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December 6 2017 Volume 37 / Number 14 today.uic.edu

For the community of the University of Illinois at Chicago De-stress with dogs Students relax before finals / pg. 8

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Finish New dean Mural, book semester of College highlight 2 - student voice strong with of Pharmacy history of Near 4 - campus news events, named West Side 11 - people services 2 3 6 12 - sports Facebook / uicnews Twitter / uicnews YouTube / uicmedia Instagram / thisisuic & uicamiridis 2 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Flames finish strong Getting ready for finals? Check out DEC. 11–13 the Flames Finish Strong events and services to keep you going through the end LATE NIGHT PANCAKE of the semester. BREAKFAST The Academic Center for Excellence Free meal, sponsored by the Center will host Success Coaching from 10 a.m. for Student Involvement. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4–8 in Student Center 10 p.m.–midnight East. Sign up to work with a coach who Dining halls in Stukel Towers and can help with finals preparation at Student Center East excellence.uic.edu Are you a commuter who needs more DEC. 11–13 time on campus during finals week? BUBBLE WRAP ROOM Rent a room at housing.uic.edu/roomuic. Jump and walk on 500-square-feet Cost is $36 per night for a single occu- of packing bubble sheets. pancy room; charges will be added 9:30 a.m.–9 p.m. (fresh bubble wrap to student account on the January bill. brought every morning) For more information, email housing@uic. Montgomery Ward Art Gallery, Stu- edu dent Center East

UPCOMING EVENTS: DEC. 12 DEC. 6–8, 11–15 FLAPJACKS FOR FINALS CHILL LOUNGE Enjoy free pancakes, play tabletop Relax in a quiet space with mellow games and connect with commuters. music, low lights, tea and massage chairs 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Commuter Student Resource Center Wellness Center Suite 245, Student Center East Suite 238, Student Center East

Want to contribute a story? E-mail Christy Levy at [email protected] today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 3 A new way to deliver multiple sclerosis drugs to the brain By Sharon Parmet — [email protected] Two researchers in the department of “Extracellular vesicles are secreted by anatomy and cell biology in the UIC Col- lots of cells, and they closely reflect the lege of Medicine have received a seed identity of the cell from which they came,” grant to develop a new drug delivery said Bongarzone, who is a professor of method that holds promise in the treat- anatomy and cell biology at UIC. “If we can ment of multiple sclerosis. manipulate these vesicles to fuse with a Ernesto Bongarzone and Maria Givogri specific cell type and carry a therapeutic are one of only about a dozen research agent or drug, they can be a powerful groups in the nation to receive a Dr. Ralph weapon against a variety of diseases.” and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Extracellular vesicles are one of many Awards Programs 2017 Catalyst Award. ways cells communicate with each other U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A., serves as — especially with distant cells. Materials Trustee for the Falk Medical Research including proteins, molecules and bits of Trust. RNA can be packaged into the vesicles, The $300,000, one-year award is for which travel in the bloodstream, cerebro- conducting preliminary research projects spinal fluid and extracellular fluids until deemed high risk, but also high reward. they fuse with their target cell and dump The Catalyst Awards are a stepping stone their cargo. But their contents may not to eligibility for the Falk Transformational always be benign, explained Givogri, who White arrows point to extracellular vesicles coming off a cell. Awards Program which provides is research assistant professor of anatomy $1,000,000 for a two-year funding cycle and cell biology. “They may play a signifi- to successful Catalyst awardees to contin- cant role in spreading disease as well,” she to bind to specialized cells in the brain other symptoms. ue their work developing new ways to treat said. “There is much more to learn about and spinal cord. These cells, called oligo- “Using extracellular vesicles lets us disease. how they function in this way, including dendrocytes, are responsible for produc- send drugs across the blood-brain barri- Bongarzone and Givogri are interested their role in cancer metastasis.” ing the insulating myelin sheath that er, which many other therapeutic agents in turning naturally occurring extracellular Bongarzone and Givogri will use the surrounds nerve cells. In multiple sclero- cannot cross,” said Bongarzone. “Another vesicles – tiny “bubbles” given off by a award to test methods to optimize the sis, oligodendrocytes do not produce benefit is that we can take mesenchymal range of cell types – into targeted delivery production of extracellular vesicles from enough myelin, and nerve impulses be- stem cells from a patient and use them to vehicles for drugs to treat multiple sclero- mesenchymal stem cells and tag them come disrupted leading to muscle weak- generate vesicles for drug delivery, which sis. with receptors that will allow the vesicles ness, pain and vision problems, among will remove issues of rejection.” Pharmacoeconomist named dean of College of Pharmacy By Sharon Parmet — [email protected]

