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VOLUME 34 / NUMBER 33 For the community of the University of at uicnews.uic.edu 2 SYBIL DERRIBLE WANTS TO BUILD BETTER CITIES PRESIDENTIAL 3 PEREGRINE OUR $4 BILLION Bob, meet Bob! IMPACT ON ILLINOIS more on page 6 5 THEATRE STUDENTS ACT UP A STORM 7 FLAMES GO PRO: ONE TO WHITE SOX, ONE TO ANGELS

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send profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] PROFILE SYBIL DERRIBLE Re-thinking sustainable cities

By Gary Wisby — [email protected]

Sybil Derrible does research aimed at making cities both sustainable — with an emphasis on efficiency — and resilient — where efficiency may take a back seat to redundancy for a fail-safe effect. His purpose is to better integrate in- frastructure systems. “The whole goal is to design cities in a different way,” said Derrible, assistant pro- fessor of civil and materials engineering and research assistant professor at UIC’s Institute for Environment Science and Policy. “We are now under serious pressure to reduce our carbon footprint,” he said, “and “We are now under serious pressure to reduce our carbon footprint and this can only happen if we change the way we collect, this can only happen if we change the way distribute and dispose of energy and resources we consume,” says engineer Sybil Derrible. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin we collect, distribute and dispose of the energy and resources that we consume every day.” patterns to the year 2100. down, we want to see why. Eventually Marie-Agathe Simonetti. He quotes Einstein: “We can’t solve “We want to design the infrastructure this will enable us to make some predic- He earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering problems by using the same kind of so it can withstand a 100-year rain,” he tions about trends in resource consump- at the University of Toronto. He joined thinking we used when we created them.” said. tion.” UIC in 2012 and lives in Lakeview. One way of doing this is to better un- By definition, there is a 1 percent Graduate student John Mulrow is re- Because his wife’s field is art history derstand how cities function in the first chance of experiencing one of these rains defining urban food systems. (she is a graduate student at UIC), they place. each year. “But we’ve had three 100-year “One thing that urban agriculture lacks often travel to art museums. In 2011-2012, He argues for better integration be- rains in the last 10 years,” he noted. “It is industrial symbiosis, so that the waste while he was a visiting research fellow with tween the various authorities. “Streets, for happens because of climate change.” of one industry becomes a source of an- SMART (Singapore-MIT Alliance for instance, should not only be designed by The idea is to think about the future other,” Derrible said. Research and Technology), they saw Ma- transportation engineers, but also by impact on cities — their road networks, One example is at The Plant, a busi- laysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cam- water engineers,” he said. “This is especial- for example. ness incubator at 1400 W. 46th St., where bodia and Hong Kong. ly relevant in Chicago, where many streets “There’s no way we can predict extreme one process uses fish poop to grow plants. Last year they were in Korea and the flood each time it rains.” events,” Derrible said. “But we know we Mulrow is a former interim executive Philippines, and this year they plan a trip Derrible talked about the three Ph.D. will have them, so we might as well be director of The Plant who left to come to to Japan. They’ve been all over Europe, the students he’s supervising and what he’s prepared for when they happen.” UIC. United States and Canada. working on with them. Grad student Sk Nasir Ahmid is using Derrible grew up in the archipelago of Now, about his name. In the U.S., many Amirhassan Kermanshah is studying World Bank data to track resource con- St. Pierre and Miquelon, a French-owned assume he’s female because of his first the resilience of transportation in the face sumption patterns around the world. territory off the coast of Newfoundland. name, Sybil, and his middle name, of extreme weather events. “What we are trying to do is to group He studied mechanical engineering at Jean-Marie. However, in French, the fe- “What happens in a flood, hurricane or countries together and identify best prac- the Imperial College London, earning male versions of the name are Sybille and ice storm, and how do you simulate them?” tices,” Derrible said. “If two countries’ first-class honors. He received the equiv- Jeanne. Derrible said. GDP [gross domestic product] are up and alent of a master’s degree in industrial “When I added my wife to my medical

They’re using 13 sophisticated climate their energy use is up, but for CO2 emis- engineering at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, plan, they put us down as a civil union,” — not weather — models to figure out sions, one went up and the other went France, where he met his future wife, Derrible said.

“In the state of Illinois, there are enough play- “Many of my students will say that their goal “Look for shows that focus on altruistic ers to get where we want to get. It’s proven is to have a nice car and house and job. That’s behaviors like sharing and cooperation.” every year, because I’m watching them play fine for a start, though a terrible finish.” in the NCAA tournament. Now they have to Claire Christensen, research assistant in put on a Flames jersey and play in the NCAA Deirdre McCloskey, professor of economics, psychology, on her study that found watching tournament.” history, English and communication, giving TV together can promote family bonding, the commencement speech at Denison June 12 Wall Street Journal New men’s coach Steve McClain University, June 8 Detroit News on his plans for the Flames, May 27 JUNE 17, 2015 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 3 ECONOMIC IMPACT UIC’s benefit to Illinois is $4 billion per year, report finds By Anne Brooks Ranallo — [email protected]

