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UIC awarded ‘Real Talk’ Hospital 2 - student voice $2.5M grant with rapper unveils 4 - campus news to study how renovated 8 - calendar teachers learn emergency 10 - deaths 4 department 12 - sports Facebook / uicnews 3 Twitter / uicnews YouTube / uicmedia 4 Instagram / thisisuic & uicamiridis 2 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Looking back at my undergrad years By Michelle García De La Vega — [email protected]

In about three months, my navigate themselves through feared failure. college undergrad journey will BSB for the first time. For about Eventually, that changed. In come to a halt, marking four three or four semesters, I dealt these past four years, college years of my academic life at UIC. with the pressure of those who has taught me that life is not I will sit in a lecture hall for the told me time was running out and perfect. I learned that we are not last time, take my last stroll on that I should know what career I born knowing everything and no campus, leave behind many wanted to pursue. I also dealt career path is going to be easy memorable moments and peo- with my own indecisiveness. I — you just need to try. ple, but I will take with me a knew that I wanted to be a news Throughout my first two grand accomplishment. I will reporter; however, fear continu- years at UIC, I met a variety of have completed the mission that ously kept me astray from work- people of different back- brought me to UIC in the first ing toward my dream job, grounds, views and career place: deciding my future and As a child, I pretended to be goals. I met students who had gaining the knowledge and prac- Ligia Granados, the weather failed classes, then took them tice I need to create it. woman from Univision, reporting again and passed; students It feels like it was only yester- the weekly forecast to my family, working toward long and ardu- day that my reluctant, hesitant and in high school I turned proj- ous careers in medicine and Michelle Garcia De La Vega and insecure self stepped foot ects into news segments where science who sometimes want- onto campus for the very first I was anchor or reporter. ed to give up — but didn’t; and can and that you will. cause I opted to try. time, without being able to an- Growing up, I was not much students who had changed ma- As my last semester begins With confidence gained in swer the question every single of a reader and I always deval- jors three times but were not and I sit in my communication my writing and the determina- college student has heard: What ued my writing skills, therefore, I discouraged. I realized that life and journalism classes, I cannot tion to improve and keep on is your major? convinced myself that I would is not solely about success or help but look back at my under- moving forward, I’m ready to When I first started UIC, I was not be able to obtain such a job. solely about failure. Life is about grad years and smile. make the best of this last se- as lost as anyone who tries to I held myself back because I trying and believing that you I’m so proud of myself be- mester.

Want to contribute a story? E-mail Christy Levy at [email protected] today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3 UIC awarded $2.5M grant to study how teachers learn By Brian Flood — [email protected] UIC’s Learning Sciences Research In- latter is led by Alison Castro Superfine, stitute has been awarded a five-year, $2.5 UIC associate professor of mathematics million grant by the James S. McDonnell education and learning sciences, who Foundation through the foundation’s ini- serves as the new grant’s co-principal in- tiative to better understand teacher vestigator. change and teachers as learners in K-12 Joining Goldman and Superfine on the classrooms. new project are UIC team members Mari- The institute’s newly funded project, Anne George, Monica Mon-Lin Ko, James “How Teachers Learn: Orchestrating Dis- Pellegrino, Allison Hall, Kathleen Pitvorec, ciplinary Discourse in Science, Literature, and Angela Fortune. Carol D. Lee of North- and Mathematics Classrooms,” focuses western University is partnering with the on instruction and classroom discussion institute on the grant. Classroom teachers that promotes critical inquiry, deep read- from Project READI and iFAST complete ing and reasoning on the part of students the project team. in science, mathematics, and literature/ The initial work will involve all project literary reading. team members in analyzing classroom “We are concerned with two funda- and professional development data from mental questions in the new grant,” said Project READI and iFAST. principal investigator Susan R. Goldman, “These analyses will inform ideas about co-director of the institute and UIC distin- how teachers acquire the different forms Susan R. Goldman is principal investigator on a new grant that will hep better guished professor of liberal arts and sci- of knowledge and practices that go into understand how teachers in K-12 classrooms learn. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine) ences, psychology and education. “What teaching science or literature or mathe- knowledge and instructional practices do matics in ways that make it possible for als and activities to ensure that all stu- meets the needs of no one,” Goldman teachers need to effectively promote students to problem solve and conduct dents can achieve these competencies.” said. “We plan to work with teachers to these student learning goals? How do their own inquiries,” Goldman said. “This The second phase of the grant will fea- design approaches that ‘fit’ the context teachers learn these types of knowledge kind of teaching and learning goes far be- ture a small-scale trial with one or two while adhering to important principles of and practices?” yond lectures and factual recall.” districts and schools in the Chicago area what and how they learn.” The grant builds on classroom and According to Goldman, a key part of this to integrate lessons learned from the pre- Founded in 1950 by aerospace pio- professional development activities con- type of teaching and learning is what hap- viously collected data. neer James S. McDonnell, the foundation ducted through two earlier Learning Sci- pens in classroom discourse during whole “Local conditions vary considerably supports research, scholarship and chari- ences Research Institute projects, Project and small group work and “how teachers ensuring that a ‘one-size-fits all’ ap- table causes aimed at improving the qual- READI, led by Goldman, and iFAST. The support, structure and sequence materi- proach to professional development ity of life around the world. With community’s help, police collect jeans for shelter By Christy Levy — [email protected] UIC Police officers presented more than 100 pairs of jeans and other clothing items to the Pacific Garden Mission Friday after hosting a donation drive in Decem- ber and early January. The clothing will benefit men at the homeless shelter on the Near West Side, addressing a shortage of clothing at the facility. UIC Police officers met with the Pacific Garden Mission last year and asked how they could help. The Policing and Commu- nity Engagement (PACE) unit led the do- nation drive. “The first thing they said was, ‘Get us some jeans,’” said Todd Edwards, lieu- tenant of support services for UIC Police. “I knew we could do it, but we couldn’t do it without a community effort.” The Pacific Garden Mission provides temporary living spaces, resources and other services to hundreds of people fac- ing a variety of hardships. Adult men make up about 90 percent of the population served by the mission. “We wanted to bring awareness to the needs of this community, and we accom- plished getting the word out there,” Ed- UIC Police officers deliver more than 100 pairs of donated jeans to the Pacific Garden Mission Friday.(Photo: Jenny Fontaine) wards said. 4 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 CAMPUS NEWS University of Illinois Hospital unveils emergency department renovation By Sharon Parmet — [email protected]