Glen Schumock, professor and head of pharmacy systems, outcomes and policy, in the College of Pharmacy, will become dean of the UIC College of Pharmacy, effective Jan. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. “The College of Pharmacy is one of the best colleges of pharmacy in the nation, and it plays a critical role in improving the lives of people in Chicago through its research and training programs,” said Robert Donors raise $117K for UIC Barish, vice chancellor for health affairs. “Glen Schumock has been an outstanding Nearly 700 donors raised support UIC last week.” leader in the UIC College of Pharmacy for $117,928 for UIC during IGNITE Giv- Donations will support a larger cam- many years, and in his new role, I am con- ing Tuesday. paign called IGNITE, which aims to fident he will ensure the college advances Glen Schumock Donations were accepted online raise $750 million over five years to as a major innovator in education, re- last week in honor of the Giving Tues- advance UIC. search, drug discovery and delivery.” ness Research Education. He is founding day global holiday. Through IGNITE, the university will Schumock’s research focuses on the director of the UIC Center for Pharmaco- “I am blown away by the participa- raise funds to provide student scholar- economic impact, clinical effectiveness epidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic tion we saw on Giving Tuesday, with ships, support new endowed faculty and safety of pharmaceuticals and related Research. our dedicated faculty and staff leading positions to retain and attract top services and policies. He has received “The UIC College of Pharmacy is mak- the charge,” said Jeff Nearhoof, vice scholars and researchers, equip faculty more than $6 million in funding as a prin- ing a big impact on the lives of patients chancellor for advancement. “Together with the latest technologies for teach- cipal investigator or co-principal investiga- through innovations in the provision of with our alumni and friends, and even ing and research, and build new facili- tor, and his research has been continually pharmacy care and use of medication, students and parents, we’ve shown ties to improve the physical funded since 2000. Schumock is co- and by discovering new drugs from natu- that participation matters and that all infrastructure of the campus to meet principal investigator of the UIC Center ral products and by developing drugs gifts can make an impact. I’m grateful the growing needs of students and the for Excellence in Comparative Effective- synthetically,” said Schumock. to everyone who took a moment to community. 4 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 CAMPUS NEWS Library collection highlights decades of social justice by Quaker group By Carlos Sadovi — [email protected]

After the American Friends Service nization’s contributions to the peace and War II, in the United States Committee began in 1917, it helped ref- civil rights movements, as well as its ef- the AFSC focused on elimi- ugees flee Nazi Germany, contributed to forts to combat poverty and assist un- nating social injustices that the peace and civil rights movements derprivileged groups in the area. targeted the poor, minority that shaped the 20th century, and The documents also include minutes groups, migrant workers and earned a Nobel Peace Prize. of meetings, speeches, promotional liter- other disenfranchised peo- The Chicago regional office of the ature, reports, newsletters, photos and ple. American Friends Service Committee, or other materials that detail how the Chi- Among the programs AFSC, served as a major center where cago office collaborated with other local highlighted in the collection the Quaker organization could tackle charities and helped AFSC expand its is the work the group took social justice issues in Chicago, its sub- outreach and confront needs of the time, to educate high school and urbs, and parts of Indiana and Wiscon- according to library officials. college students about so- sin. “The records of the American Friends cial activism, civil liberties UIC’s Richard J. Daley Library an- Service Committee complement the li- and civic engagement. nounced that it has made its AFSC col- brary’s many collections documenting To access the American lection available to researchers. The social justice initiatives. Together, these Friends Service Committee collection is made up of 63 linear feet of collections help researchers examine the collection, visit the Special records produced between 1931 and long history of advocacy for social jus- Collections and University 1968. tice,” said Peggy Glowacki, a special col- Archives website at library. Ion Nimerencu, a UIC processing ar- lections librarian. uic.edu/special-collec- The American Friends Service Committee in Chicago chivist, organized the collection, which While the organization helped relief tions-university-archives or has donated records from 1931–1968. includes information detailing the orga- efforts in Europe and Asia after World call (312) 996-2742.