UIC — Chicago’s largest university with nearly 28,000 students — added $4 billion to the Illinois economy in fiscal 2013, says a report prepared by the UIC Center for Urban Economic Development. The report measured the broad impact UIC makes by educating Illinois residents, direct contributions through employment and to the tax base, and other campus activi- ties that advance economic development or equity. “Economic impact” refers to the added economic value made possible by UIC’s existence — the number of jobs it created, the value of the goods and services it generated, the amount by which its employees were compensated and Overall, about 70 percent of UIC graduates remain in The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences the amount of state and local taxes those employees paid in Illinois after graduating, enhancing the state’s economy. System provided $28 million in charity care. fiscal 2013. The university also attracts international and out-of-state UIC’s Office of Technology Management led 24 pat- residents, many of whom remain in Illinois. ents to completion and generated more than $20 million in royalties and fees in fiscal 2013. Economic contribution through employees’ “UIC is one of only four universities in Illinois classi- compensation and taxes fied as Carnegie 1 universities, along with UI at Urba- In 2013, UIC employed 13,361 people in full-time jobs, na-Champaign, Northwestern University and the from support staff to brain surgeons and nuclear physicists. University of Chicago. As such, it’s a critical engine of The university paid $1.2 billion in wages and benefits. economic growth in Chicago, and its impact extends The 12,492 UIC employees living in Illinois earned throughout Illinois and beyond,” said Michael Pagano, $1.1 billion. UIC employees and students paid $99 mil- dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. lion in income, sales and property taxes to state and local The Center for Urban Economic Development in the governments. College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs conducts UIC paid $803 million to contractors, most of them research, policy analysis and evaluation on urban and re- Economic impact through education Illinois-based businesses, for services and supplies, includ- gional economic and workforce development issues. Nearly $3 billion of UIC’s annual economic impact ing capital expenditures. consists of higher earnings by UIC graduates who work in Illinois and earn higher incomes than they would without Other economic benefit a degree. In fiscal 2013, UIC granted degrees to more than UIC provided $139 million in grants and scholarships 3,800 undergraduates, 2,500 graduates and 600 profession- to students. Much of this aid is need-based — half of UIC al students. students are eligible for Pell grants and 43 percent are eli- Among health care professionals practicing in Illinois, gible for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants. an estimated 17 percent of physicians, 44 percent of den- UIC conducted $267 million in sponsored research tists, 33 percent of pharmacists and 5 percent of nurses are during fiscal 2013, including $228 million funded by the UIC alumni. federal government. More ‘highly qualified’ students applying to, selecting UIC

By Christy Levy — [email protected]

UIC is sending each student who submitted a letter of a statewide, nationwide and worldwide enrollment man- intent to enroll for fall 2015 a symbolic gift: a graduation agement plan to bring the knowledge of the university to a tassel with a 2019 charm. more global audience while maintaining a strong commit- The 4,010 students who pledged to attend UIC this fall ment to Chicago and surrounding communities.” — more than the target enrollment of 3,340 — will also In the past, international students were less than 1 per- receive a welcoming note from Chancellor Michael cent of the UIC undergraduate population, but that num- Amiridis, suggesting they mark their calendars for gradua- ber will likely increase to 5 percent this fall because of an tion ceremonies in May 2019. increased international recruitment push, Browne said. “We want to plant the seed that this is a four-year de- About 9 percent of the letters of intent to enroll submitted gree,” said Kevin Browne, vice provost for academic and for fall are from nonresident students. enrollment services. “It’s a physical reminder when they UIC recruiters will continue to reach out over the sum- see it hanging on their rear-view mirrors that ‘I will gradu- mer to students who submitted a letter of intent to enroll, ate in 2019.’” multiple universities. Browne said. UIC received more letters of intent to enroll this year “We’ve been a hidden gem for a very long time,” he said. “We will make phone calls, send emails, attend events at than ever before. The campus also received the highest “We are attempting to put the university into context for summer programs and host events at the UIC Visitors number of freshman applications (16,281) and granted the students, parents and counselors. Center to make sure students have what they need to make most offers of admission (12,016). “Students are our partners and together we create some- that decision,” he said. “More highly qualified students are selecting us as their thing. If we’re not a good fit, we’re not a good fit. We want Recruitment for fall 2016 will begin early next academ- first choice,” Browne said. students to come to UIC because it’s a good fit and we ic year, including a campus Open House Oct. 3. Students UIC has seen an increase in applications since switch- want them to be happy and successful and graduate in four who apply to UIC through the Common Application by ing to the Common Application for the fall 2013 admis- years.” Nov. 1 will be guaranteed a decision by Thanksgiving, sions cycle and revamping its marketing materials to UIC recruitment activities have expanded over the last Browne said. prospective students, Browne said. The Common Applica- four years to include more travel, Browne said. “The idea is that when families are getting together, they tion allows students to submit one application to “Before, we rarely left Cook County,” he said. “We have can start looking at what their choices will be,” he said. 4 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I JUNE 17, 2015

send information about campus news to Sonya Booth, [email protected] CAMPUS NEWS UIC to develop online gallery ARGO TEA OPENS IN of Latin American, Latino art STUDENT CENTER EAST By Francisca Corona —[email protected] By Brian Flood —[email protected]