The University of Illinois Hospital un- our patients see a physician or ad- veiled its newly renovated emergency vanced practice provider within 30 min- department Monday at a ribbon-cutting utes of arrival. Since many of the new ceremony attended by faculty, staff and features of our emergency department hospital administrators. have come online, we have been able to The $3.5 million renovation, which meet that goal,” said Vanden Hoek. began in January 2017, will help care Under the new renovation, patients providers see patients sooner and give will enter through a newly redesigned patients an overall better experience. entrance and waiting room, where they “I’m so pleased that our emergency will be greeted by a nurse trained to rec- department has had these updates,” said ognize symptoms of serious conditions Robert Barish, vice chancellor for health that require immediate attention, includ- affairs at the University of Illinois at Chi- ing stroke or heart attack. If tests are cago. “This renovation not only improves needed as part of a patient’s evaluation, the look and feel of the space, but it also they will be started right away. provides the alterations necessary to Incoming patients will have the op- better accommodate our patients’ tion to receive text messages from staff needs, keep wait times low, and support regarding lab test results, information our staff in doing their jobs more effi- about the doctors and nurses providing ciently.” care, and next steps during their visit. Terry Vanden Hoek, chief medical offi- A new centrally located nurses’ sta- Renovations will help health care providers see patients sooner. cer at the University of Illinois Hospital & tion will make it easier for nurses to dis- Clinics and head of emergency medicine cuss next steps in patient care with their in the University of Illinois at Chicago colleagues. Nurses and other staff can All pediatric beds have been trans- tients with highly infectious diseases College of Medicine, added: “We wanted also call for housekeeping, dining ser- formed into private rooms with televi- such as severe acute respiratory syn- to improve our workflow first and fore- vices and patient registration at the push sions featuring child-friendly drome or tuberculosis. It will also include most, so that patients were seen more of a button instead of making a phone programming. “This gives our pediatric an anteroom where care providers can quickly, but we also installed new tech- call. A large flat-screen, known as the patients more privacy and helps reduce safely put on and take off protective nology to help us work smarter.” “operational dashboard,” will give the some of the noise they are exposed to clothing. Volume at the emergency department emergency department staff a real-time when the emergency room gets busy,” “Overall, the emergency department has grown to more than 46,000 patients snapshot of how the department is run- Vanden Hoek said. now runs much more seamlessly, and being seen each year, explained Vanden ning by providing information on aver- The renovation also includes a new from what we are hearing from patients, Hoek. age patient wait times and the state-of-the-art isolation room designed they like the changes we’ve made,” Van- “Our goal is to have the majority of availability of beds. to allow for the safe treatment of pa- den Hoek said.

Med student hosts drive to give patients second chance at life Rapper Vic Mensa By Jessica Larocque— [email protected]

A member of UIC medical student Grage also to speak at UIC Jennifer Grage’s family was given a sec- hosted a lunch ond chance at life after receiving an Monday featuring The UIC Center for Student In- Mensa then signed with Jay-Z’s re- organ transplant. Monica Fox, an volvement and UIC National cord label and released Her partner’s father received and lived organ recipient Pan-Hellenic Council are partner- the critically acclaimed EP There’s A with a transplant for 10 years before from UI Health ing to host Real Talk with Vic Mensa Lot Going On in 2016, and his debut passing away recently. Because of her who shared her at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the UIC Forum. album, The Autobiography, in 2017. personal experience, Grage is working story. Mensa is a Grammy-nominated Mensa has worked with artists with the nonprofit Gift of Hope to orga- “Gift of Hope artist who is native to Chicago, and , , nize campus events to raise awareness is a phenomenal has been an integral part of the Pharrell, , and many more. His of organ/tissue donation. organization that Jennifer Grage Chicago hip-hop scene for years. music offers a unique, lyrically heavy “My partner’s father received an organ provides such an He is attributed as the founder of and smooth sound, touching on top- donation and wanted to pay it forward, amazing gift to patients, and I’m very ex- the Chicago rap-collective SAVE- ics ranging from police brutality and honoring Gift of Hope by donating his cited about the event,” Grage said. MONEY, which featured local tal- social injustice, to relationships and body,” Grage said. Gift of Hope is a not-for-profit organ ents Chance the Rapper, , drug addiction. Grage is hosting three events to raise and tissue donation network that offers and , to name a few. The event is free for students with awareness and help those who want to public education in Illinois and Indiana. Mensa released the mix-tape i-card. RSVP at go.uic.edu/VicMensa learn more about the donation and regis- For more information, visit giftofhope.org INNANETAPE in 2013, landing him Employees, alumni and the public tration process. Drives will take place To register to become an organ/ on the cover of XXL Magazine for can buy tickets for $25 at go.uic.edu/ from noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 5, 12 and 19 tissue donor in Illinois, visit ilsos.gov/ the Freshman Class of 2014. VMensa in Student Center West. organdonorregister