EXTENDED HOURS, FINALS Medical supplies from Cold War ACTIVITIES AT DALEY LIBRARY found in building on campus The Richard J. Daley Library will be THURSDAY, DEC. 7: STRETCHING OUT By Farooq Chaudhry — [email protected] open 24 hours a day through 7 p.m. YOUR STRESS WORKSHOP Friday, Dec. 15. Bring your i-card to 3:30–4:45 p.m. In the basement of the College of wounds and large gauze pads to treat enter during extended hours. In this unique workshop, the focus is Medicine East Tower, Kevin Maley has radiation burns. The library will also host a variety of more on doing and less on lecture. Use uncovered medical supplies and other The manufacturing date listed on the study break activities. All events are held relaxation techniques such as acupres- artifacts dating back to the Cold War. supplies show that they were made in in Room 1-470, Richard J. Daley Library. sure, deep breathing, stretching and Maley, a medical technologist, found October and November in 1962, during meditation. Brought to you in part by UIC water survival drums — used for drinking the administration of John F. Kennedy, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6, TUESDAY Wellness Center. water and, when empty, served as a around the time of the Cuban Missile DEC. 12: CHAIR MASSAGE makeshift commode — along with Crisis. 1–3 p.m. SUNDAY–TUESDAY, DEC. 10–12: cotton-topped applicators for tending Maley has many ideas as to why the Massage can improve overall health, RELAXATION STATION supplies were found enhance fitness training, reduce pain, 6–8 p.m. at UIC. aid in rehabilitation and promote relax- Need a break from studying? Stop by “I believe the Ken- ation. Free 10-minute chair massage. for a cup coffee and a quick snack, or nedy administration First come, first served; appointments enjoy an assortment of games and activ- probably looked at only. Brought to you in part by UIC Cam- ities to relax. UIC favorably because pus Recreation. of its proximity to downtown Chicago, and the proximity of the Medical District,” he said. This is not the first time that supplies from the Cold War era have been found at UIC. In 2014, “Survival Ration Biscuit” con- tainers were found in the basement of the Daley Library. The bis- cuits also dated back Supplies found in the basement of the College of Medicine to 1962, during the East Tower date back to the Cold War era. time of President Ken- nedy.

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Sophomores from Roberto Clemente Community Academy visited the College of Applied Health Sciences to learn more about careers in health-related fields.(Photo: Jenny Fontaine) High schoolers make the rounds to try out health sciences careers By Francisca Corona — [email protected]

Nearly 100 sophomores from Roberto aimed to pique students’ interest and pro- Clemente Community Academy visited vide information about health sciences the College of Applied Health Sciences jobs and career paths. Nov. 27 to learn about career opportuni- “Often, in [high school] years, you think ties in health-related fields. of medical professions as either a doctor During the event, called the UIC/CPS or a nurse,” said Lindsey Strieter, clinical Health Professions Collaborative, teams instructor of physical therapy. But major- of 20 to 25 students rotated through ses- ing in a health science field can open sions covering different AHS majors, such doors for people to become nutritionists, as health information management, phys- physical and occupational therapists, reg- ical therapy, kinesiology, nutrition, occu- istered dieticians, experts in managing pational therapy, biomedical visualization patient health information and medical and information sciences, and disability records, and more. and human development. The event “This is a great partnership to increase awareness of these professions,” she said. High schoolers talked with current undergraduates, learned about courses they could take as a UIC student and participated in hands-on activities with teaching staff. The experience helps students learn about careers in health information management, Some activities mimicked nutrition, occupational therapy and more. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine) tasks that professionals in the field do on a daily basis. In the physical therapy ses- derstanding of the professions, and it was cesses — a talk that Ashanti Dilworth sion, students pinned muscles cool to see how you can help other peo- found helpful. to a skeleton and participated ple,” he said. “I learned that I can go to a community in a telephone exercise, where For Hana Ellis, interacting with people college, come here and still have a they made simple body mo- in the program was her favorite part. chance to get a degree,” said Dilworth, tions to understand how im- “They were giving us experiences, not who is now interested in physical therapy. portant physical just information,” she said. AHS hopes that hosting the event will communication and proper In other sessions, participants were help increase the number of minority stu- movements are in the field. encouraged to get involved on comput- dents who apply to and enroll in their un- Students rotated through sessions covering Applied Alex Espinosa thought the ers, in discussion groups and through dergraduate and graduate programs. Health Sciences majors. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine) sessions were informative. games. Teams also spoke with a counsel- “It’s one of the initiatives that we’re “I think I have a better un- or about application and admission pro- passionate about,” said Strieter. 6 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Mural, activity book highlight history of Near West Side By Francisca Corona — [email protected] Vienna Beef hot dogs, the Cubs and — the Mural on Morgan Committee — led said Elsa Soto, a committee member they’ll know more about it.” UIC. a public call for art that made the mural and assistant director of the Academic Plax hopes that the book’s impact will Besides being famously tied to Chica- possible. Artist Nick Goettling won the Resource Center in the College of Engi- be far reaching. She’s already secured a go, the three city giants have something contract for the project, sketching and neering. The activity book features a hot- spot for it at the Jane Addams Hull- else in common: they all started on the painting highlights on the viaduct. When dog maze, which Soto created, a word House Museum’s gift shop, where it sells Near West Side, an area that covers the the mural was done, Plax was inspired to search and black-and-white outlines of for $10, crayons and tax included. Local UIC campus, University Village, Little Italy add to the momentum. the mural that readers can color in. deliveries, priced at $13.95, are also and other neighborhoods. “I felt there was an incredible amount There’s even an image search that peo- available. To order a copy, email And they’re all featured in an 82-by- of history for everybody to know,” said ple can use for a self-guided neighbor- [email protected]. 12-foot mural on Morgan Street, which Plax. hood walk. The book will also serve as a The books make a great holiday pres- was painted in 2013. After pitching the idea, she and com- companion piece to four silk-screened, ent, Plax said. But now a new activity book called mittee members self-published an ac- plexiglass signs that will soon be placed “It’s a great gift for people who were Mural on Morgan: A Near West Side Story companying historical narrative, a book on the mural to explain what the artwork born here or grew up in the neighbor- reaches as far back as the late 1800s to that encourages reader engagement, in- means and its historical context. hood, even students,” she said. tell the area’s stories. The book guides teraction and learning for people of all The approach encourages a different Profits will help maintain the existing readers through topics covered in the ages. kind of learning, Goettling noted. mural on Morgan and fund more murals mural, including the railroad industry, “The mural was more to give a feel and “Local history and where you come near city viaducts. In the future, Plax Maxwell Street, South Water Market, the curiosity,” added Goettling. “The book from, where your neighborhood comes hopes to launch a website where she beginnings of the UIC campus and goes into much greater detail, into the from, can be very dry if you’re just read- can share before and after photos, facts more. specifics of the imagery, history, groups, ing it,” he said. “But when you’re really and other historical information. “The mural itself is really the history of figures and what all that means,” he engaging with it — like you can with this “It’s important,” she said. “This is histo- the neighborhood,” said Nancy Plax, di- said. Some representations capture book — using imagery and activities to ry, and we just want to grow it.” rector of community outreach for Con- waves of immigration, the birth of electric engage with the history, that can be real- For more information, visit the official necting4Communities. Plax and seven blues and aerial maps of railways. ly valuable, and it can inspire people to Mural on Morgan Facebook page other residents of the Near West Side “[The mural] breaks it down for people,” be active in their community because facebook.com/MuralOnMorgan.

