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Photo: Sarah Cole Kammerer Photography During her nine-month Fulbright fellowship in India, Sarah Cole Kammerer (center right) lived in the rural town of Chakradharpur, where the people spoke various languages and conditions were far different from Chicago. “I thought I would never be able to connect with people from a place so different from my home,” she says. “But I was able to see, in many ways, how similar we really are.” Read more on page 11. Finding community far from home

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Ranga Chandrasekaran feels at Honoring UIC’s award-winning Ready for Halloween? These No. 1 soccer kicks it on with fifth home onstage employees students are! Horizon win More on page 2 Special section More on page 9 More on page 12 2 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

profile Send profile ideas to Gary Wisby,[email protected] Ranga Chandrasekaran feels at home onstage

By Gary Wisby As an experiment, Mahendran agreed to direct two plays for the Chicago troupe. He first stepped onto a stage at age “We did our rehearsals on Skype, tele- and 4, and whenever Ranganathan Chan- videoconferencing,” Chandrasekaran said. drasekaran isn’t working in theater — “Then he spent 10 days with us in person. We directing, writing or acting in his own sold out shows in Chicago and Milwaukee. plays — there’s a gaping hole in his life. He’s my friend, mentor and guide. Working For example, the frustrating six-year gap that occurred with him was a big, big step for me.” after he joined UIC and had to concentrate on achieving Triveni’s most recent production, staged in tenure. October, was “Honeymoon Couples.” “I felt a big vacuum,” said Chandrasekaran, who goes by “Most of what we do are comedies,” the Ranga, his full name being a mouthful. playwright said. “That’s what audiences expect “Something serious was missing. I discovered I was from us. There is enough drama on TV and in missing the theater side of me.” movies. Chandrasekaran, associate professor of information “We try to address immigrant-related and decision sciences in the College of Business Admin- themes. They’re laced with humor. I look back istration, rounded up a few friends who were feeling a on my experience and it’s full of comedy.” similar need and began staging plays for Indian immigrant That experience began early for Chan- groups. drasekaran. He founded a theater group that, in a short span of “There was no TV and we couldn’t afford three years, has presented more than 30 shows all over the movies,” he said. “My grandfather would tell country. me a lot of stories from Indian mythology, and “I started reliving my college days,” he said. I would narrate them to other kids. “I was able to balance my work” — he’s director of grad- “My grandfather heard me and put me on uate studies for management systems — “and my theater.” a stage.” “I was immensely happy.” In elementary school he performed when- His theater company is called Triveni Arts. Triveni is ever he got a chance, and “I bloomed into a Sanskrit word that stands for a union of arts — music, a writer and director in the 10th grade,” he literature and theater. recalled. “I would gather all the children in my “Sometimes we do musicals,” Chandrasekaran ex- neighborhood, write a skit and stage it.” plained. “I usually write, act and direct. One of his teachers took note of his talent “We started staging full-length plays, and local Indian and gave him opportunities to perform, and publications started writing about us,” Chandrasekaran before long he was on local TV, presenting a said. “Once they heard about us, there was no going back.” 15-minute skit. Since forming in 2009, Triveni has mounted five pro- Chandrasekaran continued his theatri- Business faculty member Ranganathan Chandrasekaran founded Triveni Arts. “I was ductions, ranging from 1½ to 2½ hours in length. cal activities in college, adding knowledge of able to balance my work and my theater,” he says. “We’ve done performances coast to coast,” he said. sound and lighting. Then, in graduate school, “That’s where my summers are spent.” he joined a theater company and staged a num- Illinois University for a year. He joined UIC in 2001. The troupe has performed in New York, San Francisco, ber of his own plays. Chandrasekaran is a three-time winner of the paper Miami, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Houston and Cincinnati. At UIC, Chandrasekaran directs new research into health awards competition by the Society for Information Man- Next summer it will present plays 15 to 20 times all over care informatics, electronic security and privacy. agement. He received the Best Teaching Case award at the the country. “I work with professors from the colleges of Medicine and International Conference on Information Systems; at UIC, There are about 15 people in his troupe. Nursing on how technology can make a difference to busi- he received the Favorite MIS Professor award and Teaching “We live together on weekends,” he said. “We go to nesses,” he said. “One of the industries that’s been lagging Recognition Program Award. somebody’s house to rehearse, and bring our kids along. It’s behind is health care.” His wife, Srividya Ranganathan, is a software professional like my extended family.” Chandrasekaran grew up in Chennai, India. At the Birla in UIC’s Office of Business and Financial Services. She’s a In 2010 he had the opportunity to work with Indian Institute of Technology and Science he stood first in the mas- dancer, and their son, Rishabh, 9, began stage performances as theatrical performer Y.G. Mahendran after the actor’s U.S. ter’s degree program. He took his Ph.D. at the Indian Insti- a violinist a year ago. They live in Westmont. tour was canceled. tute of Management in Ahmedabad. “My theater experience helps in the classroom,” Chan- “I had to convince him,” Chandrasekaran said. “It took He worked two years as a management consultant for Ex- drasekaran said. me 30 minutes on the phone.” eter Group in Cambridge, Mass., before teaching at Southern [email protected]

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“We love each other and have lived together for 30 “Our success depends on having that early industry “One of the reasons Chicago works even better than years. Why do we need to get married?” engagement.” San Francisco or New York is that it’s got neighbor- hoods like this where community theater can move in.” John D’Emilio, professor of gender and women’s studies Kapila Viges, director of UIC’s new EnterpriseWorks Chi- and history, on marriage equality, Oct. 27 New York Times cago business incubator, one of several university ventures David Perry, professor of urban planning and policy and to benefit startups, Oct. 27Chicago Tribune Great Cities Institute fellow, on the outlook for Portage Park and its shuttered namesake theater on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Oct. 23 WBEZ OCTOBER 30, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3 UIC, City Colleges partner in bridge to sciences

By Brian Flood Retention and graduation rates will be tracked during and after the funding Backed by a $1.4 million federal period to gauge the success of the pro- grant, UIC will launch a new program gram’s student support system. to increase the number of underrep- The participants’ educational and resented students who pursue degrees career paths after graduation will be and research careers in the behavioral followed to gauge the program’s success and biomedical sciences. in elevating the number of students The five-year grant from the Na- from underrepresented backgrounds tional Institute of General Medical that enter graduate programs, receive Sciences, one of the National Insti- doctoral degrees and pursue research tutes of Health, partners UIC with the careers. City Colleges of Chicago. The program also aims to foster col- The program will bolster recruit- laborations and professional develop- ment, training, mentorship and ment opportunities between UIC and degree completion in health-related City Colleges of Chicago faculty that fields for students from underrepre- will enhance the educational experience sented backgrounds. for participating students, Allen-Meares Beginning in 2014, the Behavioral said. and Biomedical Sciences Bridges to Current partnerships between UIC the Baccalaureate Program will recruit and the City Colleges include the Guar- 58 students — 18 in the first year and anteed Admission Transfer program, 10 in each of the remaining four years which offers City Colleges students — who qualify to transfer to UIC guaranteed undergraduate admission from the City Colleges. A UIC program will recruit 58 underrepresented students from the City Colleges. “Researchers from underrepresented to UIC after successful completion of Participants will pursue their UIC populations are in high demand, given persistent societal health disparities,” says Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares. their first two years of college, and an degree in one of three areas aligned NIH-sponsored Bridges to the Doctor- with their research and career interests: nursing; public for baccalaureate studies at the end of their freshman year. ate for Minority Nursing Students program in the College of health; or liberal arts and sciences in subject areas such as The program’s public health track will teach knowledge Nursing. biology, chemistry, psychology or physics. and skills not only in basic sciences, but in two disciplines — The new program is also tied to UIC’s role directing the “Researchers from underrepresented populations are in epidemiology and biostatistics — that are considered critical Illinois State Board of Education’s Health Science Learning high demand, given persistent societal health disparities,” to understanding public health problems. Exchange, which began in 2012 as part of a $10.3 million said Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, the grant’s principal Students accepted to the undergraduate nursing program public-private partnership to better prepare Illinois students investigator. will be trained in research methods and statistical analysis, for careers in science, technology, engineering and math “As one of the most diverse universities in the nation, UIC along with skills in managing the health care needs of indi- fields. is well-positioned, and eager, to offer this program that will viduals and communities. Allen-Meares and Bruce Neimeyer, associate vice chancel- give transfer students from underrepresented backgrounds Students in any of the liberal arts and sciences subjects will lor for special programs, are co-investigators for a five-year the skills to be successful not only in their academic career, prepare for professional and graduate study in such specialties $833,090 grant from the Department of Education to coordi- but as professional health scientists,” Allen-Meares said. as cancer biology, tissue engineering and neuroscience. nate the exchange’s statewide network of businesses, employer The program will offer students an intensive summer re- “This program will enhance the students’ basic research associations, education partners and others. search skills workshop, an assigned research mentor, access skills, such as quantitative and qualitative analysis, critical Co-investigators on the new National Institute of General to peer-tutors, and support for science and academic skill thinking and innovation,” Allen-Meares said. “These skills, Medical Sciences grant include Neimeyer, Karin Opacich, development through group activities. A health science con- and the capacity for leadership and collaboration, will be Brian Kay and Julie Zerwic of UIC and Michael Davis of the ference is planned. gained by working alongside faculty members in their respec- City Colleges of Chicago. Students selected for the program will begin preparation tive programs.” [email protected] Providing healthy, convenient options in food desert By Sharon Parmet abundance of empty calories from junk food,” Brown said. “The fact that it sells out every day proves that The fruit cart not only fills a void in the people here want fruit,” said second-year medical local food desert, but provides an alterna- student Lauren Hughes, standing beside the orange- tive to readily available and cheap chips, topped fruit cart that debuted on the corner of Wood candy and soda, he added. and Taylor streets in August. Brown helped Hughes contact Neigh- Hughes partnered with two nonprofit agen- borhood Capital, an organization that cies and UIC staff to bring the cart to UIC after she partners with Streetwise to put recently learned that UI homeless or incarcerated people back to See the video at Hospital and its work. patients are lo- The fruit cart, staffed by graduates of http://bit.ly/1acqrDO cated in one of the the Streetwise Job Transitions Program, city’s largest food provides income for two to three vendors. deserts — regions where stores selling fresh produce Cart vendor Kevin L. James says he are scarce. has many regular, daily customers, some Hughes worked with Patricia Finn, head of the de- from the Outpatient Care Center across partment of medicine, and Stephen Brown, associate the street. director of preventive emergency medicine, to bring “Patients who have to fast for certain the cart to UIC. medical tests come out of the clinic and “The conversation has changed from malnutrition, come straight for the fruit cart,” he said. Photo: S.K. Vemmer which was a problem 30 years ago, to coping with the [email protected] Kevin L. James sells fruit from a cart at the corner of Wood and Taylor streets, near UI Hospital. 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