Submit campus news items at today.uic.edu/campus-news/submit-your-story-ideas today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5 LET’S MAKE A DEAL STUDENT PITCHES PRODUCT ON ‘SHARK TANK’ By Francisca Corona – [email protected]

On Sunday’s airing of ABC’s “Shark What he’s excited about are the op- Tank,” angel investors bit into a business portunities to come. deal with UIC sophomore Martin Dimi- After his pitch, Dimitrov accepted an trov for his growing company, SnapClips, offer from panel judges for a $150,000 with one condition: he has to stay in investment in exchange for 30 percent school. equity in his company. The deal came For Dimitrov, it was a deal well worth from Lori Greiner, an inventor and owner the potential return. of a multimillion-dollar international “I think it’s totally reasonable,” the brand; Mark Cuban, entrepreneur, inves- 19-year-old said. He’s the inventor of the tor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, SnapClips product, a durable, user- one of Forbes’ top most valuable teams friendly weight collar that works like a in the NBA; and former New York Yankee 90s slap-on bracelet. Made with Alex Rodriguez, CEO of AROD Corp., a heat-treated steel and reinforced by mili- conglomerate that invests in fitness, real tary-grade Kevlar, the weight collar also estate and other businesses. has a silicone grip and velcro lock to Three other entrepreneurs delivered make sure that free weights on barbells pitches on the episode, including a won’t move out of place. It retails for protein-packed treat startup the Dough $29.99. For more information, visit Bar, post-workout body wipes ShowerPill snapclips.com and student loan repayment application To execute his vision, Dimitrov has jug- ChangEd. gled schoolwork and developing his ven- Dimitrov almost didn’t participate in ture since high school. During that time, “Shark Tank.” His mentor, Patrick Tan- Investors from ABC’s “Shark Tank” heard a pitch from UIC Business student Martin he’s raised $23,000 in a month-long nous, a 2008 UIC alumnus a mentor and Dimitrov on Sunday night’s episode. ­(Photo: ABC) Kickstarter, developed the product, and co-founder of Tiesta Tea, encouraged secured a provisional U.S. utility patent for Dimitrov to go on the show. He’s grateful really cool.” finalized with the ABC business leaders. it. for the experience. Dimitrov’s phone is getting notifica- “I’m looking forward to networking Currently, he’s a UIC Business Scholar “The process was really long. It was tion after notification now. He’ll be com- more and building these awesome rela- majoring in entrepreneurship, and offi- more than half a year, so it was awesome pleting orders and thinking of ways to tionships that I’ve just started, building cially, his company launched in Decem- to see all that stuff behind the scenes branch off into other industries where and growing the company, seeing where ber. and how it works,” said Dimitrov. “It was his patent is applicable while things are I could take it,” he said.

Dimitrov speaks during a watch party for his episode of “Shark Tank” Sunday night in “I’m looking forward to networking more and building these awesome relationships that Student Center East. ­(Photo: UIC Business) I’ve just started,” says Dimitrov, a sophomore in entrepreneurship. (Photo: ABC) 6 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Engineering students use senior design projects to help community organizations By David Staudacher — [email protected]

Senior design projects are an oppor- executed it very well,” she said. “They were tunity for students to show creativity, very detailed and made some lighting or- innovation and talent. Starting last ange, which is in the Enlace logo. The spring, 16 students in electrical and branding is there and this will help with computer engineering took senior de- marketing. Not only are we having events sign projects a step further by dedicat- at the high school, but Enlace as a whole is ing long hours and hard work to having events in the community where this selflessly serve four area nonprofits with can be used.” their engineering knowledge and skills. The photo booth will also support high The students volunteered to help En- school students in other ways. lace Chicago, Lakeview Pantry, Little “At our last homecoming, we sold pic- Village Environmental Justice Organiza- tures for $2 and that generated money for tion and People for Community Recov- other programs or buying material for ery solve problems that substantially other clubs,” Alvarez said. “We have a address distinct needs in the communi- STEM club, and they do robotics. We ty. would like our students to do not only Each of the nonprofits provided a competitions, but also be involved in this problem statement during the spring project and be able to teach other stu- 2017 semester. The students worked dents to code [using the new photo booth]. with the organizations to refine the It’s been amazing and I can’t wait to see problem statement and develop a solu- where we go with it.” tion. At the end of the spring semester, The four senior design projects offered the teams presented their ideas to the the students more than an opportunity to organizations. At the end of the fall 2017 give back to the community. They also semester, the stu- posed multiple chal- dents presented “THE PILOT SHOWS THE lenges. The teams their completed POTENTIAL FOR OUR had to work with a projects to the or- SENIOR DESIGN STUDENTS real client to solve a UIC graduates Hemant Rawat (left) and Emmanuel Leon talk to students at Infinity Math problem, and some Science & Technology High School on Chicago’s South Side about the photo booth ganizations during TO WORK WITH LOCAL, project they designed and built for Enlace. (Photo: David Staudacher) a poster session. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.” teams consisted of “All of the teams people who did not delivered the products that they pro- have previous experience working togeth- posed in the spring semester,” said Re- er. nata A. Revelo, clinical assistant “I think making the LED lights work at professor of electrical and computer the same time as taking the pictures was a engineering, who directed the course. challenge,” said Addison resident Emman- “It’s inspiring to see our students use uel Leon, a recent graduate who was part their skill sets outside of the classroom of a team that designed and built a photo to give back to local nonprofit agencies booth for Enlace. “Initially, we just had it that are supporting Chicago residents.” taking photos, but we wanted to have Enlace Chicago’s Marissa Alvarez, some light on it to draw attention to it.” who is a research coordinator at Little “Our original goal was to upload a pic- Village Lawndale High School, was ex- ture to Dropbox,” he said. “But they gave us cited to see the final project. Enlace was a printer to play with and we got it to work using an iPad and photo booth software with the app. Now, we are printing the for taking pictures at its events, but it photos.” had an expensive monthly fee. They In addition to taking on a challenge as wanted something that they could use an engineer, the UIC students also learned every day with no outside costs, and use about the organizations they helped. as a learning tool at the high school. “I didn’t know anything about [Enlace] “The idea is to bring engineering to until we started working with them,” Leon our students,” she said. “Something that said. “They work at a high school and have is popular is to take photo booth pictures an engineering program that teaches the at events. Sometimes the kids want to kids, and I think it’s important to teach kids do more with the photo booth. However, about engineering and tech.” the app we had is no longer supported The four partnerships are part of a pilot and becoming very expensive. So, we section of the department’s senior design said, ‘Let’s think about a way we can cre- course. Revelo views it as an opportunity ate a photo booth app that not only takes for the students to give back to the com- the pictures, but allows the students to munity while building stronger relation- do the coding behind it.’” ships between UIC and local Along with a functioning app, the UIC organizations. students created a manual for any class “The pilot shows the potential for our that wants to modify the photo booth. It senior design students to work with local, will allow them to play around with it, community organizations,” said Revelo. learn from it, and improve the camera “Our goal is to continue to work on mean- sizing or modify it in the future. ingful community design projects each “That was one of the tasks and they year.” today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7 Get fit, win prizes in 3 for 30 Challenge Farooq Chaudhry — [email protected]