An activity book guides readers through topics in the mural, including the railroad industry, the beginnings of the UIC campus and more. (Photo: Steve Schwartzman)

“The mural itself is really the history of the neighborhood,” says Nancy Plax, director of Nick Goettling, the artist who completed the Mural on Morgan, holds one of four community outreach for Connecting4Communities. silk-screened informative plaques created for the mural. today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 7 Event helps girls see fun, practical side of math By Hoda Fakhari — [email protected]

As a child, Sonia Kovalevsky spent asked to demonstrate it using objects hours wondering about the meaning such as custom dice and applications of behind the calculus notes that covered the game show “Let’s Make a Deal.” her bedroom walls. “It’s one of those things to show how Female students in middle and high math shows up in surprising places,” said school shared in that wonder at the third Unwin. annual Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day Nov . Participants from suburban and Chi- 4, hosted by the UIC Chapter of the Asso- cago schools built new relationships ciation for Women in Mathematics. while solving problems in groups. In ad- Despite being barred from attending dition to prizes, they were given T-shirts, a university, Kovalevsky’s interest, talent lunch and books about prominent math- and persistence in the subject led her to ematicians, which they are meant to become the first woman to receive a read, then pass along to the next math Ph.D. in mathematics in 1874. enthusiast. This year’s events centered on the theme of “Games of Chance.” Today, colleges and universities “We want to make sure that they still throughout the country host the event in communicate and they know that there her honor to encourage and support are other women, other girls interested girls in the study of mathematics. UIC in math,” said Schaposnik, assistant pro- became the first Chicago institution to fessor of mathematics. contribute to this initiative in 2015, when Although the graduate student volun- Laura Schaposnik and James Unwin teers included both women and men, began organizing the event on campus. women taught the majority of the ses- “It’s a different kind of math than you sions, further reinforcing not only the get in school,” said Unwin, research as- capability of women in mathematics, but sistant professor of physics. “In school, their integral role in the advancement of it’s very computational and you try to get the subject, as well. practical skills, and here we’re teaching At the event, the girls were also intro- them very interesting and different top- duced to some of UIC’s other offerings ics.” in the field of mathematics. This year’s theme, “Games of Chance,” “There’s lots of faculty that would be explored topics in the theory of probabil- happy to help young high school stu- ity with lectures, workshops and prob- dents do mini-research projects if they lem-solving competitions. Once wanted to,” said Schaposnik. “Having introduced to a property, the students, close mentorship from early stages Students also learned about UIC’s mathematics offerings and mentorship opportunities. who ranged from grades 8 to 12, were seems to be quite effective.”

At Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day, students in grades 8 through 12 learned about the theory of probability through lectures and games. (Photos: Laura Schaposnik) 8 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 DOGGYPALOOZA DE-STRESS WITH DOGS

Students had some relaxation time before finals week at Doggypalooza Nov. 29 at the Stu- dent Recreation Facility. The event, which let students pet dogs, create their own stuffed animals and more, was sponsored by UIC Center for Student Involvement, Student Activities Board and Campus Recreation.

(Photos: Jenny Fontaine) today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 9 Safer shingles vaccine approved by FDA By Sharon Parmet — [email protected]

The U.S. Food & Drug Administra- munized. tion recently approved a new vaccine The committee also advised that against shingles that was originally Shingrix be recommended for people developed at the University of Illinois starting at age 50, a full 10 years earli- College of Medicine at Rockford. er than the Centers for Disease Control Abbas Vafai, who was associate and Prevention’s advice for older shin- professor of microbiology at the Uni- gles vaccine Zostavax. versity of Illinois College of Medicine at Shingles is a painful condition Rockford from 1990 to 1997, worked caused by the virus responsible for on the development of the Shingrix causing chicken pox, which usually vaccine, which received approval from strikes during childhood. Later in life, the U.S. Food & Drug Association in the latent virus may become active and October. He started work on the vac- presents as a painful rash. Thirty-three cine while at the University of Colorado percent of Americans will suffer from a before coming to Rockford. Vafai is shingles outbreak at least once in their now associate director for program lifetime. planning and policy development at Unlike prior vaccines, Shingrix is the Centers for Disease Control and safer to administer to patients with Prevention. weaker immune systems because it The vaccine, which has a much uses a recombinant protein antigen lower risk of side effects and can be instead of an attenuated live virus. This used in people who are immunocom- means that Shingrix does not contain promised, unlike other shingles vac- a fully intact virus that could replicate cines on the market, will be sold by on its own and pose a risk to weaker pharmaceutical company GSK. The patients. The older vaccine, Zostavax A vaccine for singles originally developed at the UIC College of Medicine’s Rockford campus has a much lower risk of side effects than others on the market. Centers for Disease Control ‘s Advisory had shown a 51 percent reduction in Committee on Immunization Practices shingles and a 67 percent reduction in recommended that adults who have nerve pain. Shingrix is given in two Shingrix is the fourth UIC therapeutic originally discovered at the University of already received the older vaccine doses eight weeks apart, and clinical to receive regulatory approval, joining a Illinois Champaign-Urbana. should also receive Shingrix, which trials showed it to be about 98 percent growing list of successful products in- Vafai worked with the UIC Office of means that as many as 62 million effective for one year and about 85 cluding Prezista, Tice BCG, and Ortho- Technology management to help com- more adults in the U.S. should be im- percent over three years. Accel. A fifth drug, Yondelis, was mercialize his invention. 10 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Award will help provide mental health services to Rohingya By Sharon Parmet — [email protected]