UIC will develop a Chicago-centric hibitions, publications, classrooms and online collection of Latin American and narratives,” said Herrera, author of To- Latino art with a grant from the Nation- ward the Preservation of a Heritage: Latin al Endowment for the Arts. American and Latino Art in the Midwest- The $20,000 grant will support the ern United States. Latino Art Now! Virtual Gallery, show- Herrera and fellow project investiga- casing work by Chicago-based Latin tor Maria de los Angeles Torres, profes- American and Latino artists from the sor of Latin American and Latino 1930s to the present. Studies and executive director of the in- The project by the UIC-based In- ter-university program, see the virtual ter-University Program for Latino Re- gallery as a resource for middle and high search, in partnership with the school students and teachers. Smithsonian Latino Center, supports The project will be introduced next Latin American and Latino art history April when the inter-university program while giving greater visibility to contem- and the Smithsonian center host the porary art, says the principal investigator, Latino Art Now! conference in Chicago. Argo Tea, which now has a location on the second floor of Student art historian Olga Herrera, director of The three-day event, partially funded by Center East, sells a variety of teas from around the world. the inter-university program’s Washing- the Boeing Foundation and the Joyce ton, D.C., office. Foundation, will include a retrospective “Although Latino and Latin Ameri- exhibit of Chicago Latino art, neighbor- can art in the last 10 years have made hood arts events and panel discussions. Argo Tea is open and brewing The café is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. significant strides, the art production of The Inter-University Program for healthy beverage options for UIC on Monday through Saturday during the the Midwest, and in particular Chicago, Latino Research is a national consortium the second floor of Student Center summer. continue to be conspicuously absent in of 25 university-based Latino research East. Argo Tea customers can order their the U.S. art historical canons, major ex- centers. The tea café brews and sells a variety beverage by smartphone app, available of loose leaf teas from around the world, for iPhone and Android. including caffeine-free, energizing, “Customers can order through an fruity and floral teas. The SCE location Argo Tea app and then go pick it up, will also sell fruit bowls and salads. which is kind of cool,” said Francine The café opened June 8, but the Godwin, marketing director for Cam- grand opening will be held fall semester. pus Auxiliary Services.

MEN, CARS AND HEALTH awards for excellence in work perfor- The all-electric Tesla Model S visits mance and leadership. UIC today as it journeys across the country The UIC Award of Merit recognizes to raise awareness of men’s health and en- up to 30 academic professional and civil courage men to visit their doctors more service employees. To be eligible for the often. $2,500 award, employees must be at least The car will be at the UIC Innovation 50 percent time and have worked at UIC Center, 1240 W. Harrison St., today from for at least three years. 4 to 5 p.m. Nominations are due June 26; for in- The Drive for Men’s Health, sponsored formation, visit hr.uic.edu/employee_recog- by two Florida hospitals, will make more nition than 60 stops on its way from Florida to TheChancellor’s Academic Profes- New York and then west, arriving June 20 sional Excellence Award honors six aca- in Los Angeles. A survey by sponsor Or- demic professional employees. The CAPE lando Health found that 80 percent of award includes a $1,000 salary increase men remember the make and model of and one-time $2,000 cash award. Dead- their first car, but only half remember the line is June 26; for more information, visit last time they went to the doctor for a go.uic.edu/CAPE15 check-up. TheINSPIRE Award recognizes eight Viewers can check out the car up close employees. All employee categories at and learn more about men’s health issues Chicago, Peoria and Rockford are eligible, from three UIC physicians: Craig Nieder- including civil service, academic profes- berger, professor and head of urology and a sional, faculty, teaching and research assis- leading expert on male infertility, Michael tants and student workers. Abern, assistant professor of urology and Deadline is June 26; nomination forms director of urologic oncology, and Ervin are available at go.uic.edu/INSPIRE15 Kocjancic, professor and vice chair of TheJanice Watkins Award for Distin- urology. guished Civil Service is awarded to a civil service employee in memory of a staff RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE worker killed in 1974. Nominations are due July 10; nomination forms are avail- Nominations are due for four employee able at sac.uic.edu JUNE 17, 2015 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 5 UIC theatre students at center of the ‘STORM’ By Francisca Corona— [email protected]

A storm is coming — and UIC theatre students are right in the heart of it. Walkabout Theater Company, the international ensem- ble Moon Fool and Links Hall will present “STORM,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” June 18 to 28. Alex Rodriguez, a senior in theatre performance, and Leah Casey, a junior, are ensemble members in the pro- duction. Rodriguez says bodies, movement and sound create the play’s own little world and resulting chaos. “A lot of people can do ‘The Tempest,’ but I think what’s happening here is a lot more exciting and experi- mental,” he says. The adaptation falls in the theatre genre known as lab- oratory theater, heavily focused on actor, actor-research and ensemble, says Thom Pasculli, an adjunct lecturer of theatre who is co-artistic director of Walkabout and plays the lead in “STORM.” “It’s theater that involves an international community and involves a way of training, existing together that’s dif- ferent than an ordinary world or job,” Pasculli says. The international team performs live music, singing, theatre and acrobatics to tell the story of a geoengineer, Prospero, exiled to an island bunker with his daughter, Miranda. “Tempest” characters Caliban and Ariel are also part of the story as Prospero tries to find a more sustain- able solution to controlling the storm outside and Miran- da seeks an identity outside that of daughter. UIC students Alex Rodriguez (center, dark gray shirt) and Leah Casey (pink shirt) are among performers in “The exterior storm, the storm within everyone else and the Walkabout Theater Company, Moon Fool and Links Hall production of “STORM.” — Photo: R. Glass the entire play is about the struggles between these four characters and how they come to terms with what’s hap- pening,” Rodriguez says. “My father owns a ballet studio so he started teaching gling with, but I’m really happy that I’m a part of Ensemble members play a major part in supporting me as soon as I could walk,” she says. ‘STORM’ so that I can learn this now — especially before the main characters. Members sing in a chorus and per- “A lot of the movement classes I’ve taken at UIC have I graduate and I’m off into the real world.” form background acrobatics, but not everything is scripted. helped me understand how my body moves, and acting Pasculli says he enjoys working with Casey and Rodri- “The chorus work is action and reaction to the charac- classes have taught me how to listen to what’s happening,” guez in the off-campus production. ters,” Casey says. “It’s more of impulse, and, in some parts, she says. “It’s really nice to put these skills that I’ve been “It’s another way we take what we learn in the class- there are no set movements for us. We just have to feel learning to the test.” room out into the professional world,” he says. “Casey and what we’re doing.” Rodriguez says working in the production is helping Rodriguez are both incredibly talented.” The play is Casey’s first professional production outside him grow as an actor. “STORM” will be performed at Links Hall, 3111 N. UIC. She says her background in dance helped her adjust “‘STORM’ is so experimental,” he says. “You have to fail Western Ave. Tickets are $15 to $20 and available online to Walkabout’s modern take on Shakespeare’s classic. to succeed. I think that’s something that I’ve been strug- at linkshall.org