UIC Campus Recreation is making it fitness to cycling. UIC Campus Recreation easier for students to live a healthy and also offers kick boxing, yoga, personal active lifestyle with the introduction of the training, and much more. 3 for 30 Wellness Challenge. Nuha Abdelrahim, a senior at UIC who The 3 for 30 Wellness Challenge is is a group fitness instructor, said group based off the American College of Sports fitness classes are a great way to get in- Medicine’s recommendation that most volved in the gym. adults should be active for at least 30 min- “If it’s your first time working out, it’s a utes per day. The group defines an active good way to come in and not have to think lifestyle as at least 30 minutes of exercise about your work out, and just find some- three days a week for three months. thing you enjoy. It’s really hard to go to the UIC Campus Recreation is partnering third floor and see all these weights and with Kilter Rewards to help encourage people, and try to figure out what to do,” students to meet these requirements. Stu- Abdelrahim said. dents can register for the challenge, which Group fitness classes are a great way to runs Feb. 4 through April 28 at tinyurl.com/ solve time-management issues, she said. 3for30wellness “People feel like they don’t have time, Challenge participants are rewarded but there are some classes that are only UIC Campus Recreation challenging students to engage in 30 minutes of movement for checking into UIC Campus Recreation 30 minutes,” she said. “You can get a really three times a week during the 3 for 30 Challenge, Feb. 4 through April 28. facilities and engaging in 30 minutes of good workout. You don’t have to think movement. about it, and then by the end of the 16 For example, once students hit the weeks it’s like ‘Woah! I look great!’” which she said is a more gentle approach. Thompson and her team are dedicated three times weekly goal for at least four Lynne Thompson, associate director of “The definition of exercise is planned to creating a welcoming space for every- weeks, they receive 30 percent off any programs and services for UIC Campus movement, basically. So, if you just take one, and helping everyone become services offered by UIC Campus Recre- Recreation, understands why it can be dif- the planned part out of it, it’s less intimi- healthier and more active. ation and a T-shirt. At 8 and 12 weeks, par- ficult for people to become active. dating to people. Playing soccer, for ex- “I think it’s important to know that the ticipants are entered into a drawing for “If you ask anybody if exercise is good ample, is exercise, but it’s not in that Rec (Student Recreation Facility) is a very additional prizes. More information about for you, they’re going to say yes. But if they structured environment,” Thompson said. friendly place,” Abdelrahim said. “People the challenge can be found at recreation. don’t know what to do or don’t have social By drawing attention to movement, want to help you. They want to get in- uic.edu support, there are lots of things that can be Thompson believes she can broaden the volved. If you try something and it’s not for Campus Recreation offers a variety of intimidating,” Thompson said. prospective of exercise by highlighting you, try something else. Try basketball, or services and classes, such as drop-in fit- In recognition of this, Thompson is en- other ways of being fit, such as playing swimming, or rock climbing. Just keep ness classes. Classes range from dance couraging people to focus on movement, sports, dancing or rock climbing. trying.” 8 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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FÉLIX CANDELA’S CONCRETE SHELLS: AN ENGINEERED ARCHITECTURE FOR MÉXICO AND CHICAGO Gallery 400 exhibit curated by Alexander Eisenschmidt, associate professor of archi- tecture. Originated by Juan Ignacio del Cueto with contributions by Lorelei Stewart, the exhibit highlights the work of Félix Candela, one of the most prolific architects of the 20th century. Gallery400.uic.edu

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LOVE, LITERATURE AND THE POLITICS OF PAIN: DREAM OF A GERMAN MEDICINE, SOCIAL NATION DIFFERENCE, AND THE Lecture by Institute for the GATEKEEPERS OF RELIEF SPRING LEADERSHIP AND Humanities Faculty Fellow Heidi IN AMERICA SERVICE EXPO Schlipphacke, associate pro- Keith Wailoo, Princeton University. Learn about volunteer and fessor of Germanic studies and Annual Joseph S. Begando internship opportunities classics. Lecture, sponsored by the medi- with Chicago-area nonprofits. 4–5:30 p.m. cal education department. 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Institute for the Humanities 4–5:30 p.m. East terrace, Lower level, Stevenson Hall Moss Auditorium, COMRB Student Center East