A $50,000 award from the Patient- holidays. This year more than 800,000 are concerned about the safe- Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Rohingya have fled across the border ty and well-being of their par- the University of Illinois at Chicago will into Bangladesh as a result of increased ents, grandparents, siblings help support the development of cultur- acts of state-sponsored violence. and villages in Rakhine State, ally sensitive mental health programs for Chicago has one of the largest Ro- as well as individuals who Rohingya refugees living in Chicago and hingya communities, with approximately have fled to safety in neigh- build capacity for future community- 2,000 individuals who started arriving in boring countries,” Jeremiah engaged research projects that include the city in 2010. Milwaukee and Fort said. And because communi- this population. Wayne, Indiana, also have large popula- cation with loved ones is se- Rohan Jeremiah, assistant professor of tions of Rohingya refugees. verely limited, if it takes place community health sciences in the UIC “Many Rohingya have come to the at all, many Rohingya live in a School of Public Health, is the co-principal United States after being severely per- perpetual state of worry, un- investigator on the award. He will collabo- secuted in their homeland, the Rakhine sure as to the safety of family rate with Anne Saw, assistant professor of State in Myanmar,” said Jeremiah. “Most left behind. clinical-community psychology at DePaul are victims of atrocities and have wit- Jobs are another major University, and Nasir Bin Zakaria, director nessed acts of genocide against their source of stress. “Years of of the Rohingya Culture Center in Chica- families and loved ones, and many have being denied education has go’s Rogers Park neighborhood. lived in refugee camps in Bangladesh created more stress in secur- UIC and DePaul students will train Ro- and Malaysia.” ing employment opportunities hingya individuals in providing low- Jeremiah has documented high levels that would be sufficient to intensity psychosocial support to their of physical and psychological stress, provide for their families,” Jer- peers who express interest at the Rohing- anxiety and fear among Rohingya living emiah said. ya Culture Center. A community advisory in Chicago. The possibility that individ- group of Rohingya and others interested He says the needs of the Rohingya uals from additional majority in the well-being of the refugee commu- Muslim countries like Bangla- are different than other resettled refu- Rohan Jeremiah nity will help identify and guide future gee populations, in part because most desh could be banned from research projects and create educational are the very first of their kind to migrate entering the United States classes and citizenship assistance. to the United States, and culturally ap- said Jeremiah. instills additional fear in Rohingya refu- The Rohingya are considered the most propriate resources to support their in- Hearing about the ongoing violence in gees, who worry that they may never be persecuted minority group in the world by tegration into the community are limited. their homeland is perhaps the most sig- reunited with their families that are still the United Nations. Originating in the Language is also a major barrier. nificant source of stress for Rohingya liv- overseas. Myanmar region but officially considered a “Very few Americans know about Ro- ing in Chicago, Jeremiah explained. Jeremiah hopes that his efforts cen- stateless population, they have been de- hingya culture or speak their language. “Reports about the escalation of vio- tered at the Rohingya Culture Center in nied the right to vote, to freely move and As a result, there are limitations on how lence against Rohingya in the news Rogers Park can be expanded to other settle, to obtain education and health care, they are able to communicate and ac- during the summer of 2017 brings up Rohingya communities in the United to marry and to celebrate their religious cess existing mental health services,” much worry among refugees here. They States. UIC Police launch jeans donation drive By Francisca Corona — [email protected] West side locations UIC Police launched a donation drive to help men at the Pacific Garden Mission East side locations • Student Center West (main stay warm this holiday season. entrance), 818 S. Wolcott St. • Student Center East The campaign, which lasts through • UI Hospital (main entrance), 750 S. Halsted St. Dec. 13, asks people to donate used or 1740 W. Taylor St. • Student Residence and Commons new jeans to benefit men at the homeless • Clinical Sciences Building (main South (main housing desk, 2nd fl.) shelter on the Near West Side. Donations entrance), 840 S. Wood St. 700 S. Halsted St. will address a shortage of this essential • UIC Police Station (lobby area), clothing item at the facility. University Village location 943 W. Maxwell St. “These men have limited resources,” • University Commons Management said Todd Edwards, lieutenant of support Office (lobby) services for UIC Police. The Pacific Garden Mission provides temporary living spaces, resources and other services to hundreds of people fac- UIC News Staff Visual Communication & Design ing a variety of hardships. Adult males Published on Wednesdays during the Anna Dworzecka — [email protected] make up approximately 90 percent of that academic year (monthly during summer) by: Associate Graphic Designer population, according to Edwards. Office of Public and Government Affairs Megan Strand — [email protected] University of Illinois at Chicago After finding that the shelter was in 601 S. Morgan St., 1320 UH (MC 288) Editorial Associate need of jeans, the department’s Policing Chicago, IL 60607-7113 Carley Mostar — [email protected] Farooq Chaudhry — [email protected] and Community Engagement (PACE) unit Editorial:...... (312) 996-0662 decided to lead the donation effort. Donate jeans through Dec. 13. Advertising: . . . . .(312) 996-3456 Editorial Intern “We just want to bring awareness to Fax: ...... (312) 996-3754 Hoda Fakhari — [email protected] the community, and we want to help,” Ed- cated at six locations on the east and Associate Editor Advertising Coordinator wards said. west sides of campus and one location in Christy Levy — [email protected] Samella Wright — [email protected] The goal is to deliver at least 200 ser- University Village. Senior Executive Director, Public Affairs Photography Sherri McGinnis González — [email protected] Jenny Fontaine — [email protected] viceable jeans to the shelter by Christ- For more information about the drive, mastime. call UIC Police’s PACE office at (312) Editorial Writer Francisca Corona — [email protected] Collection boxes for donations are lo- 996-6779. today.uic.edu today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 11 PEOPLE Jennifer Reeder & Deborah Stratman UIC filmmakers honored with awards to fund new films

By Carlos Sadovi — [email protected]