What’s the best aspirin dosage to prevent heart attack? By Sharon Parmet — [email protected]

UI Health is participating in a nationwide study to months after enrollment. determine if low-dose or regular strength aspirin is bet- The aspirin study will be the first of its kind to use the ter for preventing heart attack and stroke in people with national research network, said Denise Hynes, professor heart disease. of public health in medicine, informatics director for the Most of the 15.4 million Americans with heart dis- Center for Clinical and Translational Science and prin- ease take one aspirin daily as recommended by physi- cipal investigator for CAPriCORN at UI Health. cians: either regular-strength (325 mg) or low-dose (81 To do a nationwide study like ADAPTABLE, it’s mg). But there is conflicting evidence about the poten- important that all participating institutions use the same tial benefits and risks of the different doses, particularly research procedures and data infrastructure, she ex- the chance of gastrointestinal bleeding with plained. regular-strength aspirin. “The beauty of the study is that through the data in- “We really don’t know whether low dose or higher frastructure, we also have access to participant health adult dose of aspirin is best for preventing heart attacks,” records, so we can look both backwards and forwards to said George Kondos, professor of medicine and vice track patients after they’ve enrolled to see if there are any chair for clinical affairs in the College of Medicine. the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. instances of bleeding that might be associated with the As a member of the Chicago Area Patient Centered The study will compare the benefit and harm of tak- aspirin,” Kondos said. Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN), UI ing either low-dose or regular-strength aspirin daily for “We believe aspirin is likely beneficial for preventing Health is part of a $14 million study, called ADAPT- 20,000 people who have had a heart attack or significant heart attacks, but we also know that higher doses can ABLE (Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centric Trial Assess- blockage of coronary arteries. They study will be enroll- increase the risk for bleeding, so having information on ing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness), funded by ing patients over 24 months, and follow them up to 30 this is crucial.” 6 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I JUNE 17, 2015 Falcon chicks meet their namesakes at banding By Francisca Corona— [email protected]

Bob and Cheryl flap their wings on University Hall’s 28th floor ledge, getting ready to fly. But the Easters have WATCH THE VIDEO! already left the nest. The two peregrine falcon chicks born on a 28th-floor “BOB AND CHERYL, MEET BOB AND CHERYL” ledge of University Hall this spring have been named for YOUTUBE.COM/UICMEDIA newly retired University of Illinois President Bob Easter and his wife, Cheryl. The honor was bestowed to recognize Easter’s 40 years of service to the university. “We hope that this way, they’ll soar over our campus, keep watching over us, keep helping us and come back year after year as the falcons do,” said Chancellor Michael Amiridis. The chicks were born to Nitz and Mouse, now in their third year of nesting at University Hall. The pair had four eggs, but only two hatched. The Easters got the chance to hold the chicks June 5 when the birds were brought inside for banding and blood tests by Field Museum peregrine falcon experts. “We thought it would be special to come out here, watch the banding and get to know Bob and Cheryl,” Bob Easter said. “It was really cool to get to hold a wild animal,” said Cheryl Easter, already a falcon fan from watching them online at falconcam.uic.edu. “It was also helpful to have gloves on,” Bob Easter said with a laugh. Peregrine falcons have called UH home for over 30 years. The falcons were classified as endan- gered in Illinois in 1973. Naturalists chose University Hall as a release site Former President Bob Easter and wife Cheryl Easter hold the peregrine chicks. The chicks, brought inside for to reintroduce the banding, were then returned to their nest. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin species to the Mid- west in 1986. The falcons, um’s bird division. of last year’s falcons. UIS gave him a book about Abraham taken off the federal “Thirty years of work towards that is a relatively quick Lincoln; the Urbana-Champaign campus gift was a piece threatened and en- turnover,” she said. of marble with an engraved quotation from the university’s dangered species list Hennen and colleague Josh Engel wait 22 to 24 days founding president. in 1999, were just after the chicks hatch before collecting them from the Although they’re not quite ready to soar, the falcon removed from the ledge. Small metal cuffs are placed around the chicks’ legs chicks are flapping their wings at the nest as their flight Illinois list this fall, to help researchers identify the birds after they leave the feathers start to grow in. When they’re about 40 days old, said Mary Hennen, nest for their life in the skies. the chicks will fly for the first time. They’ll leave the nest director of the Chi- Hennen says the naming is an exciting part of the pro- around the beginning of fall semester. cago Peregrine Pro- cedure. “The University of Illinois at Chicago is at a point, in Peregrine mom Nitz. gram and “When you’re naming them, you’re thanking people,” some sense, where it’s like the falcons,” Easter said. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin collections assistant says Hennen. “It’s creating a link.” “It’s ready to set out and explore the world, to have its in the Field Muse- Easter’s retirement gift from UIC also included a photo own life.” Mentor program provides new skills, connections By Christy Levy — [email protected]