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PLANNING THROUGH FRICTION: FINDING COMMON GROUND IN CONTESTED SPACES Urban Innovation Sympo- sium responds to the cur- rent atmosphere of protest and political unrest. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Urban VOICES: JEN BERVIN Planning and Policy Lecture by visual artist and poet Student Association Jen Bervin, whose research-driv- Day session: noon, en, interdisciplinary works weave UIC Student Center East together art, writing and science Evening session: 5:30 p.m. in complex yet elegant ways. National Museum of 6–7:30 p.m. Mexican Art Gallery 400 1852 W. 19th St. Art and Design Hall

Send information about campus events at today.uic.edu/submit-an-event today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 9 Campus program builds intercultural friendships By Ana Hoban — [email protected]

Each semester, the Office of International Ser- vices recruits a group of UIC students to get to know each other and explore Chicago. This easygoing, social program has lofty goals — to build intercultural friendship and cross- cultural understanding. Trade Winds is one of the Office of International Services’s longest-running programs and aims to bring international students and U.S. students studying at UIC together in social contexts outside the classroom. Students are organized into small groups and given opportunities throughout the se- mester to interact and educate each other about their cultures, countries, perspectives and life expe- riences. During the fall 2017 semester, more than 70 students participated in Trade Winds and gathered for program-sponsored events, such as an outing to the Mexican Museum of Art, volunteering at the IMD Guest House, attending a Goodman Theatre pro- duction, participating in a Chicago photo scavenger hunt, and more. Recruitment for the spring 2018 cohort of Trade Winds is underway. The Office of International Ser- vices is looking for UIC undergraduate and gradu- ate students who are interested in meeting people from other countries, expanding their cultural com- petency skills, and having a little fun along the way. The deadline for the application, which can be Trade Winds participants volunteer at the IMD Guest House. The cultural program, sponsored by the Office of International Services, provides an outlet for UIC students to get to know each other and the city. found online at ois.uic.edu, is Feb. 1. Are millennials gender rebels or returning to tradition? By Brian Flood — [email protected] Some research suggests that millenni- among young men than women,” Risman likely to accept a political als are pushing boundaries by not only said. “Still, nearly everyone felt the pow- agenda that penalizes peo- rejecting traditional distinctions between erful constraint of gender stereotypes ple who do not.” the sexes, both at home and at work, but when it came to how to display their bod- The book concludes with also refusing to accept gender categories ies — from the clothes they wore to the Risman’s call for a fourth altogether. mannerisms they used; to what they wave of feminism to elimi- Other studies indicate millennials are weighed and where they had muscle.” nate not only sexism but idealizing traditional roles where stay-at- The interviews show how dramatically also the gender structure home moms are primarily responsible for the gender structure still constrains life itself. children. in America, according to Risman, who is “To achieve a more just A forthcoming book from a UIC sociol- an executive officer of the Council on society we must overcome ogist shows that both are true, so don’t Contemporary Families, a national orga- gender expectations entire- expect to find one typical millennial. nization. ly, so that none of us are Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A “Both men and women, and those constrained by expecta- New Generation Wrestles with the Gen- who reject being so labeled, all know the tions simply because of the der Structure details feedback from more presumptions that come with being fe- sex category to which we than 100 life history interviews with a male or male: the expectations that were assigned,” she said. gender and ethnically diverse group of women be pretty, supportive and nice, “Nor should any business millennials that includes transgender and and the expectations that men avoid any- assume that some people gender queer youth. thing that is considered feminine,” she have caretaking responsi- Using her theory of gender as a social explained. “It is not that all, or even most, bilities and some do not. If structure, Barbara Risman, professor of millennials always meet gendered ex- women are not expected to sociology and distinguished professor of pectations, but they face consequences care for the young and the liberal arts and sciences, provides insight for not doing so.” old, then we all must be, into the minds of today’s young adults to The millennial generation may not in- and workplaces have to uncover the strategies they use to negoti- spire a new wave of feminism in spite of change to make that possi- ate the unsettled gender norms and ex- the emergence of gender “rebels” who ble.” pectations facing their generation. reject categories altogether, but Risman Risman, who received Beyond how gender is embodied by doesn’t foresee a retreat to 1950s ideals the American Sociological Barbara Risman’s new book provides insight into the many individuals, she reports on its influ- either. Association’s 2011 award minds of today’s young adults. ences in daily life and its entrenchment “Some millennials may be ambivalent for public understanding of within the organization of workplaces, about how far to push the gender revolu- sociology, is author of Gender Vertigo: tion in everyday life. politics and ideology. tion, but this is not your grandparents’ American Families in Transition and She is spending the spring semester “I found that the fear of being stigma- ambivalence,” she said. “In my research, co-editor of Families As They Really Are, as a fellow at the Institute for Advanced tized for challenging old gender stereo- what was very clear is that even millenni- an edited textbook featuring a collection Study at Durham University in the United types is still widespread, but far more als who make traditional choices are un- of research studies on how families func- Kingdom. 