Renovations promote team-based learning for med students

By Sharon Parmet needs for the new spaces. “We relied heavily on input from our The College of Medicine has begun a Learning Center Committee for what $15 million project to update lecture halls should be included in the plans for renova- and classrooms and add student lounges to tion,” said Kathleen Kashima, senior as- three floors of the College of Medicine West sociate dean of students and interim senior Tower. associate dean for undergraduate medical The renovations of the 83-year-old education. building’s second, third and fourth floors, “More light was at the top of the list.” expected to be completed by August 2014, Windows bricked over for years will be will also update the aging mechanical and uncovered and new windows added in ex- data infrastructure. terior walls, said Kashima. Frosted glass will “This project will dramatically improve be incorporated into interior hallways to let our students’ educational experience and in natural light. facilitate future educational expansion and Second-year medical student Karl Beck- innovation within the College of Medicine,” er joined the Learning Center Committee said Dimitri Azar, the college’s dean. during his first year. “In turn, the university’s academic stand- “One of the things we really wanted was ing will be strengthened for years to come.” to have a space that would facilitate team- The new learning spaces reflect a shift based learning,” he said. from passive, lecture-hall style instruc- The larger active learning classrooms tion, to more active, group- and peer-based will have space for groups of six to eight learning. students to work together at small tables. The new spaces will include 18 small “This room is great for case studies, group classrooms, two larger classrooms, a where a hypothetical patient is presented 220-seat auditorium and three new student and each group has to come up with a plan lounges that can double as study spaces. The for the patient and then present it to the updates will also accommodate computer- class as a whole,” Becker said. based testing on site instead of in adjacent “Some of the students will have gradu- buildings. ated before the space is completed, but they A $15 million renovation project in the College of Medicine includes updating lecture halls and classrooms College of Medicine administrators met are very happy to be seeing these improve- and adding student lounges. “This project will dramatically improve our students’ educational experience with students, faculty, administrators and ments underway,” Kashima said. and facilitate future educational expansion,” says College of Medicine Dean Dimitri Azar. others for 18 months to get input on their [email protected] Reorganization creates new synergies in architecture, arts

By Anne Brooks Ranallo degree, replacing the master of fine arts. • the School of Art & Art History, di- The buildings may look rected by Lisa Lee. The school has a new the same, but the synergies master’s degree program in museum and have changed as the former exhibition studies. College of Architecture • the School of Theatre & Music, di- and the Arts became the rected by Christine Mary Dunford. A new College of Architecture, degree in music business is under consid- Design, and the Arts this eration. semester. • Gallery 400 The new name reflects • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. the college’s reorganization The college also has a new dean, com- into four schools, some poser Steve Everett, who credits the col- of which were previously lege’s new identity for “increased visibility departments. Each school and recognition,” pointing to two recent is led by a director, rather prestigious grants: a federal grant from the than faculty members in Institute of Museum and Library Services rotating chairmanships. to Gallery 400 for an exhibition series titled The reorganization “Standard of Living” on today’s economy, grew from current research and an American Alliance of Museums orientations and teaching grant to the Hull-House Museum for its methods across the arts “Slow Museum” programming. disciplines. It allows for Some of the college’s buildings have shared, updated curricula been renamed in accord with the curricu- in many programs while Photo of Marcia Lausen: Jenny Fontaine lum changes, and new signs will reflect the making better use of the The College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts is divided into four schools. Christine Mary Dunford (clockwise) is director of changes. college’s resources, admin- the School of Theatre & Music, Marcia Lausen leads the School of Design and Steve Everett is dean of the college. The Art + Architecture Building is now istrators said. the Architecture + Design Studios; Art and “All of our bright spots are visible now,” The restructure is showing our strengths and changed), directed by Robert Somol. The Design Hall is Art and Exhibition Hall; and said Marcia Lausen, director of the School of enabling more even interdisciplinary instruc- school added a new joint degree, the master of the Education, Performing Arts and Social Design. tion.” architecture/master of arts in design criticism. Work Building is the Education, Theatre, “With dedicated directors, each school Units within the college are: • the School of Design, which Lausen Music and Social Work Building. has equal advocacy and a consistent voice. • the School of Architecture (name un- directs. It now confers the master of design [email protected] OCTOBER 30, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5

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Recognizing employees Celebrate award-winning employees Tuesday at the Employee Recognition Awards Program. Medical District pours $3.4B into region’s economy The event honors the 2013 recipients of the Award of Merit, CAPE Award, WOW, INSPIRE By Anne Brooks Ranallo the Illinois Medical District Commission wise exist in the Chicago region. Award, Luminary Award, Woman of the Year and the Illinois Science & Technology Coali- • paid $2.2 billion in direct employee Award, Janice Watkins Award and UI Health’s The Illinois Medical District adds $3.4 tion. The full report is available online at uic. compensation Class Act and Academy Award. Employees with billion to the Chicago region’s economy, is edu/cuppa • produced $2.3 billion in goods and 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service will also be responsible for more than 18,000 jobs and Much of the economic impact derives services recognized. contributes more than $75 million in tax from UIC’s health science colleges, UI • conferred 1,887 academic degrees, The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. and a for- revenue to the state and nine-county area, Health and Rush University Medical Center nearly 90 percent of them graduate de- mal reception follows at the UIC Forum. according to an economic impact study by — including $392 million the universities grees. For more information, email [email protected] UIC researchers. spend annually on research and develop- Wial estimated the district’s eco- The district’s employees receive $3.1 bil- ment. nomic impact would increase by $300 Citizen vs. person? lion of direct and indirect compensation, In recent years, UIC has also produced million and 4,256 jobs, if the hospitals What are the conceptual distinctions between with an average of $75,627 in wages and 20 to 30 patents per year and several health- attracted more patients from outside the citizenship and personhood? benefits per person — more than $6,500 related startup companies. region. Ralph Cintrón, associate professor of English greater than the average regional salary, said Citing figures from 2011, the most recent Biomedical initiatives now underway and Latin American and Latino studies, exam- the study by Howard Wial, executive direc- available, the study showed that organiza- in UIC’s Innovation Center and else- ines that question in a talk Nov. 14. tor of the Center for Urban Economic De- tions in the district: where in the district could also drive the “Citizenship Versus Unauthorized Immigra- velopment, and co-author Elizabeth Scott. • employed 29,230 people and provide total higher in the future, Wial said. tion,” the Institute for the Humanities Faculty Wial and Scott prepared the study for 18,365 jobs that probably would not other- [email protected] Fellow Lecture, takes place at 3 p.m. in the lower level of Stevenson Hall. A reception follows. For more information, email huminst@uic. edu

Women in sports Doctoral candidate Rachel Allison examines the role of women’s professional soccer in the The Illinois Medical District creates more than 18,000 jobs and contributes more than $75 million in tax revenue, according to an economic impact study. American sports landscape Nov. 6. “Are You Ready for Some Football?” takes place at noon in 4105 Behavioral Sciences Build- ing at 8 p.m. in the UIC Forum. Future of Chicago p.m. and a recruiting forum is scheduled from ing. Allison is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology and The event, hosted by the Office of the Vice Civic and political leaders will speak on cam- 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., all in the UIC Forum. the 2013 Alice J. Dan Dissertation Awardee. Chancellor for Student Affairs, funds scholarships pus this semester for the department of political For information, visit http://bit.ly/19BD0dY The talk is part of the Center for Research on for UIC students who demonstrate strong leader- science “Future of Chicago” lecture series, which Women and Gender’s Speaker Series. ship skills. focuses on the social, economic and political Researcher of the Year RSVP at http://on.fb.me/1aChWWX For information or tickets, call 312-413-0077 conditions of the Chicago area. Nominations are due Nov. 18 for 2013 Re- or email [email protected] All lectures are free and open to the public. searcher of the Year, awarded to five faculty Extreme by design They are held from noon to 12:50 p.m. in 230 members chosen from the research categories The School of Public Health hosts a screening Book celebration Science and Engineering South. of basic life sciences, clinical sciences, natural of the PBS documentary “Extreme By Design” A panel of scholars will talk about their recent Scheduled lectures include: sciences and engineering, social sciences and Nov. 7. books on gender and race at the UIC Feminist • Monday: “First Son,” Keith Koeneman, humanities. The documentary follows a group of Stanford Book Celebration today. author of First Son: The Biography of Richard M. The award includes a $5,000 prize. University business, engineering and medical The event is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at the Institute Daley For more information, visit www.research.uic. students who travel to Bangladesh and Indonesia for Research on Race and Public Policy. • Nov. 6: “The Future of Illinois,” former Il- edu/events/RYA to build affordable medical devices and fresh Speakers include: linois governor Jim Edgar water storage systems as part of the Design for • Claire Decoteau, assistant professor of sociol- • Nov. 13: “Public Space in Chicago,” Erma Global conference Extreme Affordability course. ogy, Ancestors and Antiretrovirals: The Bio-Politics Tranter, executive director, Friends of the Parks UIC co-hosts an international conference A workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. asks students of HIV/AIDS in Post-Apartheid South Africa For more information call 312-413-3780. next month on the role of research universities in to complete a design challenge. The film screen- • Lorena Garcia, associate professor of sociol- addressing global challenges. ing takes place from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., followed ogy, Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself: Latina Girls Importance of work Delegates from 25 research universities from by a panel discussion. Panelists include film- and Sexual Identity Historian James Livingston examines the around the world will be in Chicago Nov. 18 to maker Ralph King, School of Public Health dean • Anna Guevarra, associate professor and psychological and social functions of work dur- 20 for the “Global Urban Challenges” conference. Paul Brandt-Rauf and UIC Innovation Center director of Asian American studies, and Nilda ing a talk today. The final day of the conference takes place at executive director Peter Pfanner. Flores-Gonzalez, associate professor of sociology Livingston, a history professor at Rutgers Student Center East. Workshop registration is required at and Latin American and Latino studies, editors of University, presents “After Work: What is to be U of I President Bob Easter will co-host a ple- https://uofi.uic.edu/sb/sec/6296855 Immigrant Women Workers in the Neoliberal Age Done When Work Disappears?” at 2 p.m. in the nary session with the presidents of Northwestern • Nadine Naber, associate professor of gender Institute for the Humanities, lower level, Steven- University and the University of Chicago. UIC Irish tenor concert and women’s studies and Asian American stud- son Hall. UIC history professor Leon Fink is the and UIUC faculty members will speak at several John McDermott, a founding member of The ies, Arab America: Gender, Cultural Politics, and commentator. conference events. Irish Tenors, will headline the 13th annual S.E.E. Activism For information, email [email protected] For information, visit http://tinyurl.com/ Benefit Dec. 6. • Sekile Nzinga-Johnson, assistant professor of n4hhpdl The event will also feature the Dee Alexander gender and women’s studies, Laboring Positions: Business academia Trio. Alexander is an award-winning jazz vocal- Black Women, Mothering and the Academy Thinking about enrolling in a business doc- Honorary degrees ist and UIC employee in the Office of the Vice • Barbara Ransby, professor of history, Afri- torate program? Dec. 2 is the deadline for nominations for Chancellor for Research. can-American studies, and gender and women’s The Liautaud Graduate School of Business honorary degree recipients. A reception, dinner and concert are included studies, Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional will host the DocNet Forum Nov. 20 to present Information on eligibility, nomination pro- in the $225 ticket price ($125 is tax-deductible). Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson. information on careers in business academia. cedures and timelines is online at http://bit. The event begins at 5 p.m. with the concert start- For more information, call 312-996-6339. A faculty and student panel starts at 5:30 ly/19d1x8Z 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