Erika Magallanes spends much of her day at her desk, She was matched last academic year with Jacob Muel- categories such as business and financial services, aca- paying bills and managing grants for researchers in dis- ler, director of administrative operations in medical edu- demic and student affairs, leadership development, work/ ability and human development. cation. They communicated frequently by email and met life balance and more. Her department is small, so she doesn’t have any men- in person at least once a month; they still keep in touch. “We have a wealth of knowledge here right within our tors to help develop her career as an academic profession- “Having that personal connection really helps,” Ma- own colleagues and to not be sharing that information al. But she found great advice through a match made by gallanes said. “He is very positive and helped me see dif- on a regular basis would be a shame,” said Angela Prazza the Staff Leadership Mentoring Program. ferent job opportunities and learn new things.” Winters, former chair of the program and assistant dean All UIC academic professional and civil service staff Since the program began in 2009, as many as 40 pairs of UIC Business Undergraduate Programs. “It’s a great members can apply to participate in the program through of employees — mentors and protégés — have been networking tool.” June 30 at go.uic.edu/mentor matched each year. It began as the Academic Profession- Magallanes plans to participate again. “After being on campus eight years, I wanted to learn als Mentoring Program but expanded its scope and “You have nothing to lose — there’s a million things more about how to grow my career,” said Magallanes, a changed its name to the Staff Leadership Mentoring to gain,” she said. “Most of us don’t leave our desk after resource and policy analyst. “The mentoring program was Program. the moment we arrive. There are tons of things you can great.” Staff members can sign up as mentors or protégés in learn or skills you can share with other people.” JUNE 17, 2015 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 7

Want to contribute a story? Email Christy Levy, [email protected] STUDENT VOICE FUN AND GAMES Industrial design students create products for Marbles

By Nicole Cardos — [email protected]

Childhood memories came into play “I really tried to hone in on what the when juniors in the School of Design cre- company and their philosophy is about,” ated games for Marbles: the Brain Store. he said. Industrial design students, led by faculty Salazar and Cappet’s design is expect- members T.J. O’Keefe and Jay Sae Jung Oh, ed to be in stores as soon as next year. spent half the semester researching, con- “That’s the most exciting thing for me,” ceptualizing and building games. Students Salazar said. “To have a design in a store presented their models to the specialty with my name on it as a freshly graduated store April 29. student is going to be huge for my portfo- Marbles selected the game Newton’s lio.” Marbles to manufacture and distribute in The winners had some stiff competi- their stores. Winning team members Ri- tion. cardo Salazar and Christian Cappet each Among the competing teams were Fe- received an iPad mini and will have their lipe Angel Oropeza and YuWei Chiang, names credited on the product. who designed Gemini, a modified version “Having a real product in the market is of Chinese checkers. pretty incredible for a student,” O’Keefe “We really wanted to focus on said. “They got to experience what it’s like two-player strategy games and basic con- to work with a client in a professional set- cepts, like Connect Four or advancing ting, and it was great for them to experi- your pieces,” Oropeza said. ence real-world constraints, like budget Formatted as a circular rotating board, and marketing.” Gemini offers two games in one. Objec- Similar to Connect Four and Pentago, tives include getting marbles into rows Newton’s Marbles uses gravity, a rotating within designated zones by rotating the wooden board and glass marbles. Marbles rings. roll into place after being put on vertical or “We wanted it to be hard to master and horizontal grooves. Players need to get five be very good at,” Chiang said. marbles in a row to win – while keeping in Oropeza and Chiang wanted the game mind that their opponent can twist the to have a decorative element, too. lower-right side of the game board or pull “Something that you could put on the Top: Newton’s Marbles was selected as the winner of the game design a bar that releases marbles from a different coffee table and impress friends with, in- competition. Bottom: Students also created Gemini (left) and Unbalanced. quadrant. stead of putting in a box and back into the Salazar, the game’s designer, said he was closet,” Oropeza said. inspired to create Newton’s Marbles after For Sticky Me, teams of players wear problematic.” square holes, or round pegs and round playing Connect Four with his son. vests and tag each another with fuzzy Unbalanced is like Jenga, but with style. holes,” Savidge said. “Those toys, shapes, “I bought him the game, played it with balls. Similar to the tower-building game, are very nostalgic.” him and thought it was way too easy,” Sala- Partners had to consider safety hazards, Nick Savidge and Nick Greenen’s game “It’s just an awesome experience to have zar said. “I thought about making a similar said Hamsel De La Cruz. has players build towers, but with black Marbles give us this opportunity to poten- game but something a little more strategic, “Our first prototype had the Velcro blocks that have inserted metal rods for tially have a product that they put in the a little more difficult.” placed on elbows, knees, head and feet,” balance. market with our names,” Greenen said. He also wanted to make a game his cli- he said. “And upon further consideration, “The first toys that you get are Legos or “It’s a unique experience and we’re grateful.” ent would like. it was revealed that those areas might be your basic geometries, like square pegs and – Francisca Corona contributed to this story. Meet our newest I am UIC bloggers: Christian Gray is a senior majoring in Paulina Rico-Juarez is a third-year marketing with a focus in promotion and computer science major, minoring in communications and a minor in econom- business administration. On campus, ics. He is president of the Student Activi- she is involved in the Honors College, ties Board. When he’s not planning Her Campus, LABS and SIG-Android. A events or doing schoolwork, you’ll catch Chicago native, Paulina is fluent in Span- him watching something sports related ish and Chinese and has assisted a bridal (#KOBE) or vibing out to music. His ca- designer in Beijing. In her spare time, reer goal growing up was to be Batman. Paulina loves to Bollywood dance, run an He won’t tell you if he was successful on online shop and write her personal blog. that mission, but let’s be real –­ have you ever seen him and Batman in the same place before?