10 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Quick evaluation can predict DEATHS whether drugs, talk therapy Margaret Hastings work better for anxiety patients School of Public Health By Sharon Parmet — [email protected] Margaret ‘Pat’ Mitchell Hastings, a Her former faculty member in the School biggest Clinicians and pa- of Public Health, died Dec. 25, 2017, passion tients often struggle after a long illness. She was 80. was to find the right treat- She founded and directed the music. ment for anxiety, dual-degree MPH/MBA program at She loved sometimes cycling UIC and was professor of in health playing, through various thera- policy and administration from 1986 compos- pies for months be- to 1993. ing, per- fore the patient She dedicated her life to the study forming begins to feel their of developmental disabilities, mental and listen- symptoms improve. health and aging. She was well ing to Now, researchers at known as a thought leader who in- music. She was an expert pianist with UIC have found that a spired others with her innovative and perfect pitch and the ability to play brief test that can be forward-thinking solutions. what was in her head in any key. performed in the of- Hastings received her bachelor’s She volunteering regularly and was fice can help deter- in music from Wellesley College in a member of the Ravinia Women’s mine whether an Dr. K. Luan Phan & Stephanie Gorka (Photo: Carley Mostar) 1958, master’s in education from Na- Board for more than 40 years. Her antidepressant or a tional Louis University in 1972, and other passion was discussion groups form of talk therapy, called cognitive be- within a string of arrows on a computer Ph.D. in clinical psychology from at Winnetka Congregational Church havioral therapy or CBT, would be better screen. A new screen would appear each Northwestern University in 1975. and Northwestern University. at relieving symptoms of anxiety in indi- time the participant indicated the direc- She was director of the Center for She is survived by her husband, vidual patients. Their findings are report- tion of the center arrow using a button. Learning and on the graduate faculty Robert A. Hastings; two children, Wil- ed in the journal Neuropsychopharma- “The task is a bit harder than it sounds at National College from 1971– liam H. Hastings and M. Margaret cology. and the pace picks up, which inevitably 1976, and executive director of the ‘Margo’ Georgiadis; six grandchildren, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibi- leads to mistakes,” Gorka said. Illinois Commission on Mental Health and other relatives. tors (SSRIs) and CBT are two often-used, Gorka and colleagues recruited 60 and Developmental Disabilities from A memorial service will be an- first-line treatment options for anxiety. adult volunteers with anxiety disorders 1976–1985. nounced at a later date. Interment is SSRIs are believed to relieve anxiety and 26 healthy participants with no his- In 1995 and 2005, she represent- private in the Winnetka Congregation- symptoms by modifying the transmis- tory of mental health problems. All par- ed the Illinois area at the White al Churchyard. For more information, sion of serotonin in the brain. CBT helps ticipants completed the arrow task while House Conference on Aging in visit donnellanfuneral.com or call 847- patients modify dysfunctional thoughts undergoing EEG. Next, participants with Washington, D.C. 675-1990. and behaviors and encourages them to anxiety disorders were randomized to develop new cognitive and behavioral take an SSRI every day for 12 weeks, or techniques to manage mood and anxi- to 12 weekly sessions of CBT delivered ety symptoms. Both are generally and by a psychotherapist. After treatment, all UIC News Staff Published on Wednesdays during the Visual Communication & Design equally effective for treating anxiety, but participants completed the arrow task Anna Dworzecka — [email protected] who responds to one versus the other academic year (monthly during summer) by: again to assess whether there were Associate Graphic Designer remains a mystery. changes in neural reactivity related to Office of Public and Government Affairs University of Illinois at Chicago Megan Strand — [email protected] In previous research, Stephanie making mistakes. 601 S. Morgan St., 1320 UH (MC 288) Editorial Associate Gorka, assistant professor of psychiatry The researchers found that an en- Chicago, IL 60607-7113 Carley Mostar — [email protected] in the UIC College of Medicine and lead hanced ERN at the beginning of treat- Editorial:...... (312) 996-0662 Farooq Chaudhry — [email protected] author on the paper, showed that higher ment was associated with greater Advertising: . . . . .(312) 996-3456 Editorial Intern Fax: ...... (312) 996-3754 electrical activity in the brain in response reduction in anxiety for participants who Jessica Larocque — [email protected] to committing an error – known as er- received CBT, but not for those who re- Associate Editor Photography Christy Levy — [email protected] Jenny Fontaine — [email protected] ror-related negativity or ERN – was as- ceived SSRIs. In fact, participants pre- Senior Executive Director, Public Affairs sociated with greater symptoms of scribed SSRIs had even more enhanced Sherri McGinnis González — [email protected] anxiety. ERN at the end of the 12-week treat- Editorial Writer “People with anxiety disorders tend to ment period. Francisca Corona — [email protected] today.uic.edu show an exaggerated neural response “We found that ERN can help predict to their own mistakes,” Gorka said. “This which patients will achieve better out- is a biological internal alarm that tells comes with cognitive behavioral therapy, them, and ultimately these patients con- task completion is less than 30 minutes, you that you’ve made a mistake and that and that information is very useful be- tinue to suffer from their anxiety,” contin- and because EEG equipment is relatively you should modify your behavior to pre- cause that CBT is a time-intensive, ued Phan, who holds the University of cheap, portable and available, Gorka vent making the same mistake again. It less-available resource and because Illinois Center on Depression and Resil- thinks that it can be easily incorporated is useful in helping people adapt, but for SSRIs can be associated with side ef- ience Professorship. into practitioners’ office settings and de- those with anxiety, this alarm is much, fects, it’s good to know that a patient will Gorka thinks that participants with cision-making process when it comes to much louder.” do better on CBT to reduce the exposure enhanced ERN do better with CBT be- determining treatment. ERN can be measured using electro- to potential side effects,” Gorka said. cause they respond well to the struc- Heide Klumpp, Jennifer Francis, Scott encephalography, or EEG, which records “Using EEG to measure ERN before tured learning that occurs in the context Langenecker, Stewart Shankman, Scott electrical signals from the brain through deciding on a treatment give us a simple of individual therapy. “CBT is all about Mariouw, Olusola Ajilore, Kaveh Afshar, the scalp. A cap embedded with elec- and objective way to help more people learning new techniques for reducing and Amy Kennedy, of UIC and Michelle trodes can pick up these signals. A larg- get the right treatment the first time anxiety and learning to reframe overly Craske of the University of California, Los er ERN signal reflects an enhanced around,” said Dr. K. Luan Phan, professor negative ideas or feelings. Angeles, are co-authors on the paper. brain response when a mistake is made. of psychiatry in the UIC College of Medi- People highly attuned to their own This research was supported by grant To elicit errors, participants in Gorka’s cine and a senior author on the paper. behavior, as evidenced by their en- R01 MH101497 from the National Insti- study wore an EEG cap while they per- “Patients tend to leave treatment when hanced ERN, might just be more recep- tute of Mental Health and by grant formed a task that required them to the first attempt fails to reduce their tive and attentive to the lessons learned UL1RR029879 from the University of quickly and accurately indicate the di- symptoms. Once people drop out, we through CBT,” she said. Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and rection of a center arrow embedded lose the opportunity to take care of The total time for set up and arrow Translational Sciences. today.uic.edu UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11 PEOPLE Caswell Evans Professor selected to help lead global forum