Superconductors key to expanding energy technology

By Jeanne Galatzer-Levy

Arizona has lots of sun, but Chicago has “I think that what we have now cold gray winters — so how do we transport found and described is the first energy generated by solar power or wind power step towards the ideal of a room- to where it’s needed, without the massive losses that current energy transport entails? temperature superconductor.” Delivering energy sustainably and economi- cally is a major stumbling block in attempts to important step toward understanding the basic expand alternative energy technology. physics of unconventional superconducting Superconductors, which can transport material — the type of superconductor that has energy over vast distances without any losses, the most promise for room temperature super- could be the perfect solution, says Dirk Morr, conducting and practical applications. professor of physics. Working with an unusual superconduc- But energy transport without energy loss tor that has a low critical temperature — just only occurs at a superconductor’s critical tem- above absolute zero — but physical properties perature, most commonly close to absolute zero like those of the higher temperature unconven- (-460 degrees Fahrenheit). tional superconductors, the researchers gained A class of unconventional superconductors important insight into the mechanism that with much higher critical temperatures was first makes higher temperature superconducting discovered in 1986. Although their critical tem- possible — what the physicists call its “quan- peratures are still far too cold (in the range of tum glue.” -160 degrees Fahrenheit) to be of practical use, “I think that what we have now found and these high temperature superconductors seem described in this article is the first step towards to work through a different mechanism. the ideal of a room-temperature superconduc- For thise reason, some scientists believe it tor,” Morr said. will be possible to find materials that can act as “We can say that we have observed some- superconductors at room temperature. thing that allows us to make an educated guess In a collaboration led by Morr at UIC and as to what the quantum glue [of these high- Seamus Davis at Cornell University, reported temperature superconductors] is.” Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin in Nature Physics, researchers have taken an [email protected] Physics professor Dirk Morr studies superconductors, which can transport energy over vast distances.

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The UIC Award of Merit is conferred by the university. This is a UICAWARD university-wide honor, recognizing outstanding academic professionals and civil service employees for sustained excellence OFMERIT in performance and commitment to their job.

Keana M. Galloway John Alsterda Agustina Alvarado Chris Deegan Mirria P. Evans Associate Director, Senior Associate University Counsel, Director of Student Affairs, Director, Study Abroad Office Customer Service Representative, Office of Access and Equity Office of University Counsel Department of Electrical & Computer Office of the Vice Provost for Department of Periodontics Office of the Chancellor Engineering, College of Engineering Undergradaute Affairs College of Dentistry

Aaronettia “Tee” Green Michael D. Harner Natalie Pagsuberon Marisela “Mari” Ramirez Veronica Ann Stanfield Assistant Manager of Operations Director of Financial Affairs, Mean Business Manager, Community Admission and Records Supervisor, Services UIC College of Medicine Rockford Resources and Policy Analyst Outreach Intervention Projects, Jane Addams College of Academic Computing and College of Business Administration, School of Public Health Business Social Work Communications Center Liautaud Graduate School of Manager, Healthy Youth Program, Business Department of Psychiatry College of Medicine

Derrick Stanley Kunal A. Vora Diane V. Washington Sheryl Wilder Shannon Glover Brown Account Technician III, Department Assistant to the Department Head, Graduate School Specialist, Assistant Director of Human Licensed Practical Nurse II, Women of Physics Department of Radiology Graduate College Administration Resources, Office of the Dean & Family Health Center / 4W College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Medicine College of Pharmacy Mother-Baby

Aileen Eviota Nicholas Haubach Edlyn Zaide Laviste Adriana Magana Catherine Rennau Coordinator of Inpatient Physical Assistant Director Administrative Nurse I, Administrative Clerk, Partial Nurse Manager, Therapy UI Health Human Resources UI Hospital Nursing Services/5 East Hospital/Psychiatry GI Lab Department of Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Page 2 UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 The UIC Award of Merit is conferred by the university. This is a UICAWARD university-wide honor, recognizing outstanding academic professionals and civil service employees for sustained excellence OFMERIT in performance and commitment to their job.

Sara Saucedo Islas Belinda Sayadian Rita A. Smaw Julie R. Welsh Frank Flynn Administrative Assistant I, Lactation Consultant, Director of Physician Practice, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 5 East Plant Operating Engineer, UI Hospital Administration Women and Infant Care (WIC) Department of Family Medicine Specialty Surgery/ Rehabilitation Physical Plant Administration Program

Francisco J. Torres Gail G. Whisby Katherine L. Yoshida Corinne Diane Holas Philip Vasquez Building Service Supervisor, Administrative Aid, Program Coordinator, ID Center Coordinator, Associate Director for Student Facilities Management Office for Capital Programs Office of Sustainability ID Center Development Services, Student Development Services

2013 Campus Charitable Fund Drive September 11, 2013 to November 27, 2013 Employees can contribute in two ways: 1. Continuous payroll deduction: Employees who contribute through continuous payroll deduction have a set amount withdrawn from their check each pay period, until terminated in writing. 2. One-time donation: For those who just wish to donate a lump sum, they may do so by filling out the One-Time Direct Gift section of the form and writing a check made payable to “Campus Chest” for the total amount. The One Time Direct Gift check and the pledge form should be sent to Rebecca Fortier, Special Programs, MC 897. Online information, pledge forms and SECA Agencies: http://www.uic.edu/depts/hr/Special_Programs/ccfd.shtml Eleven organizations are currently a part of the CCFD. The descriptions of the SECA Participating Charities are updated annually. The link below will help you choose the agencies that most meet the values you choose to support: http://www.uic.edu/depts/hr/Special_Programs/ccfd/agencies.shtml Contact Us Special Programs, UIC Human Resources, Fax: 312-996-6807 Rebecca Fortier Marilyn Sommer Special Events Facilitator Special Programs Coordinator 312-413-2960 312-996-6807 [email protected] [email protected]

UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 Page 3 CHANCELLOR’SACADEMIC The Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence Award (CAPE), established in 1988, recognizes the demonstrated excellence of academic professional staff, encourages their PROFESSIONALEXCELLENCE professional development and indicates the institution’s high regard for the contributions of this key segment of the academic community. The CAPE award is based on peer ( ) review broadly selected from the ranks of the Academic CAPE AWARD Professional community. Each year, a maximum of four academic professionals may receive the CAPE Award.

Yesim Anter Andie Celerio Chris Deegan Jennifer A. Parsons Stephanie J. Whitaker Kristine Zimmermann Project Coordinator Assistant Director, Director, Study Abroad Office Associate Director for Research Coordinator of Research Assistant Director, Center for Department of Physics, Campus Advocacy Network Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs Programs Research on Women and College of Liberal Arts and Office of Diversity Affairs Survey Research Lab, College Department of Political Science, Gender (CRWG) Sciences of Urban Planning and Public College Liberal Arts and Affairs Sciences

JANICEWATKINSAWARD This award recognizes exceptional support staff who demonstrate a dedication to people and excellent work FOR DISTINGUISHED CIVIL SERVICE performance. This award is a memorial to Janice Watkins, an individual who exemplified such recognition. The Rosemarie Coogan Janice Watkins Award, established in 1975, is based on Dental Assistant III peer review, selected from the ranks of the support staff Dental Clinics community. Darlene Kendall Financial Analyst/ Planner III Physical Plant Administration Teresa Vargas-Vega Departmental Information Supervisor Office of the Dean, College of Education

WOMAN This award was established by the Dr. Judy Bolton Chancellor’s Committee on the OFTHEYEAR Professor and Head, Status of Women (CCSW) in 1990 to Department of Medicinal AWARD Chemistry and annually honor a UIC woman for her Pharmacognosy, significant contributions to women College of Pharmacy Director of the W at the university. Carcinogenesis and CCSChancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women Chemoprevention Program, UIC Cancer Center

Page 4 UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 INSPIREAWARD

The INSPIRE Award recognizes individuals who have consistently and over long periods of time based their every action on UIC’s Core Values, “Integrity, Nurture, Service, Pride, Intellect, Respect, and Excellence.” Necolia Cade Eliza Callahan Customer Service Assistant, Academic Advisor Department of Theatre and Music Honors College College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts

Nathan Helsabeck Christina Hui-Chan Diana Bolanos Marchan Erica L. Plys Katie Schumacher- Diana Soriano Lead Instructor, Professor, Department of Assistant Director of Resource Assistant to the Head, Cawley Recruitment & Admissions, Center for Literacy, Physical Therapy Management, Liautaud Graduate Department of Electrical and Head Volleyball Coach Counselor UIC Center for Literacy College of Applied Health Science School of Business, Computer Engineering UIC Athletics Latin American Recruitment & College of Business College of Engineering Educational Services (LARES)

UICLUMINARY An annual UIC Luminary Award is also given to the INSPIRE candidate who best represents AWARD the pinnacle of service to our campus and its Luminary Award Recipient constituents. to be announced at the Employee Recognition Awards Program