Two filmmakers from UIC’s School of town residents with each new secret re- Art and Art History have earned awards vealed. that will help them create new projects. “This mystical teen noir presents Jennifer Reeder, a professor of mov- coming-of-age as a lifelong process and ing image and the acting director of the examines the profound impact of grief,” School of Art and Art History, was named said Reeder, a native of Columbus, Ohio. a recipient of the Wexner Center Artist Shooting for the film will take place in Residency Award by the Wexner Center June in Chicago, Reeder said. for the Arts at Ohio State University. Deborah Stratman, a UIC associate The center awards a total of professor of moving image and the head $200,000 yearly to contemporary artists of art in the School of Art and Art History across the center’s program areas: visual also received accolades for her work by arts, performing arts and film/video. the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Along with the financial award, the Film Program. artists benefit from technical, profession- Stratman was one of five artists who al and creative support, as well as having received a grant from the Sundance In- support on-site to help assist in the cre- stitute’s Art of Nonfiction Initiative, which Jennifer Reeder (left) and Deborah Stratman. ation of new work. In addition, the artists provides creative and financial support engage with faculty and students to to “inventive nonfiction storytellers,” ac- share their experience in the creative cording to Tabitha Jackson, director of rhythm and public voice as modes of future fundraising and exhibition oppor- process, according to Wexner Center the Sundance Institute’s Documentary resistance. The film, described by Strat- tunities.” officials. Film Program. man as “science-nonfiction,” is set in the The Art of Nonfiction Fellowship en- Reeder will receive $15,000 — in ad- “At a time when the independent Afar Depression region in Ethiopia and courages the creative process of dition to $25,000 worth of services — voice has never been more necessary, Washington, D.C., and is a celebration of boundary-pushing nonfiction film- to assist in post-production editing, learning from artists about how we can alternative voices and radical women makers and includes an unrestricted di- final sound mixing and color correction better support and sustain their creative asking, “Who speaks? Who gestures? rect-to-artist grant. The Art of Nonfiction on her next film, “As with Knives and process so that they can describe the Who makes? Who gets heard?” Fund supports pioneering artists at the Skin.” world truthfully and powerfully is not a “The grant means I can start, which is forefront of creative nonfiction filmmak- Reeder’s film follows the investigation luxury but a necessity,” Jackson said. more than half the battle especially for ing, provides grants annually to filmmak- of a young girl’s disappearance in the Stratman received $10,000, which an overseas film,” said Stratman. “The vis- ers developing a project that takes on an rural Midwest, led by an inexperienced will go toward work on her future project, ibility of an institution like Sundance is inventive cinematic approach and push- local sheriff. Unusual coping techniques “Hello Ladies,” a documentary hybrid that also substantial. They have such a mas- es the boundaries of the form, according develop among the traumatized small- looks at women’s language, gesture, sive network, it helps prime the pump for to Jackson. Three researchers named American AWARDS Katie Burkhouse, assistant professor of psychiatry in the UIC College of Mathematical Society fellows Medicine, received the 2018 Donald F. By Brian Flood — [email protected] Klein Early Career Investigator Award from the Anxiety and Depression Asso- Three mathematical scientists from ciation of America. The award was UIC have been named fellows of the given in recognition of having the best American Mathematical Society. paper in the association’s national The researchers are among 63 new competition. The paper describes find- fellows in the society’s 2018 class hon- ings of functional brain network integ- ored for their “outstanding contributions rity across development and to the creation, exposition, advancement, anxiety-depression psychopathology. communication, and utilization of mathematics.” Aldridge “Peter” K. Bousfield, profes- HONORS sor emeritus of mathematics, statistics and computer science, was recognized Disability and human development for his contributions to homotopy theory doctoral students Andrea Cooke and and for exposition. Timotheus Gordon Jr. were selected Izzet Coskun, professor of mathemat- to receive a Diversifying Faculty in ics, statistics and computer science, was Left to right: Aldridge “Peter” K. Bousfield, Izzet Coskun and William A. Howard. Higher Education Fellowship for selected for his contributions to algebra- 2017–18 from the Illinois Board of ic geometry and for mentoring. Among the goals of the program are To date, 21 current and emeritus fac- Higher Education. William A. Howard, professor emeritus to create an enlarged class of mathema- ulty members in the department of The goals of the fellowship program of mathematics, statistics and computer ticians recognized by their peers as dis- mathematics, statistics and computer is to increase the number of minority science, was honored for contributions tinguished because of their science, which is based in the College of full-time tenure track faculty and staff to proof theory and the constructive contributions to the profession, and to Liberal Arts and Sciences, are American at Illinois’ public and private colleges foundations of mathematics. honor excellence. Mathematical Society fellows. and universities. 12 UIC News | Wednesday, December 6, 2017 SPORTS Flames ready for 3 games at home By Dan Yopchick — [email protected]

