or maybe not
RedEyeLooking for a Walgreens on Michigan Avenue? Stumped on how many championships the Bulls won in the '90s? Searching for the meaning of life? Jackie Diaz of Forest Glen may—or may not—know the answer. Diaz, 25, works as a guide for ChaCha, a service...Tags: Internet, Chicago, Telecommunication Service, Chicago Bulls, Online
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Sky upsets Shock, 76-59
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Sky brought its five-game losing streak to a screeching halt Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion when it took an early lead and never trailed over the final three quarters while knocking off the Detroit Shock 76-59. The Shock (11-5) entered the...Tags: Basketball
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