The “Class Act” award is given to an employee described as a role model who CLASSACT continuously demonstrates exceptional competence and compassion in the performance of his/her job responsibilities and is an outstanding example of the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System’s five values, “Integrity, AWARD Innovation, Service Excellence, Safety and Accountability.” Maurice Bass Cassandra Cauthers Tom Guerrero David Miller Lilamaya Pradhan Enrico Benedetti, MD Benjamin Correa Donna Hilburger-Lazzara Gary Moore Sonya Ramos Alma Bicknese, MD Janneth Cruz Margaret Holden Jose R. Moreno Ruth Regalado Daniel Birk, MD Christina Evangelista Ervin Kocjancic, MD Maria Nehmer Ileana Rodriguez James Bui, MD Ara Gardner Lauren Levin Jessie Orpiano Julian Sangas Yolanda Callico Jay Gothschalk Sheree-Lynn Macatangay Jason Parker Agnes Serdena

UNIVERSITYOFILLINOIS At the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Employee Recognition Award Program, the recipient of the Academy Award is honored. The Academy Award recipient is selected by the employee recognition committee from the year’s Class Act HOSPITALAND recipients and the selected recipient is the Employee of the Year. The employee’s HEALTHSCIENCESYSTEMS identity is announced at an annual dinner held in honor of the year’s awardees Lawrence Ulanski, MD ACADEMYAWARD Department of Ophthalmology

Page 5 UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 During UIC’s Employee Recognition Month we honor our UICSERVICE service honorees with five or more years, in five year RECOGNITION increments, of service. University employees who are eligible civil service employees, academic professional employees, AWARD and eligible faculty working at UIC are recognized. Rosemary C White-Traut Debra L Matthews Sandra Kaminska Costello Beverley J. Miller Yesenia Alverio Gracita P. Edwards 40 YEARS Vanessa Wright John F McErlean Alethia Covington Gregory L. Millsap Robert G Anderson Wendy L. Elmore Gilbert W Bassett Donna A Zych Edward K Mensah Kimberlee M Curnyn Jasna Mlakar Shirley Anderson Miguel A. Escobar Bernard Friedenson Gail K Moran Ann Dantzler Janna N Moffett Maria Socorro S. Angara Priscilla Escobar Robert J Gordon Karen S Morris M Jane Darcovich Ma.theresa J. Mora Farhad Ansari Eduardo Espinoza Calvin C Kafka 25 YEARS Emama A Mulhim Nancy Turner Dassoff Maggie Morrow Mary Applewhite Norman C Estes Saleem M. Khan Mona L Aiello Maria G Murillo Mary Elizabeth Diaz Janelle L Mounce Veronica I Arreola Kevin J Fahey Donald A Morrison Nadia Alami Timothy F Murphy Ruth M. Dietrich James T Muench Maria Elena Ayala Farhad Fayz Ghanshyam N Pandey Lisa K Anderson-Shaw Janice S Nekola Jeanette E Dietz Stacey L Neil Michelle B Bain Nadine K. Ferguson Raquel P Porrata Nesher G Asner Peter C Nelson Julie E. Dulski Terry L Nicola David Balinao Paul Filipek Donald L Rippon Michael J Assenato Babette J Neuberger Katherine L Duvall Craig S Niederberger Margaret Mary Basic Larisa Fishchuk James J Sack Lisa M Baker Latonja Batriece Newell Victoria L. Dwyer Irma J. Ortega Nancy Joan Bates Michael J Fitzgerald Mary E Baran-Valdez Ronald Olszewski Wesley P Eilbert Debra C. Palmore Karen Lee Bean Jason M Flax Kimberly Barba Juanita T Ortega Arvid Eleksis Mary E. Parks Julio R Becerra Laura Devaney Foote 35 YEARS James W Barnett Timothy J O’Shea Donna Marie Entrekin Jennifer A Parsons Bruce L Bell Trenace V Ford Robert James Anderson Jeffrey T Behr Carolyn J Patterson Evelyn Flood Esquivel Dipak J. Patel Christopher R Berndt Wilhelmina Franklin David William Bartels Walter G Bell Joseph R Patzin Harold Evans Karen R Patena Annabelle S Besana Michael P Gabay Victoria J Chou Larry W. Bennett Karen W Phelan Kim Louise Featherston Dale A Pelligrino Gregory A Blew Maria E Gajda Richard E Debs Angela Bishop Melvin L Pillsbury Teodora C Feliciano Elizabeth Walker Peterson Jonathan D Bode Angelina Garcia Michael H Ginsburg David J Boston Orlando M Pitchan Laurel Celeste Fischer-Holden Josephine D. Portante Ifat Ali Boles Raymond C Garcia Michael Lloyd Glasser Kimberly R Brown Margaret Anne Pocius Garrett Fleming Eric Porter Jennifer J Borawski John W Gargas Gene A Harris Belinda D Brown-Simpson Antoinette M Polys James T Fletcher Michael J Potts Jeffron D Boynes Carmen Julia Guzman Garza Lawrence H Keeley Nereida Bruno Jean A Powlesland William G Flick Gary E. Raney David R Brand Glenda L Genio-Terrado Alan Hay-Ming Lau Derrick N Burgess Tammy D. Rankin Anthony P Flood Krishna R Reddy Clarence E Bridges Anne George Alfonse Thomas Masi Roseann Pontikis Carroll Camille A Rea Marilu Flores Kathleen M. Reidy Joan E Briller Ben S Gerber Michael J McNallan Frank Joseph Chaloupka Leticia Rios Frank Flynn Michael Rich Deborah A Brooks Romelle Gillespie Anthony M Pagano Gloria J Chandler Clotilde Rodriguez Allena J. Fortson Cottrell Richmond Carolyn J Brown Sandra Lizbeth Gomez Perez Robert Pearce Douglas Joseph Chesner M. Carmen Rodriguez Rafaela Garcia Shelly G. Roat Edwin M Brown Essie M Gomire Miljana S. Petkovic Julie P Ciapas Robert Roman Lois J. Gardener Rayford Robinson Hazel Melisa Brown Maria Isabel Gonzalez Bonnie Dean Smedley-Mitchell Sabrina L Coleman Gilberto Salas Norman A Garges William Rodriguez Michelle M Bulanda Elbert L. Gordon Bobbie S Smith Lorraine M Conroy Barbara Ann Schechtman Dorothy Gawel Robert T Rosman Michelle E Bunyer Willie J. Gordon Debbie Carol Swift Jerome H Coppage Marya S Schechtman Marilyn Getzov Israel Rubinstein Amelia Y Burns Antonio M Grafton Steven E Tozer Ricardo Coronado Marieke Dekker Schoen Edith Giedraitis Yolanda Rubio Darnetta Byndum William H Gray John Zuckerman Deanna D Cowens Mahnaz Shahidi Kevin Grandfield Diane Ruiz Constance L Camp Dennis R Grayson Milagros I Crespo Sivalingam Sivananthan Christoph Hermann Grein Kathleen Russell Dione S. Campbell Beverly Deniece Green Sandra Ellen Curran Demetrios D Skias Juana Guzman Todd C. Rutherford Frank Brian Campbell Joseph A. Greenia 30 YEARS John M Daugherty Nabil T Smairat Lana Hammad George I Salti Paul M Capparelli Dennis D Grey Catherine Elizabeth Ami Gwendolyn F Davis Ross J Solaro David E Haschemeyer Arnold Sanders Roger P Carlson Sonya E. Griffin Barbara C Coats Norma Delgado Booker T Suggs Sally Ann Hogan Deborah R Sandstrom Doris H Carroll Carolyn A. Griffith Mimis Cohen Josephine Dorsch Bonnie M Tamillo John P Holden Carl C Saviano Carolyn Carter David Guillen Richard Cooper John T Dorsey Anju B Teal Sandra Denise Hunter-Fields William E Schmilke Diane Castro Meena Gujrati Michelle Rena Coulter Donna M Dubek Benjamin H Ticho Mark R Hutchinson Thomas F Schneider Gisela Cedillo Robert J Gurney Ann M Crnkovic Vanessa E Dunbar Carl James Ulaszek Charles John Ireland Walter Andreas Schroeder Ardie M Cephus Sadel Guy John M Cullars Michael P Finedore Vytautas V Valaitis Craig E Jackson Matthew J. Schuck Chacko K. Chacko Alexander Guyan James R Debord Gail S Fisher Sarah L Vance Ozell Jackson Melodie R Shaw Linda Feng Chang Tara R Haddadin Donatilio Deleon Pamela S Fitzner Maria Varelas Howard A Jaffe Barbara Ann Sherrill Hank Tsung-Hun Chen Linda Hale Sally L Dobosz Jeffrey D Fortman Wilma I Villarreal Rachel A John John A Shuler Hua Yun Chen Anthony A Halford Karen A Engelhardt Bruce A Fournier Julie A Wagner Doranna Jones Sarah T. Skinner Dawnmarie Cicero Douglas N Hammer Robert G Giles Glenn Tsutomu Fujiura Casey L Washington Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram David C Slagle Jimmy Clark Chester S Handelman Carlotta J H Hill Robert W Galbogi Phoebe Washington Barry Kamish Edward Snulligan Vanessa Clark-Cooper Vanessa Harmon Nancy Jean Hollister Elida Garcia Julie R Welsh Yevgenya Jane Kaydanova Edward W. Spychalski Annette J Clemens Michael D. Harner Bruce A Jasper George P Garcia Kim R Womber-Sanders Renee A. Ketelsen Nijole Staffel Oscar R Colamonici Roosevelt Harris Lesia Kanus Dianne L Gibraski Miae Wood Cathleen M. Kiely Derrick Douglas Stewart Lisa C. Collins Nissim Hay Susan Nancy Keller Viktoras V Gliozeris John L Zautcke Fred K. Knight Catherine S. Stoutner Sucheta D Connolly Bin He Donna Marie Kraus Maria D L Gonzalez Onintze Zenarutzabeitia- Pikatza Susan M. Koski Allen G Survillion Maria B. Contreras Lubka Healy Carl Lambert Jewell M Graves Dominick Zotta Ronald W. Kostecka William J Susinka Charity Dalen Cooper Kathleen E Helling Paula Lang Christine Griffith Courtney C Lamb Kimberly S. Tagli Susan J Corbridge Mary F Hemby Janet L Lazzara Cynt Grover John Landise Starr Maria Trueblood Felix Corona Rebecca M Hendrick Bobbie J Lewis Helen D Gulley 20 YEARS Scott A. Larson Sangeeta Tyagi Antonio Cox Cecelia D Henry-Jackson Ignacio B Macias Veronica Guzman Meenakshy Aiyer Katherine G. Lawson Sarah E Ullman Ruth E Crane Schmit Paula Melissa Hernandez Janet I Madia Janice E. Harris Maria T Albright Janice Lazar Pyrai Vaughn David Lee Crawford Tamir Hersonskey Fannie Mae Mallett Connie J Hawk Deleatrice Alexander Brian W Leventhal Carlos Vega Martha Ellen Crotts Joy Yvette Hester Mary Kay McGrath Cynthia E Herrera Lindstrom Maria Eugenia Alvarez Xiubei Liao Louis Villapiano Raymon James Cunha John R Hetling Nancy M Meade Linda M Hoffman Socorro T. Amparo Susan M Littau Chiayeng Wang Luciano Curiel Jacqueline C Hill Mark Andrew Mershon Robert Hoskins Janice M Anderson Neil P. Lizaso Frederick L Wasmer Taralee Darst Kirk A Hoppe Jimmy Montanez Henry Franklin Howe Marie Anderson Joyce H Lomack Terence James Whalen Robert L Davenport Jimmy J Hopper Mary Joan Mouw Joyce M Hudnall Terecita Andujar Wanda Lozada Peggy J Wheeler Cynthia L. Davis Willie Ann Horton Dennis G Norem Aaronetta Humbles Gloria Balague-Dahlberg Kevin T. Lynch Venus Lynn Whitiker Allen Walter Day Jedell Hoskins Mary E O’Brien Mary L Hummons Maria L. Balcazar Anna Lysakowski Victoria Wiebel Yolanda De Peralta Chang-Ming Hsieh David R Pepperberg Mary Jo Ironside Mary Louise Bareither Mark L Mackey Cathy L. Williams Michael J Dee Kuei-Fang Hsieh Victoria Weyler Persky Karen Joanne Jackson Andrew Patrick Batteiger Joan M. Malone Marilyn Adderley Willis Kimberly Marie Deets Phyllis Humphrey Martha Pollak Gerald R Jenkot Patricia Beacham Alexander Mankin John Wilson Evelyn Dejesus Tico Armand Hurt Anne Ellen Przepiora Gary O Johnson Sylvia D Berry Mark J. Martin Richard E Wojtas Maria Gracia O Delosreyes William L Hutchings Mark Mitchell Rasenick Minnie O Jones Jonathan Bloomberg Greg Matoesian Yu-Bin Wu David E Deutsch Michael J. Jackson Judith Richman Darcy T Katamay Michael G. Boggins John H Matthews Janis Young Alan Mark Diamond Gabriela Jacquez-Jimenez Alicia H Roa Michele A Kelley Nancy Ann Bottoms Christina L Mazza Angela L Yudt Shannon E Doerr Carol V. James Denise Diane Robertson Harriet Koszarek Nathaniel Bowman Katherine E McBride Julie A Zerwic Klavs Dolmer Matthew P Janicki George Roe Susan Lynn Kralj Karol S Bruzik Otis McCoy Kimberley Beth Zimmerman Maria G Dominguez Howard S Jeon Helen M Roe Mary Jo Kuffner E Bradshaw Bunney Narris J. McFarland Elyse C Donati Alexia Hieber Johnson Ahmed Shabana Sami Labib Salvatore Cali Floyd McGee Peter T Doran Christine F. Johnson Leo Eugene Sherman Rovina M Lerio Julie A Carbray Minnie McHenry 15 YEARS Xinjian Du Tasha Johnson Shirley D Simmons Eugene J Lifonti Patricia Cephus Minneth J McKoy Eveleen M Ackerman Luis M Duarte Veronica A Johnston Olga Valentin Norma A Lopez-Reyna David Chabala James D. McNamara Rickie J. Alberts Brian J Dudkiewicz Jean A Jones Linda K Vernon Margaret Jean Love Gail M Chidichimo Donald McQuay Jeffrey Alcantar Joanne E. Dunskis Linda J Juarez Keiko Watanabe Karen L Maddi Karen M Coicou Veronica Mendoza Waddah A Alrefai Maria D Duran Mary C Kapella Portia K White Gilberto Marquez Patrick R. Conley Margaret M. Mesta Amalia B. Alvarez Effie F Economopoulos Jon D Kassel

UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 Page 6 Yunbo Ke Susan B Ramiro Kristin Ann Dastych Judith Marie Henry Teresita M. Mesoga Enorme Manjusha Mishra Saxena Veta G. Kelley Xinguo Ren 10 YEARS Lashanna Nonicka Davis Agnes Herget Jolanta Miekczynska Charlene Frances Scott John H Kelsey Evelyn Reyes-Camacho Norma Abrego Maria Esperanza D De John C Herndon Kenneth A. Miller Sally Sedgwick Asra R Khan Beth E Richie Calvestia A. Adams Guzman-Devicais Katina Hill Sadonia Letrice Milsap Lavinia C Sereseanu Susan J King Rebecca H Riley Hector D Aguirre Judith De Jong Thomas George Hornby Imelda Miranda Suman Setty Guadalupe Kintanar Keir L. Ringquist James Albovias Jose De Leon Kent Hoskins Connie Mistrata Ami N Shah Kim E Kirchner Roberto Rios Tracy Aleksy Benet Deberry-Spence Caroline Howard Abolfazl Mohammadian Ankur Shah Anne Koerber Olga Rivera Heather Breanne Alexander R. Brent T Decker Robbi L Hubert Robert Mols Vikas Shah Natalie O Kokorudz Hooriyah S Rizavi Fanny C. Almonte Bernardita Del Rosario Jamar Antione Humphrey Mary Monroe Kevin Shalla Susan V Korsgard Cristian Roa Robert Alvarado Daniel Delgado Hope S Hundley Margott Montesinos Michelle D Shearhod Alyson Hope Koslow Stephanie Denise Rodgers Yolanda Alvarado Donna G Delprincipe Marcia Hymon Maria Mercedes Morales Neel N. Sheth Kumar U Kotlo Araceli Rodriguez Eman Hassaballa Aly Hakan Demirtas Mary V Jackson Priscilla Morales Brooke E. Shipley Athanasia Koutsouris Jeannie Rodriguez Sepideh Amin-Hanjani Duane Washington Demus Jino Biju James Yolanda Yvette Morrison Roman Shvydkoy Christina A Kraemer Lijun Rong Kathleen R. Anderson Felmer Deramus Geri L. Jaracz Gladys D Mosquera Haritha Siddabathuni Andrew Krzak Thelma A. Rosal Idalia Andrade Nivedita N. Desai Kevin Jennings Michael Stuart Moss Diane Sierens Ajay D Kshemkalyani Susan A Rowan Marie Andrade Pankaja M Desai Donnell Johnson Sharrone E Moustakis Sandy Sifuentes Frank H. Kucera Joseph Sabatino Yesim Anter Girish G. Deshpande Carol Johnson-Brown Deann Lynn Muehlbauer Naida Silverthorn Budi Kusnoto Hossein Sagha Victor Antonacci William Marc DeVar Lisa Cassandra Jones Enedina Munoz H Steven Sims Mamie-Mariama Kutame Leticia R Sanchez Daniel Richard Anzalone Claudia Diaz Marva Marie Jones Corazon C Nacorda Elizabeth B. Skinner Christine M Kuypers Caryn L Sanders-Marcus Mei Ao Janet M Dickson Pushpa A Joseph Melissa Ilene Naiman Donald Lawrence Smith Judy J. Lackey Clarence Sandifer Ana Liza Texon Aquino-Burgos Murad M. Dikeidek Kasim K. Kabirov Margaret C. Neal Patricia Murphy Smith Hyunwoo Lee Maria Margarita Saona Araceli Aragon Earic Edward Dodson Andre A. Kajdacsy-Balla Pamela Nelson Stephen J Smith Diane Lepsi Dawn M. Sargis Shiva Arami Shirley L Donaldson Michelle Ann Kanter Anh Kim Nguyen Kristina L Smucker Terence Little Tulika Sarma Carolina A Arcangel Yi Dong Jack H. Kaplan Anja M. Nikin Charles Snider Lia Yingjie Liu Carmilla E. Saunders Claudia Arroyo Nancy C. Dorsey Susan Louise Karwowski Gary A Noll Peggy A. Snowden Dagmar C G Lorenz Harris S Saunders Nora Ann Arroyo Monica Dotson Olga S. Kashcheyeva Veronica Nunez Tanya L Southfield Roberta L. Lyons Christina M Schmitt Jalon Arthur Robert Druzinsky James S Kaszuba Brandi N Nurse Leslie Thomas Stayner Patricia Muriel Macaludos Steven L Schneider Nazareth M. Atienza Lori Allyn Dunn Howard Kaufman Latrice Michele Nurse Annie S Stevenson Janet M MacDonald Supriya Sen Donald R Atkinson Lori A. Edwards Shelly Keister Sharmilee Marie Nyenhuis Lisa Marie Stigger Scott F Macewen Gerald J. Sendra Elizabeth A. Bailes Veronica Elazagui Patricia Kemerley Jose Oberholzer Audrey Jean Stillerman Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti Jose M Serrano Nona C Bajamundi Angela M Ellison Kathleen Jane Kennedy Sharon Oiga Nora J Stillwell Nadim B Mahmud Rajesh M Shah Dawn R. Banister Geraldine Esmalla Scott Kennedy Cordelia C. Okafo James Stone Ernie Majarucon Mohan Sharma Marie Kristine Baraoidan Braulia Espinosa Linda J. Kenney Emmanuel Olaifa Deborah Renee Stratman Sokun Man Delois H. Shepard Robert Barclay Dionisio Madrid Esteban Karen D Keyes-Faulkner Michael Oliphant Nicole Marie Stuart David C Marder Olena Shoorgot Vickie Denise Barfield Marvin H Evans You-Kyung Kim Lemma F. Ordinez Ying Su Maria Mariscal Robyn S Silberstein Shanta Latricia Barksdale Peace U Ezekwueche Yvette Kimble Anna Organ-Boshes Marie Suarez Carol A Marnell Pitchayada Simagrai Laura Barnett Lyrol G Fabian Carol A. Kloka Marykate Oriatti Papasani Subbaiah Tanera P Marshall Stephanie Lynn Simon Michelle R. Bates Irine V. Fagaragan Nenad Kostur Rotie Orr Vithida Sueblinvong Maria G Martinez Gloria Sims Dana Maura Baumgartner Sherry Falsetti Ashok T Kothari Insug O-Sullivan Laura Sullivan Roxanne C Masibay John Tee Slavick Ajay Bawiskar Erin Farah Pelagia Kouloumberis Margot Pacheco Rold D. Talusan Mabel A. Mason Rita A Smaw Deborah Monique Bayliss Jamelah Farraj Devanand Kowlessur Rita Margaret Pacini Parkash Talwar Maria Mata Everett V Smith Marissa Carol Benni Lawrence Eric Feldman Alan P Kozikowski Rebecca Branding Page Kimberly Diane Taylor Sarah A Mata Wayne D Smith Gregory Daryl Benson R Sharon Feldman Courtney D. Krueger Helena L Palka-Hamblin Tresa Nicole Taylor Roxana May Daphne E Smith Marsh Reed Berger Sheil Felizardo-Aguilar Aleksej Krunic Lydia Palma Maria Terry Jeffery McCaster Kathleen J Sparbel Martha Dewey Bergren Carol R Fendt Jeffrey M. Kulik George A Papadantonakis Nittin Thachet Sean K McDermott Deborah L. Starks Jose Javier Bermudez Francisco F Fernandez Henry C. Kurth Dipa P Patel Tina L. Tharaldson Vicki Lynn McGee Deborah L Stevenson Karrel De Guzman Bernardo Lorenza Figueroa Pamela J Kutz Maria Lourdes Peace Gregory Rj Thatcher Ronald D McKinney Linda J Stevenson Nerida Berrios Lorna K Finnegan Rex Labis Craig Pellegrini Alfred Thomas Alice Medina Jerome Stewart Palash Bhattacharya Robert Fitzgerald Angela Therese Lagioia Ester Perez Jeanette Thomas Alfonso Mejia Charlotte Streeter John Boguta Michael Patrick Flannery Mariepil C. Lao Lucy D. Perez-Harck Tomeka O Thomas Laura Mellado-Garcia Karla S Stringham Diana Bolanos-Marchan Julie Flohr Ian L Lapasaran Douglas Perzan Charles W. Thomason Jorge A. Mena Patrece A Strong Ronald Scott Boots Cecilia Flores Lenis Lee Dan Peterman Stephanie Thompson Carlos Mendez Luisa S. Suarez Brian L Bostwick Donna M Ford Katarzyna Lesinski Channing S. Petrak Jessica J. Tilton Jose R Mesarina Steven M Swanson Derenda Bradley Rose A Ford Elise Claire Levin Pavel A Petukhov Joanne Tobacman Donna C Meurkson Alexandria T Tang Carl Brakman William Howard Ford Vernita A Lewis Cynthia Phillips Larry Tobacman Sharon D. Midcalf Lin Tao Debra Ann Branner Grace Marie Foster Ranfen Li Gemma Pimentel Hiroe Toyama Richard D Minshall Henry Taylor Teresa Bravo Tijuana Friend-Johnson Siyi Li He Ping Karen Lindsay Troy Robert Molokie Nikolas Theodore Jennifer Brier Mary Fruin Robert C Liden David George Pocock Faedean Turner Alan J Molumby Theresa Thornton Daliah Brown John A. Fudacz Carmen M Lilley Konstantin Valentinovich Povod Thurman Van Turner Joyce Moore Courtney L. Thorson John Bruch Ron Gaba Jie Lin Lilamaya Pradhan Nancy Urbina Mary T Morrissey Monica Tith Darcia R. Brundidge Elizabeth Gabzdyl Julian Jwchun Lin Kate C Pravera Fay Usry Michael T Muller Maria J Tolbert Meridith Lynn Buchner Arsen M. Gaisin Matthew Lindeblad Vanessa D. Price Kestutis Vaitkus Alisa M Murchek Mildred G. Tomala Ghiana E Buhay Irina N Gaisina Li C Liu Lulu B. Pronto Olga Lydia Valdez John C Myers Mary Ellen Turyk Cheryl Lynn Cabildo Katheryn A. Gallagher Leander Buenaflor Londres Sandra Cuellar Puri Ana P Valenta Sharon L. Myers Annabel Valadez Alberto Cabrales Guillermo Garcia Lance J Long Lourdes Quilaga Klara Valyi-Nagy Anitha Flora Nagelli Joseph Valtierra Marian D. Cachero Jessica Garcia Maria D. Lopez Latha Radhakrishnan Rosalba Vazquez Linda A Naru D Charles Van Hecke Yetra Cain Lorena Garcia Veronica Lopez Nimmi Rajagopal Karla Ivonne Velasquez Josh R Naylor April A Vandam Ruby R. Cajindos Sherelyn Garcia Blanca E. Lorenzo Ramaswamy Ramchandran Tommy S. Versie Michael W Naylor George Vanderford Maria Arteaga Carlstrom Ara Gardner Bernadette P. Lozano Robin M. Ramirez Georgia L Veyette Sherice D. Nelson Bailet Matilda Vaughn Yolanda Carter Brian Robert Gavaghan Dan Lu Simone Therese Randle Macorazon Victoria Annette Neuman Luz E Vazquez Georgia Lee Cash Gerald Gay Emilie M Lucinario Concepcion A Rasmason Eubert Victorino Brian H Ng Annmarie Vecchione Areli Castaneda Lisa Gehm Leopold B Lugardo Lisa Rau Rocio D Vieyra Michael Ng Joseph J Vicari Maricela Castellon Kathryn A Gensel Kendra D. Luthy-Wilson Melinda Ann Reeter Nancy Elizabeth Villagrana Alan W Nicholls Betty Jo Vick Amparo Del Socorro Castillo Grant Gibson Barbara J. Lutz John R Regan Marvina R Villano Eugenio M. Nigro Leslie J Walsh Catherine Schumacher Cawley Felecia Gilet Marva Mahone Laureen Reidelberger Sherri C Volious Marlynne K Nishimura Stacey Lynn Walters Rosamma Chacko Debra Gilmore Michael J Maiorano Tessie Gabriel Remigio Susan Catherine Vonderheid Kurt Allen Nykaza Michael E Walz Kelvin Chance Mariela H Girotti Tamarise Erlinda Maldonado Luc Pierre Marie Renambot Kunal A Vora Liam O’Brien Ling Wang Zenobia Marguerite Natalia Ann Glubisz Sarfraz A Malik Dejuran Richardson Karen Mary Vuckovic Josephine Ojeda Penny S Warden Chaney-Watson Hans P Goeckner Johnell Robert Manley Caryn Riley Douglas J Walczak John J O’Keefe Neil Mark Warshawsky James I. Charlton Shirell Goodson Catalina Llanto Manuel Ricardo Antonio Rivero Maria V. Walker Antonia Oliva-Calalay Mary Elizabeth Elizabeth Ann Charney Bhumika V Gor Kelly R Martin Saleha Rizvi Robin Jane Waner Joan Oyama Watson-Manheim Aoshuang Chen Andrea M Grant Lataisha L Martin Dawn M Roberts Bin Wang Brenda Renee Paige Rachel N Weber Juan Chen Benn Josef Greenspan Louise I Martinez Dorothy M Robinson Melvon Darlene Ward Debra L. Palmer Lewis E Wedgewood Ying Chen Juliet A Gregorio Elizabeth Martinez-Perez Maria A. Robinson Chad M Warren Eliza G Palmiano Eric W Welch Cathy Chojnowski Thomas Daniel Griffin Sheila G. Martinotti Kimberly D Rodgers Vicki L. Wasemann Galina Panko Tisa Welch Daniel Christopher Claire L. Grimmenga Phillip T Marucha Alma A Rodriguez Beverly E Washington Jefferson A Parks Michael D Wells Richard Y Chua Judith Ann Grzeszczak Annamma Mathew Luis Angel Rodriguez Sandra Jean Wayne Sylvia I Pavlova Selena Y White Ginevra G Ciavarella Daryl Guarizo Jessy Varghese Mathew Raymond Rodriguez Cherie Michelle Weinewuth Richard H Pearl Gladys N. Wildon Jana L. Clark Cristine A Guillermo Alicia K Matthews Bogumila Roginska Sherry Weingart Alejandra M. Perez-Tamayo Carolyn C Williams Jennifer E. Coffen Barbara L. Guillory Maureen A Mc Elvain Gladys M Rojas Andrea Wendrow Brenda J. Philpot John W Williams Cynthia R Coleman James Hammerschmidt Rufina McCarthy Bernardina C Rubio Samuel Paul Whalen James S Pierce Pamela S Williams Ma Victoria A. Corrales Thomas M Hardaway Katherine McCluster-Harrell Liliana Rubio Jon Braddock Whitehurst Rosalinda Pineda Leslie E. Williamson Carol Courtney Lara E Harlan-Kitchen Jeanne O McCoy Veronica Ruiz Harvey A Wigdor Susan Allison Ping Verilillian Kaye Wynn Julio E Cruz Ilene B Harris Kimberly A McGee Catherine Ryan Diana Wilkie Mark A Porcaro Robert M Yaffee Karyna D Cueva Linda Samone Harris Heather M. McLauchlan Janette Salamanca Maldonado Deborah F. Williams Michael G Powell Richard D Ye Jessica Czech Yvonne Harris Patricia J McMillan Rubina Salar Felicia Ann Williams Randall F Puchalski Sandra Lynn Young Jen Dahlgren Yvonne Harris Caroline Costa Melby Carlos Salgado Tanisha Reshaun Williams Donald A Rabor Joseph P Zanoni Curtis Dancy Rachel Havrelock Hilda C Mendez Ebelia Salgado Deshan E Willis Paul Zbigniew Racinski Janeth Zuno Karen M. Dancy Elizabeth Ann Hawes Michael Mendoza Arcidalia Saucedo Kimberly L Willis Paula Ann Rahn Oleg A Dardynskiy Vicki S Helton Lorraine J. Mesch Melvin Sawyer Mathew David Willis