By Jackie Carey — [email protected] “Dr. Evans’ appointment to this forum is evidence of his rich A UIC professor and associ- health care and to help illumi- and impressive background in ate dean has been appointed as nate a path forward for ensuring education, dentistry and public co-chair of the Global Forum on that we are educating future health,” Stanford said. Innovation in Health Profession- health professionals in a way Prior to joining UIC, Evans al Education. that is effective, responsible and worked for the Office of the U.S. The forum is an ongoing ac- relevant to today’s challenges Surgeon General as project di- tivity of the National Academies and tomorrow’s issues,” Evans rector and scientific editor for of Sciences, Engineering, and said. “Oral Health in America: A Re- Medicine that seeks to advance Nine countries and 19 health port of the Surgeon General.” He education for health profession- care disciplines are currently was also director of public als by bringing together stake- represented in the forum, which health programs and services holders from multiple nations was convened for the first time for the Los Angeles County De- and professions in workshops in 2012. Evans said his experi- partment of Public Health and and forums each year. As co- ence working at UIC, where he served as faculty at Howard Uni- chair, Caswell Evans will help to has worked since 2004, gives versity, the University of Califor- provide insight and oversight of him a unique perspective to nia, the University of Washington the forum’s annual workshops bring to this diverse group of and the University of North Car- and meetings. international experts. olina. “I am quite honored and ex- “UIC is one of the few dental Currently, Evans also serves cited to work with the forum in schools that provide students as a faculty member in the UIC this capacity,” said Evans, pro- with exposure to the important School of Public Health, on the fessor and associate dean of issues of health disparities and Chicago Board of Health, and on prevention and public health access to care,” Evans said. Caswell Evans (Photo: Lloyd DeGrane) the boards of the Institute of sciences in the College of Den- In his view, health profession- Medicine of Chicago, and the tistry. als are the “guardians of health UIC Vice Chancellor for “I congratulate Dr. Evans on Children’s Dental Health Project “I particularly look forward to for all populations,” and as the Health Affairs Robert Barish this opportunity and am very As co-chair, Evans will serve a working with this group of health forum seeks to advance how joins Clark Stanford, dean of the proud to see UIC represented in three-year term, alongside Deb- care professionals to broaden health professionals are educat- College of Dentistry, in applaud- this highly respected forum,” orah Powell, of the University of the conversation around oral ed, this needs to be top of mind. ing Evans for this achievement. Barish said. Minnesota.