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Highlighting 20 years of LGBTQ and allies Exhibit includes seven artists’ projects that education, activism and community on campus. respond to Chicago’s social, political and Sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center economic conditions. Curated by Lorelei Hours: Mon.–Thurs. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Stewart Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Hours: Tues.–Fri. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Gender and Sexuality Center Gallery, 183 BSB Sat. noon–6 p.m. , ADH genderandsexuality.uic.edu

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Using the Library Off-Campus Intellectual Property Basics

Online workshop highlights library Overview of intellectual property, including patents, copyright, resources and services available to off– trademark and other intellectual assets. Presented by intellectual campus UIC users, such as students in property attorneys Quarles & Brady and Wade Green, UIC online programs, adjunct faculty and Office of Technology Management. Part of the Summer 2015 students and employees who use li- Startup Series sponsored by Innovate@UIC brary resources from home 4–6 p.m. / 2242 W. Harrison St., Suite 201 12:30–1 p.m. / library.uic.edu Register at go.uic.edu/startup

SPECIAL EVENTS

JUNE 23 JUNE 23, 30 AUGUST 23 LinkedIn Labs Employee Performance UIC Convocation Development Process Interactive session on using Training Event marks the official begin- LinkedIn to its full potential for ning of new students’ entry into Learn about the employee networking. Sponsored by the the UIC academic community. performance development Office of Career Services All new students, their families, process as well as university faculty and 3:30–4:30 p.m. June 23 staff are invited. Chancellor’s 408 SCE 1:30–4:30 p.m. New Student Welcome Picnic uic.edu/depts/ocs 1-470 Daley Library immediately follows, with food, games, prizes and entertainment June 30 1:30–4:30 p.m. 3 p.m. / UIC Pavilion 205 HRB Register at hr.uic.edu

FOR MORE UIC EVENTS, VISIT EVENTS.UIC.EDU JUNE 17, 2015 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 9 PEOPLE USAMA IBRAHIM Rangel Scholar promotes justice in U.S., abroad

By Brian Flood — [email protected]

Living in Brooklyn at the time of the at Howard and around Washington, D.C. Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade A student in the Honors College, Center helped shape Usama Ibrahim’s in- Ibrahim says he likes studying Middle terest in U.S. policy and foreign politics. Eastern and international politics but is “It was an interesting dynamic at that equally concerned with domestic and in- time as a young Muslim-American living ternational human rights. in New York,” he said. “There were most “We are a country that promotes dem- certainly circumstances where individuals ocratic ideals, so we should be the ones in the community expressed their discom- standing up against potentially dangerous fort with our being there.” situations for those that are not necessari- Ibrahim, a sophomore in neuroscience ly American,” Ibrahim said. and political science in the College of Lib- “It should be our responsibility as eral Arts and Sciences, is one of 15 scholars global citizens to spread awareness of in- selected nationwide for the 2015 Charles justices occurring domestically and B. Rangel International Affairs Summer abroad. Knowledge can be the key to Enrichment Program. change.” He is the first UIC student chosen for Ibrahim, a resident of Lemont, said a the six-week program, which promotes career in politics and public service has “Knowledge can be the key to change,” says Usama Ibrahim, a sophomore in greater diversity in U.S. representation been his goal since childhood. neuroscience and political science. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin abroad. A 2013 graduate of Universal School Co-sponsored by the U.S. State Depart- in Bridgeview, he was admitted to UIC ment and Howard University’s Ralph J. with the President’s Award Program Bunche International Affairs Center, the Honors Scholarship, a four-year tuition workshops in Chicago Public Schools that is also a UIC Honors Ambassador, helping program provides a stipend and covers the and housing scholarship. would not otherwise have a health curricu- prospective and incoming Honors College costs for tuition, travel, meals and housing. He received a 2015 Chancellor’s Stu- lum. As a member of the group’s leadership freshmen. Beginning in late June, Ibrahim will live dent Service and Leadership Award for council, he teaches and mentors other un- The Rangel Scholar program is named at Howard University and take two courses commitment to service and community dergraduates to teach the workshops. for Charles Rangel, now serving his 23rd and a seminar on U.S. foreign policy, eco- engagement. He is president of Healing Arts, a UIC term as a Democratic member of the U.S. nomics and writing. He’ll participate in a Through the Peer Health Exchange student volunteer organization that pro- House of Representatives, representing the programs with foreign affairs professionals volunteer program, he teaches health vides art programs for schoolchildren. He 13th Congressional District of New York. JAVIER VILLA-FLORES CHRISTINA PUGH Scholar named National Humanities Center fellow Poet awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

By Brian Flood — [email protected] By Brian Flood — [email protected]