Page 7 UIC Employee Recognition Month 2013 Elise Amelia Wilson Leontyne Bryant Elaine J Faherty Desiree Noelle Jara Renata Markauskas Donald Joseph Pierantozzi Nancy A Sullivan Lakisha Meko Wilson Theodore Joseph Burdett Kevin T. Fair Olamide Daphna Jarrett Gil Andres Sioson Marquez Renetta Pinckney Virle P Supangan Willa Mae Wilson Deborah A Butler Dwayne Mario Featherston David P Jasicki Walter S. Marsh Gwendolyn Maleia Pitts Jennifer Marie Suszek Naomi Stephanie Wilson-Kelley Deborah Butler Mitchell Fecht Janice Jeffries Jason Martin Jamie E Pniewski Deborah Swiedals Robert Matthew Witowski Rosa Buzo Michael Federle Maria M Jimenez Jennifer A Martin Lynn A Podraza April N. Syrek Suzan L Witt Therese Maeanne Byrne Carolyn Feller Melissa Ann Johnsen Guadalupe Martinez Stephen G Ponka Maria Teresa Taclob Chantel Florence Woodridge Erik D Cabrera Jianchi Feng Amanda S Johnson Josefa Martinez Nestor Pono Nancy Louise Taft Elizabeth L Woods Nancy K Caho IWONA FICEK Armrhad Rashad Johnson Mara Vanina Martinez Jennifer Poole Melissa Tag Michelle E Wortel Rebecca L Caldwell Stacy Ellen Fifer Brenda Johnson Nina Marie Martinez-Mangia Joan M Porter Gail C Tagney Michelle A Wright Maya Campara Barbara J Fish Keven Robert Johnson Lakika Anette Mason Marcella Potter Hai Yang Tang Kaori Yamada Matthew Martin Campos Michael J. Fitzpatrick Kevin Brent Johnson Jaime L Masterson Elizabeth Bonnie Powers Deborah Taylor Guoqiang Yan Nancy Canete Connie D Flores Kytrina P Johnson Scott L. Masur Valerie S Prater Magali Tejada Alexander Yarin Marquita Marshea Cannon Beth A Formica Philip Johnson Beena Mathew Neelu Puri Wilma Terry-Johnson Andrew P. Young Maribel Cano William C. 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UIC startups highlight importance of university research By Jeanne Galatzer-Levy cal Performance Center. • Mobitrac, Inc., founded 2001, uses software for the effi- Seven startups that sprang from UIC research are included cient management of vehicle fleets. in a nationwide list featured in a report by the Science Co- • OrthoAccel Technologies Inc., founded in 2007, offers alition, a group representing the top 55 U.S. universities in medical devices for improved dental care and orthodontic research activity. treatment. Of 100 companies in the report, seven are the offspring • TeleroGenics, founded in 2007, is developing pharmaceu- of research at UIC and two are from the Urbana-Champaign tical treatments for auto-immune disease. campus. Northwestern University and University of Chicago Earlier this year, Allen-Meares created a $10 million fund each reported two. to move technologies devised by faculty, students or staff from The group asked its member institutions to identify com- research to commercial use. panies that started with federally funded research on their The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund will make grants total- campuses. The report, “Sparking Economic Growth 2.0: ing $2 million a year for five years. About half the funding will Companies Created from Federally Funded Research, Fueling finance proof-of-concept grants of up to $75,000 for projects American Innovation and Economic Growth,” was created to just emerging from basic research. The other half will provide show the benefits that flow from basic scientific research and equity funding for start-ups closer to commercialization. the dangers of a growing disinvestment in science. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin In August, Allen-Meares was one of 164 university leaders Federal funding for research and development has been Physics professor Siva Sivananthan founded EPIR Technologies based who signed a letter calling on President Obama and Congress on a downward trend for the past decade, with 2013 funding on his research on technology that transforms light into electricity. to address an “innovation deficit” — a widening gap between levels at historic lows. Sequestration, which began last March U.S. investment in research and higher education and the and is set to run through 2021, will wring an additional $95 • Cell Biologics, founded in 2011, which offers genetically investment being made by countries such as China and South billion from federal R&D budgets over this period, the coali- modified and normal mouse cell lines for use in research. Korea. The letter reminded elected leaders that U.S. economic tion says. • Cell Habitats Inc., founded in 2005, a biomedical device growth since World War II has been driven by technological “Universities have always welcomed and nurtured inno- company developing a microdevice for the natural repair and innovation, overwhelmingly derived from federally funded vation. Federal investment in basic research pays dividends regeneration of damaged tissue. Its first application will be to scientific research. every day through the creation of new ways of doing things, restore normal cardiac function after a heart attack. As the Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 report points out, new products, new companies and new jobs,” said Chancellor • EPIR Technologies, founded 1998, which developed basic private industry conducts relatively little basic research today Paula Allen-Meares. applications at the heart of night-vision technology and is now — about 20 percent. Research universities produce the “seed UIC ranks 52nd in federal research dollars among U.S. applying that technology to next-generation solar panels. corn” essential to U.S. industry innovation and its ability to universities, with $249 million in 2011. • Immersive Touch, founded 2005, allows surgeons to de- compete, the coalition says. The Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 companies originat- velop their skills through simulation-based surgery. A library The report is available at sciencecoalition.org/successstories ing from research at UIC are: of virtual brains is used to train neurosurgeons in UIC’s Clini- [email protected]