The Flames return to the UIC Pavilion tonight to host the Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers. UIC also welcomes crosstown foe De- Paul Dec. 9 and Ivy League member Dart- mouth Dec. 15 during the three-game homestand. On Saturday, turnovers hampered the Flames as they dropped a crosstown clash to the Loyola Ramblers at Gentile Arena, 85-61. UIC (2-5) was troubled by 19 turnovers, including 13 in the first half. Mean- while Loyola (8-1) shot 54.8 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from beyond the arc on the day to seal the victory. Marcus Ottey scored 16 points off the bench to lead UIC, and Aundre Jackson tallied a game-high 23 points to lead the Ramblers. Jackson shot an eye-popping 91 percent (10-of-11) from the field with two 3-pointers in just 21 minutes of ac- tion. UIC shot the ball well in the early going, Dikembe Dixson led the Flames with 14 points Saturday versus Loyola. (Photo: Rudi Ayasse) connecting at a clip of 57 percent. How- ever, the Flames turned it over six times in was finally stunted when Tai Odiase over the first 20 minutes which led to possessions with only six turnovers the first 7:20 and Loyola held a 16-11 flipped in a hook shot off the glass with 16 points for the Ramblers. To make it and shot at an improved clip of 50 per- lead. Eight of the 16 Rambler points 9:11 remaining in the opening half. tougher, Loyola shot 62.5 percent (20- cent (13-of-26). UIC held the Ram- came off UIC turnovers during that span. Loyola tallied nine more points in a row of-32) in the period and 80 percent (8- blers without a three-pointer over the The Ramblers executed 14 unan- to push the lead to 36-13 with 6:36 left. of-10) from three-point range. final 20 minutes. Ottey scored 14 of swered points in a span of about three The Flames trailed at the half, 52-24. UIC outscored the Ramblers in the his team-high 16 points in the final minutes to gain a 27-11 lead. The run UIC committed a total of 13 turnovers second half, 37-33. The Flames valued period of play. Flames to host Indiana Northwest By Tim Hurley — [email protected] The women’s basketball team re- and forced the Braves to call timeout. turns home today to host Indiana Byrd swished a high arcing three pointer Northwest at 4 p.m. at the UIC Pavil- late in the first half to make it 26-23. ion. Gabryelle Johnson gave the Flames a On Saturday, UIC fell to 3-3 on the spark on both ends of the court as the season with a 58-48 loss to Bradley third quarter began. She made back-to- (4-3) in Peoria. back layups to cut the deficit to one, then Behind strong play by Gabryelle drew a charge to give UIC possession. Johnson, UIC erased a 10 point deficit Baskets by Etheridge and Johnson FLAMES @ HOME and tied the game on two occasions again tied the game twice, but Bradley Wednesday, December 6 in the third quarter. But they were built up their lead. Byrd and Nneji helped Women’s basketball vs Indiana never able to stake themselves to the keep the Flames within reach, but a Northwest lead, and Bradley used a big run at double-pump, 28-foot three pointer by 4 p.m. / UIC Pavilion the beginning of the fourth quarter to Anneke Schlueter at the buzzer put Brad- put the game out of the Flames’ reach. ley up by six heading into the fourth Men’s basketball vs. Bradley built a 4-0 lead as the quarter. Wisconsin-Parkside Flames missed their first eight shots. Bradley scored the first 10 points of 7 p.m. / UIC Pavilion Catera Etheridge broke the ice, and the fourth period. By the time Taylor Teodora Zagorac volleyed an offen- Toney made two free throws following an Friday, December 8 sive rebound into the hoop to get the aggressive drive to the rim, only 2:15 re- Women’s basketball vs offense going. Jada Nneji made a mained and Bradley was up by 14. Eastern Michigan quick steal and went all the way to the A late run developed as UIC continued 7 p.m. / UIC Pavilion rim. to be aggressive, drawing fouls and dis- Turnovers plagued the Flames in rupting Bradley’s offense. Johnson had a Saturday, December 9 the later stages of the first quarter. nice spin move on her way to making a Men’s basketball vs. DePaul A Catera Etheridge jumper, fol- layup through contact as the Flames Gabryelle Johnson scored 13 points Saturday. 3 p.m. / UIC Pavilion lowed by a steal-and-score by Brittany (Photo: UIC Athletic Communications) scored eight straight and 10 of the Byrd, brought UIC to within four points game’s last 14 points.

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