Javier Villa-Flores, and seals, impersonation of sec- UIC poet Christina associate professor of ular and religious ministers, Pugh was awarded a Latin American and counterfeiting, alteration of 2015 Guggenheim Fel- Latino studies and histo- weights and measures, and per- lowship in creative arts ry, was named a fellow of jury and false witnessing in legal from the John Simon the National Humanities courts. Guggenheim Memorial Center for the 2015-16 Villa-Flores studies religious Foundation. academic year. issues, colonialism, performance Pugh, professor of He will join 36 other studies and the social history of English who teaches in scholars from 32 institu- language in colonial Mexico. the College of Liberal tions around the world He is the author of Carlo Arts and Sciences Pro- at the center, an inde- Ginzburg: The Historian as Theo- gram for Writers, is one pendent institute for retician, and Dangerous Speech: A of 10 poetry fellows this advanced study in the Social History of Blasphemy in year. humanities located Javier Villa-Flores Colonial Mexico. He is co-editor She will work on in Research Triangle of Emotions and Daily Life in Stardust Media, a collec- Park, North Carolina. Colonial Mexico and From the tion of poems about en- Christina Pugh is working on Stardust Media, a The fourth UIC scholar to be selected Ashes of History: Loss and Recovery of Ar- counters with various collection of poems. —Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin since the center opened in 1978, he will chives in Latin America. technologies, both an- work on his project “Perjurers, Imperson- His research has been supported by the cient and contemporary. Book Prize. Her fourth book of poetry, ators, and Liars: Public Faith and the Dark National Endowment for the Humanities, “I was inspired by Robert Frost’s long Perception, is scheduled to be published in Side of Trust in 18th-Century Mexico.” John Carter Brown Library, Huntington blank verse poems and their ability to track 2017. The project explores the history of trust Library, Newberry Library and the Insti- digressions and detours in a poetic speak- She received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fel- and deception in 18th-century Bourbon tute for the Humanities at UIC. He re- er’s thought processes,” she said. lowship from Poetry magazine and her Mexico by focusing on the representation, ceived the College of Liberal Arts and Pugh is the author of three books of poems have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, prosecution and punishment of “crimes of Sciences Mid-Career Faculty Award in poems: Grains of the Voice, Restoration and Poetry, TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Kenyon falsity” — forgery of official documents 2014. Rotary, which won the Word Press First Review and the Poetry 180 anthology. 10 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I JUNE 17, 2015 PEOPLE

He and his wife, Norma, provided the DEATHS funds to establish the Kottemann Gallery of Dentistry, an exhibit at the college that Kottemann earned his DDS in 1955 features faculty and student accomplish- George Kottemann and a specialty in orthodontics 1959. ment, dental equipment and instruments. DENTISTRY He was president of the University of A diplomate of the American Board of Illinois Alumni Association, chair of the U Orthodontics, he was speaker of the House George J. Kottemann, 83, an active of I Foundation Presidents Council and a of Delegates of the American Association alumnus and donor of the College of Den- member of the UIC Dental Alumni Asso- of Orthodontists. tistry whose contributions funded scholar- ciation board of directors. He received the As a member of the Disaster Mortuary ships, clinic renovations and a gallery of alumni association’s Loyalty and Distin- Operational Response Team, part of the dental artifacts, died June 10. guished Service Awards, the William E. U.S. Public Health Service’s National Di- “Dr. George Kottemann was among the Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate saster Medical System, he aided in the College of Dentistry’s most active, dedicat- Leadership and the Distinguished Dental identification of victims of the September, ed and supportive alumni,” said Mark Val- Alumnus Award. He helped create one of 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks. entino, assistant vice chancellor for the college’s first endowed scholarship George Kottemann He practiced orthodontics in Peoria development. funds. until his retirement several years ago.

AWARDS plex Systems, the Technical University in novel dosage forms, new drug delivery tite Framework he developed, influential Dresden and the University of Leipzig. systems and large-molecule biologics,” in the study of drugs and violence. Crawford said. “With drug name and brian cousins, director of Campus labeling, we must give due consideration Six College of Engineering Recreation, received the Award of Merit HONORS to unintended consequences such as po- students — cade sundstedt, fran- from Region III of NIRSA, the collegiate tential adverse events that can arise from cisco martinez, jonathan young, joshua deanes kimberly white recreation association. The award honors william teale, professor of curricu- name confusion.” , rich jezierny leadership and dedication to collegiate lum and instruction and director of the Committee standards are used in and — are summer in- recreation. Cousins has been active in the Center for Literacy in the College of Ed- more than 140 countries. terns at the engineering firm of Christo- state and regional organization as state ucation, becomes vice president of the pher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. Their marian fitzgibbon director, chair of numerous committees, International Literacy Association in July. , professor of training will include water resources, conference organizer and regional task His two-year term as president begins in health policy and administration in the construction, drainage and design. force member. July 2016. Teale has served on the associa- School of Public Health, is new presi- tion’s board of directors since 2011, focus- dent of the Society of Behavioral Medi- patrick lenihan ACTIVITIES , clinical associate ing on early literacy and the Common cine, a 2,200-member organization of professor of community health sciences Core Standards. scientific researchers, clinicians and edu- in the School of Public Health, received cators. patricia o’brien, associate pro- the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime stephanie crawford, associate fessor in the College of allyson holbrook of Service Award from the National professor of pharmacy systems, outcomes , associate pro- Social Work, is a member of the Artemis Association of County and City Health and policy in the College of Pharmacy, fessor of public administration in the Singers, Chicago’s feminist cho- Officials. was elected chair of the United States College of Urban Planning and Public rus. Pharmacopeia’s Nomenclature and Label- Affairs, was elected to a two-year term as The group presented the concert dirk morr , professor of physics in ing Expert Committee for 2015-2020. associate secretary-treasurer of the “Proud to be ... Me!” June 6 in Lakeview the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The committee establishes official titles American Association for Public Opin- and June 13 in Beverly. was awarded his third fellowship from for all drug product names. Any drug-re- ion Research. “Each Artemis Singers concert has a the Alexander von Humboldt Founda- lated item, including biologics, with a theme that audiences can relate to,” tion. These fellowships are presented to United States Pharmacopeia monograph A special issue of Criminal Justice Re- O’Brien said. internationally recognized scientists to must use the committee’s official title or view (Volume 40, March 2015) honors “In my career, I do a lot of organization paul goldstein conduct research in Germany. He will be labeled as misbranded. , professor emeritus of work. I really enjoy teaching. Singing work with research groups at the Max “Over the past decade, naming has got- epidemiology and biostatistics in the gives me balance and I’m a better, more Planck Institute for the Physics of Com- ten much more complicated with the School of Public Health, for the Tripar- creative teacher because of it.” POLICE UIC News Staff Published on Wednesdays during the academic year (monthly during summer) by the Office of Public and Government Affairs of the University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 Visit the UIC Police crime map 601 S. Morgan St. - 1320 University Hall (MC 288) - Chicago, IL 60607-7113 uiccrimemaps.org/map Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 and the Chicago Police CLEAR Map Editorial:...... (312) 996-7758 Editorial Associates TDD: 312-413-9323 gis.chicagopolice.org Advertising: . . . . (312) 996-3456 Francisca Corona. . [email protected] Fax: ...... 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By Christy Levy — [email protected]