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Named a White House “Champion for Change” earlier this year, physics professor Siva Sivanan- than established EPIR Technologies to build on his research on technology that transforms light into electricity. EPIR Technologies played an important role in the development of night-vision technology that helps the U.S. military protect against terrorism. Sivananthan believes the same technology can make Illinois a major player in the development of solar energy. His basic research was supported by grants from the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. The College of Business Administration helps UIC Photo Services foster commercial success through its Technology Brenda Russell founded Cell Habitats. Ventures course, which matches MBA students with UIC researchers developing technologies with commercial potential. One of its successes is Texas-based OrthoAccel Technologies Inc. OrthoAccel began as a project between MBA students and Jeremy Mao, then director of UIC’s Tissue Engi- neering Laboratory, whose research led to a device that shortens orthodontic treatment. Mobitrac, a startup founded by Ouri Wolfson, Richard and Loan Hill professor of computer science, produces advanced fleet management software based on Wolfson’s re- search on moving objects databases. National Institutes of Health grants helped fund the science behind Cell Habitats, a biotech company that develops microdevices to mimic stem cell activity leading to regen- eration of normal healthy tissue, said Brenda Russell, professor emerita of physiology and biophysics. “They fool the heart into thinking there’s a new stem cell there,” Russell said. “I would like to bring the science from basic research in our university lab all the way to be able to help patients repair their worn hearts when they’re in heart failure. You need a company to commercialize that.” — Christy Levy 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

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‘War of the Worlds’ Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead

Oct. 30, 1938: Orson Welles’ Oct. 30, Nov. 1 S M T W T F S radio dramatization of “War Decorate sugar skulls, of the Worlds” causes panic make paper cempa- as listeners think the tale of zuchitl flowers and 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 a Martian invasion of Earth is celebrate deceased 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 really happening. loved ones through sto- Millions of Americans had rytelling and photos at a 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 their radios on and many community altar instal- 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 tuned into Welles’ program lation, 1-4 p.m. Oct. 30. after it began — missing the “Remembering Pioneers disclaimer that it was fiction. of Peace,” 4-5:30 p.m. Panic broke out until Welles went back on the air as Nov. 1. Latino Cultural Students decorate a communal himself to calm listeners. Center, LC B2 altar at last year’s celebration.

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“Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics and Culture” “Building Alternate Archives of Food Security in West Free flu shots National Library of Medicine exhibit poses questions about the Africa” Free seasonal flu shots for employees, retirees enrolled in Quality relationship between science and politics as well as why sexuality, Amanda Logan, assistant professor of anthropology, Northwest- CareHealth Plan or state-sponsored managed care plan. Bring race and gender matter in our understanding of the HIV/AIDS ern University. 3-5 p.m. Institute for the Humanities, lower level, insurance card and i-Card. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Chicago Rooms, SCW. epidemic. Curated by Jennifer Brier, associate professor in gender SH 312-996-6471 and women’s studies. Library of the Health Sciences lobby. 8 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Thurs.; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. “The Interface Between Mental Health and Police “Tuesdays-at-One” Sat.; 11 a.m.-midnight Sun. 312-413-0394 Services: a UK Perspective” Cheryl Wilson Trio, featuring UIC faculty jazz guitarist, compos- Lynne Callaghan, Plymouth University; Inspector Mark er and arranger Zvonimir Tot and jazz double bassist Larry Gray. Through Dec. 20 Bolt, Devon and Cornwall Police. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 4013, 1 p.m. L060 EPASW Jane Addams College of Social Work. [email protected] “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the Nov. 7 World’s Columbian Exposition” Nov. 4 Interactive exhibit presents historical accounts of black Ameri- “Watch + Design” cans’ thoughts, feelings and experiences related to the Chicago “First Son” Extreme design workshop and screening of “Extreme By Design” World’s Fair. African American Cultural Center, 207 AH. 9 a.m.-4 Keith Koeneman, author of First Son: The Biography of Richard M. screening. 4:30-8:30 p.m. SPHPI. RSVP at https://uofi.uic.edu/sb/ p.m. Mon.-Friday. Other tours by appointment. 312-996-9549 Daley. Noon-1 p.m. 230 SES. 312-413-3780 N sec/6296855

Nov. 1-Dec. 14 Nov. 6 WORKSHOPS “It’s the Political “The Future of Illinois” Economy, Stupid” Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor. Noon-1 p.m. 230 SES. Oct. 30 The traveling group ex- 312-413-3780 N hibition includes videos “Finding Research Funding” documenting artist Dread Nov. 7 Training sessions for researchers and business managers on Scott burning dollars on using the Pivot search engine to find research funding. Spon- Wall Street, flamenco “Getting Started on LinkedIn” sored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research, Research flash mobs taking over U of I Alumni Career Center webinar. 7-8 p.m. Alumni free; oth- Development Services. Workshop for business managers, 9:30- Spanish bank lobbies, bar- ers $45. Register at http://bit.ly/19X69UH 10:45 a.m. B34 SPHPI. Workshops for principal investigators, barism spreading through 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., B34 SPHPI; 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 408 a doomed hedge fund and “The Social Cost of America’s Race to Incarcerate” SCE. Register at www.uictraining.org other works from around Marc Mauer, executive director, The Sentencing Project. Spon- the world that address sored by the department of criminology, law and justice, Nov. 7 the prolonged economic Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, and Jane Ad- crisis. Curated by Oliver Photo: Jamel Mims “It’s the Political Economy, Stupid,” dams College of Social Work. 3 p.m. Conference Rooms B and C, “Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations” Ressler and Gregory SSB. [email protected] Sholette. Opening recep- includes videos of artist Dread Scott Free workshop hosted by the UIC Survey Research Lab. Noon-1 burning money on Wall Street. p.m. 139 Nursing. Reservations required. http://bit.ly/1aoNNgp tion, 5-8 p.m. Nov. 1. Gal- Nov. 9 lery 400, ADH. Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat. 312-996-6114 “Tracing our Ancestors” Rick Kittles, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities. UIC Forum