APPOINTMENTS of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Berkeley, was one of six early trauma-informed violence pre- career post-Ph,D. whose innova- Interim co-director of the Insti- career research teams to receive vention. tive work has already advanced Amalia Pallares was ap- tute for Research on Race and $100,000 for their project “De- the field and signals great po- pointed associate chancellor Public Policy. fining interfacial reactivity in high HONORS tential for their continued contri- and vice provost for diversity at capacity Li-ion cathode materi- butions. Zinsser, who directs the UIC, effective Feb. 19. AWARDS als.” The Scialog initiative sup- Cynthia Handrup, clinical Social-Emotional Teaching and Pallares is professor of politi- ports research, intensive dialog assistant professor of nursing, Learning Lab at UIC, has pub- cal science and Latin American Mark Liechty, UIC professor and community building to ad- has been elected president-elect lished and presented widely on and Latino studies and director of history and anthropology, re- dress scientific challenges of of the Global Alliance of Behav- effective social and emotional of the Latin American and Latino ceived the 2017 Kekoo Naoroji global significance. The Re- ioral Health and Social Justice. teaching practices and class- Studies Program at UIC, where Book Award for Himalayan Lit- search Corporation for Science The organization, formerly the room environments that pro- she has been on the faculty for erature, for his book Far Out: Advancement is a foundation that American Orthopsychiatric Asso- mote teacher and child 22 years. She earned her Ph.D. Countercultural Seekers and the provides funding for innovative ciation, is a large interdisciplinary well-being, and she is a frequent in political science from the Uni- Tourism Encounter in Nepal on scientific research and the devel- organization focused on the in- collaborator with policy makers versity of Texas. Western countercultural long- opment of academic scientists tersection of mental health and and education professionals. She studies social move- ing and the history of tourism in advancing American competi- social justice. Handrup will be the Currently a visiting scholar in the ments in Latin America and in Nepal. tiveness in science and technolo- first nurse to serve as its presi- Institute for Government and the U.S., focusing on the rela- gy. dent since Clare Fagin became Public Affairs, Zinsser has re- tionship between movements’ Jordi The UIC Urban Youth Trauma the first ever nurse to hold the ceived grants from the Institute strategies and the collective Cabana, UIC Center was awarded a Certificate post more than three decades of Education Sciences, National construction of political identity associate of Appreciation by the Park For- ago in 1985. Academy of Education, and and meaning. Pallares is the au- professor of est Police Department for its Spencer Foundation. thor or editor of several books chemistry, is “dedicated work in providing crit- Katherine and other publications, including part of a col- ical resources and support in a Zinsser, assis- UIC students Kerri Gefeke Family Activism: Immigrant laborative professional and compassionate tant professor and Natalie Kubik, teaching as- Struggles and the Politics of research manner to youth in Park Forest of psychology, sistants in earth and environ- Noncitizenship and From Peas- team given a Scialog: Advanced and throughout the Chicago has been mental sciences, received the ant Struggles to Indian Resis- Energy Storage award from the area.” The Urban Youth Trauma named an As- 2018 Outstanding Teaching As- tance. Pallares has engaged in Research Corporation for Sci- Center has collaborated with the sociation for sistant Award from the National academic program building, ence Advancement. Cabana’s Park Forest Police Department to Psychological Association of Geoscience fundraising and issues affecting group, which consists of two implement violence prevention Science Rising Star. The desig- Teachers. The award recognizes underrepresented students and other investigators from the Uni- programs for youth who commit nation recognizes outstanding exceptional effort and exemplary faculty. Previous administrative versity of Pennsylvania and the minor offenses, and trained the psychological scientists in the success as a teaching assistant positions include associate dean University of California- entire police department in earliest stages of their research in earth sciences. 12 UIC News | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 SPORTS Men’s basketball extends winning streak at Milwaukee By Dan Yopchick — [email protected]

UIC extended its winning streak to a one mistake in the final 7:30, and the season-best four games Monday night Panthers could not score off that error. with a convincing road win at Milwaukee, UIC expanded its lead from two points 74-56. to nine over the final 2:50 of the first The Flames (12-11, 7-3 Horizon frame. Boahen stepped into a 3-pointer League) have won seven of their last eight off a pass from Ferguson with 2:50 re- games and posted the program’s first maining to push the lead to five, 33-28. four-game winning streak since 2012. Diggins hit a triple with 2:16 left in the UIC has also won four straight road con- half, and Ferguson converted four free tests for the first time since 2004. throws in the final 1:35 to help the Flames Tarkus Ferguson scored a game-high carry a 40-31 lead into the break. 19 points, adding six rebounds and five Boahen continued to exhibit a hot assists. Godwin Boahen had 13 off the hand from downtown in the second half. bench and shot 75 percent (3-of-4) from His three-pointer with 14:29 remaining beyond the arc in the victory. put the Flames in front by 12, the first Dikembe Dixson took control of the time the lead reached double digits. On game early on, netting UIC’s first seven the next possession, Diggins splashed points. He opened the scoring with a another home to increase the lead to 15 baseline layup before hitting a 3-pointer with just under 14 minutes to go. about two minutes later that put the The Panthers chopped the lead to 11 Flames in front, 7-4. The sophomore also with 7:18 to go, but that was their final produced two steals while matching up field goal of the game. against UWM’s leading scorer Brock Stull. With the game and shot clocks wind- The Flames found a rhythm from be- ing down, the Flames punctuated the win yond the arc in the first half against the in style. Ferguson dribbled out the clock Panthers. UIC shot 58 percent (7-of-12) and broke toward the basket as the sec- from long distance over the first 20 min- onds ticked off. At the last moment, he utes with seven triples. Three came from spotted Clint Robinson running to the Ferguson, while Dixson, Boahen, Domi- basket and fed him the ball for the nique Matthews and Michael Diggins game’s final tallies. each buried one. The Flames will continue their three- The Flames turned the ball over seven game road trip this week with a game at 8 Clint Robinson scored the final basket of the game Monday versus Milwaukee. The times in the first 12 minutes, which led to p.m. Friday in Oakland. The contest that Flames have won seven of their last eight games. (Photo: UIC Athletics) 10 Milwaukee points. UIC committed only will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Gymnasts set personal bests at competition By Jenn Zoellick — [email protected]

The women’s gymnastics team set or tied 12 personal season high scores on individual events, and two more in the all-around, in a strong showing Friday at the UC Davis – West Virginia tri-meet in Davis, California. The Flames placed all six gymnasts in the top nine on the bars and scored a 9.775. A team season high score on the bars put the Flames in first place after three rotations, but they could not sustain their momentum on the balance beam and took third place. The team’s overall FLAMES score of 193.025 was their second high- est of the season. West Virginia, with @ HOME 195.050, finished first, and the host Ag- The Flames host their home opener Feb. 11. (Photo: Steve Woltmann) gies scored 194.200. Saturday, Feb. 3 “We were leading two great teams an injury in warm-ups, the team the fifth straight meet this week, facing UIC Diving Invitational going into the last event, but could not bounced back strong. We are getting Eastern Michigan at 5 p.m. Friday. The 11 a.m. Flames Natatorium close the deal,” co-head coach Peter closer every weekend.” team’s home opener will be Feb. 11 Jansson said. “After losing Alli Broad to The Flames will be on the road for versus Northern Illinois.

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