Ryan Hinchley (left) was selected by the White Sox in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB Draft and Jeff Boehm went to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 13th round. Both will play for affiliated minor league teams this summer. —Photos: Steve Woltmann, John Konstantaras

Ryan Hinchley takes a diplomatic reers with the Flames. During his senior one of three players nationally to combine ated minor league teams. Hinchley left stance in one of Chicago’s biggest rivalries, season, Hinchley pitched 37 innings to for 14 home runs and 67 RBI. His .687 Arizona Tuesday for Great Falls, Montana, Cubs vs. Sox. post a 3-2 record with 10 saves, which slugging percentage ranked eighth nation- to play for the Great Falls Voyagers. He He’s always been a fan of both teams, earned him the No. 3 spot in UIC history ally. He produced UIC’s best batting aver- will face off against Boehm, who will play but truth be told, he favored the Cubs a for saves in a single season. He tabbed a age at .374 and led the Flames in hits (74), for the Orem Owls in Utah. little more. 3.89 ERA with 50 strikeouts and limited doubles (16), home runs (14), RBI (67) After playing for the Voyagers this sum- That changed June 9 when he was draft- opponents to a .195 batting average. He and walks (37). mer, Hinchley, a senior in communication, ed by the White Sox in the 2015 MLB was named to the All- “The UIC coaching staff gave me the will return to UIC in the fall to finish his Draft. Second Team after helping the Flames win confidence and trust that it takes to play at last semester. “It really was a dream come true,” the Horizon League regular season title. the professional level,” said Boehm, of He’s excited about the prospect of Hinchley said. “I’ve been dreaming about “Playing at UIC truly prepared me to Lansing, Illinois. “They presented me with pitching for the White Sox someday. this ever since I picked up a ball back when handle any sort of adversity tossed at me in the qualities of a leader that have helped “The thought of playing in front of a I was 4 years old. Being a hometown team, any given situation, on the field and in life,” me develop as a person and player.” hometown crowd is equally exciting as get- it made my family and friends extremely said Hinchley, who’s from Elmhurst. Since the draft, Hinchley has been ting selected in the 2015 draft,” he said. “I happy.” Boehm, a senior in criminology, law and working out at the White Sox spring train- have the opportunity to stay in the great Hinchley was one of two UIC Flames justice, earned the Horizon League Player ing facility in Glendale, Arizona. city of Chicago and be around the people I players picked during the draft. of the Year title and the league’s Triple “In my few days being a part of the love the most.” Hinchley, a left-handed pitcher, was select- Crown. He was named ECAC Division I White Sox organization, I couldn’t be hap- And he hopes to come face to face with ed by the Sox in the ninth round with the Player of the Year by the Eastern Colle- pier with how they treat their players,” Boehm in the major leagues. 262nd overall pick. Lefty slugger Jeff giate Athletic Conference, and selected for Hinchley said. “It is truly a world-class or- “Being in a big league park on the Boehm followed in the 13th round with the American Baseball Coaches Associa- ganization and I’m excited every day to go mound, and I see Jeff Boehm come up to the 405th selection by the Los Angeles tion/Rawlings NCAA Division I to work for them.” the plate — I definitely would get goose Angels of Anaheim. All-America Third Team. After players are drafted, they are evalu- bumps,” he said. “That would be an awe- Both players had stellar collegiate ca- During his senior season, Boehm was ated and placed on one of the team’s affili- some moment.” to host youth baseball camp at UIC By Mike Laninga — [email protected]

New York Mets All Star outfielder The rotational clinic will be followed be placed on a clinic team by age and skill Curtis Granderson will be back at UIC by a Let’s Move-inspired lunch break level. Granderson will be joined by UIC July 15 to host the 2nd Annual Grand sponsored by Chicago’s Foodbank Lunch Flames baseball coaches and staff to high- Kids Camp at Curtis Granderson Stadi- Bus program, when Granderson will edu- light the finer points of baseball. um. cate campers on the importance of nutri- In 2012, Granderson donated $5 mil- Last year, the camp served 150 chil- tional health and wellness. After lunch, lion to UIC, his alma mater, for the dren from Chicago’s inner city but is campers can spend time with Granderson development of Curtis Granderson Sta- expected to double in size this year. and special guests and take part in a dium. UIC, The camp will begin with a youth scrimmage and awards ceremony. and its partners contributed additional baseball clinic where campers can learn Grand Kids campers will participate in funds for the $10 million stadium, which Curtis Granderson hosted his first about the infield, outfield, pitching/ games, stations and skill contests during is home to UIC Baseball and city youth youth camp last summer at UIC. throwing and hitting. the Grand Kids Clinic. Each camper will organizations. — Photo: UIC Photo Services