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Helping students understand impact of health care law By Humaa Siddiqi

Are you confused about the new Affordable Care Act and how it affects you as a student? The Illinois PIRG Education Fund Illinois is helping students navigate the new health care law. “Students have lots of questions about health insur- ance,” said Emma Chupein, UIC student and Illinois PIRG Education Fund intern. “That’s why we’re sharing these tips to help students find good insurance that won’t break the bank.” Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, Americans will be required to be covered by an insurance provider or pay a fee, with the goal of keeping health insurance premiums from rising too high. Rachel Binstock, campus organizer for Illinois PIRG, reaches out to young people who are overwhelmed, unin- sured and were denied by health care plans in the past. She was on campus Oct. 3 for a news conference to launch a guide to the act, available at http://bit.ly/1fJ5pot “Eighty percent of young people want to be insured — it’s just the cost prohibitions,” Binstock said. Photos: Timothy Nguyen “Illinois PIRG aims to provide simple and clear-cut ways Carving up fun to teach young people their rights in terms of the new act.” Students get ready for Halloween at a pumpkin carving party Get Covered Illinois, the Illinois Health Insurance Mar- Thursday in Student Center West. Top: Juvaria Shamsuddin (left) ketplace, is open for state residents searching for health and Rimsha Mohammed. Right: Charina Ruiz (left) and Kinjal Dave. insurance plans. Below: Anish Pillay (left) and Rohan Bhide. Consumers can compare insurance “It’s a fact of life plans and learn more about financial assis- — so what does tance they may qualify it mean for us? for to help lower their premiums and out-of- It’s here, so what pocket medical costs. Under the act, health do we do next?” insurance providers cannot deny coverage or raise prices because of preexisting conditions. “We’re now able to compare and show what an insur- ance company will cover — it will be so clear as it never was before,” Binstock said. Financial assistance will also play a big part: if your income is less than about $46,000 for an individual, or How green are campus residence halls? $94,000 for a family of four, you can get help paying for insurance. By Britney Musial against each other to see how much they can recycle. Resi- Chupein stresses the importance of students looking dents who live in the winning hall get prizes. into their options. As a peer mentor in Campus Housing, Franchesca Cristo- “We have a lot of cool prizes,” Cristoforo said. “There’s at If students are covered under their parents’ insurance foro helps students who live in Commons West improve their least 20 to 30 prizes that will be given out. We asked everyone plans, that coverage ends at age 26. Students covered by the academic success. But she decided to take her to sign a pledge, which is just their name and CampusCare insurance plan will lose that coverage when position one step further to help out the envi- email. This way, if their hall wins, we will put they graduate, so it’s important to know options for the fu- ronment, too. their information into a raffle and give them ture, she said. Cristoforo helped organize UIC’s first prizes.” Chupein and her colleagues are working on a YouTube recycling competition between campus resi- The prizes — such as free memberships for video to educate students on how the Affordable Care Act dents halls, which runs through Dec. 13. Zipcar service and Divvy bikes — were donated can benefit them. In February, UIC hosts RecycleMania, a to the Office of Sustainability. “I do like [the Affordable Care Act] a lot, but that’s not recycling competition between universities in “It’s a great way to get people involved with the focus of our campaign,” said Chupein, a sophomore the area. recycling and being eco-friendly,” Cristoforo in the teaching of history. “We’re not advocating one way “RecycleMania starts in February for the said. or another. It’s law now. It’s a fact of life — so what does it spring semester so that means there’s a ton of “It also helps everyone recognize how sus- mean for us? It’s here, so what do we do next?” recyclable materials that get wasted for the fall semester,” said tainability is part of a healthy lifestyle.” For more information on health care plans, visit Cristoforo, a sophomore in industrial engineering. For a list of acceptable materials for recycling, visit http://getcoveredillinois.gov/ The goal of the event is to have resident halls compete http://bit.ly/1hgjid9 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

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AWARDS Dispelling myths of who ‘bad guys’ really are Charles Hoch, professor of urban planning and policy, received the Mercy Housing Spirit of Mercy Award at a By Christy Levy reception and concert Oct. 9 at Northwestern University’s Thorne Auditorium. The “bad guys” often aren’t people who look suspicious, The award is for Hoch’s work toward “a nationally rec- cloaked in dark clothing and hiding behind bushes, says Ra- ognized model to end homelessness” as a board member of chel Caidor. Lakefront Supportive Housing. In fact, offenders in cases of interpersonal violence are often people the victim knows well. The Hummingbird’s Daughter, a novel by Luis Alberto “We watch ‘Law and Order: SVU’ and have this idea of Urrea, professor of English and distinguished professor in what victims and offenders look like,” said Caidor, assistant the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is one of five books director of the Campus Advocacy Network. “We’re trying to selected for the 2013 adult category of ILLINOIS READS, disrupt these myths.” the Illinois Reading Council’s annual statewide reading pro- UIC’s Campus Advocacy Network spreads the message gram. on campus that interpersonal violence — such as domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking or hate crimes — can happen The School of Theatre & Music received an Award of Ex- to anyone. cellence in Professional Theatre from the Illinois Theatre As- CAN staff members talk to incoming freshmen and Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin sociation. Its annual awards honor “significant contributions transfer students during orientation programs about the “People who are offenders often commit multiple acts of violence,” in promoting quality theatre throughout the state of Illinois.” services they provide: educating the UIC community about says Rachel Caidor, assistant director, Campus Advocacy Network. The award to UIC recognizes the school’s collaboration in interpersonal violence and providing survivors with the tools the association’s professional theatre auditions, which have they need to heal, Caidor said. how to recognize the signs of interpersonal violence and ways been held at UIC for five years. About 70 representatives of Part of the Women’s Leadership and Resource Center, they can intervene. Illinois theaters attend the two-day auditions each year to CAN assisted 60 members of the UIC community during “While most people are not offenders, people who are evaluate more than 300 professional actors. the last academic year. Students or employees can visit the offenders often commit multiple acts of violence before Christine Dunford, director of the school, accepted the program’s offices from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays in 802 somebody intervenes,” Caidor said. “We’re helping to raise award Sept. 21 at the association’s annual convention. University Hall for free, confidential services. awareness of ways to intervene to create a safer community “Students or staff are not committing to anything when here at UIC.” HONORS they come and talk to us,” Caidor said. Students who think a friend might be in an abusive rela- “We can talk about what is going on and what options are tionship, for example, can ask them if they feel safe in their Siva Sivananthan, professor of physics and distinguished available to them and what we can do to reduce harm, make relationship and let them know they can turn to CAN to talk professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and them feel more empowered.” confidentially about their situation, she said. Nancy Sullivan, CEO and managing director of Illinois CAN staff members help people obtain orders of protec- “If your friend treats their partner really terribly and you Ventures and executive director of UIC’s Office of Technol- tion, fill out police reports, go through the student judicial know they are using power and control to make their partner ogy Management, were included in the 2013 Crain’s Chicago hearing process and take other measures to empower them- feel terrible, you can say, ‘Listen, that’s not OK,’” Caidor said. Business Tech 50 list, which highlights Chicago area profes- selves, Caidor said. “There’s that personal relationship, which makes it harder sionals to “know about or get to know if you want the down- “Sometimes people come in to talk and process their for people to leave or intervene, but that’s what makes it easier load on money, talent, and anything else connected to local feelings and they realize they don’t want to take any action,” for people to continue the violence.” tech.” she said. “But we let them know we’ll be here when they’re For more information, visit http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/ re a d y.” advocacy PRESENTATIONS CAN provides educational outreach to teach students [email protected]

Richard David, professor of pediatrics, spoke at the Sav- ing Our Future Health Summit Sept. 14 at St. James Cathe- dral, 65 E. Huron St. The event was sponsored by the African Women’s Development Fund USA. Education program receives $1M to study impact

Julio Obelleiro (MFA ’10) and faculty members Sabrina By Anne Brooks Ranallo learn how to turn schools into adult learning environments Raaf and Daniel Sauter, both associate professors of new that attract, develop, and retain strong teachers,” said Steve media arts, presented installations at Level 2013, a free, an- A UIC doctoral program Tozer, professor of educational policy studies and head of the nual architecture and art event that showcases site specific, that prepares school princi- Center for Urban Education Leadership. experimental, interactive installations in Chicago. pals to turn around strug- Principals trained in Urban Education Leadership have led During the evening event, held Sept. 18 to 22 during the gling urban schools received nearly 80 schools in Chicago — “schools that on average out- Expo Chicago art fair, architects, designers and artists trans- a three-year, $1 million grant perform other CPS schools in improvements in attendance, formed five spaces along the Chicago River. from the U.S. Dept. of Educa- graduation rates and standardized test scores,” Tozer said. tion to further develop the “This work builds on a decade of nationally recognized Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic studies and program model and study Photo: Jenny Fontaine efforts at UIC to transform principal preparation from a con- chair of moving image arts, presented a lecture on trends in its impact on schools. Steve Tozer ventional, course-based master’s program into a four-year German cinema Sept. 29 at the Milwaukee Film Fest. The grant to the Urban continuum of aggressive, practice-based leadership develop- Education Leadership program is one of 20 awarded nation- ment,” he said. PUBLICATIONS ally — a total of $13.3 million to colleges, school districts The program received the 2012 Urban Impact Award from and nonprofit groups to support principal development. the Council of the Great City Schools for its improvement of The program, now in its 11th year of partnership with student learning, and has been featured on PBS NewsHour. Beth Powers, director of the Office of Special Scholarship Chicago Public Schools, selectively admits outstand- Tozer was notified that in November, the program will re- Programs, contributed two articles for the National Associa- ing teachers and prepares them to lead high-need urban ceive the first Exemplary Program Award from the University tion of Fellowships Advisors’ recent conference proceedings. schools. It develops their skills through leadership coaching Council on Education Administration. Tozer and a team of The articles are titled “Coping with Common Challenges: after they have taken their roles as principals. UIC education faculty plan to further document their model Strategies for Success in Fellowship Advising” and “Expand- “Most teachers in their first year of teaching have limited and disseminate it nationally through presentations. ing Access through Organized Support: the History and Pur- ability to teach low-income kids effectively. Our principals [email protected] pose of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors.” OCTOBER 30, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 11 postgraduate Learning power of community in rural India

By Christy Levy people are ultimately motivated by the same thing — a need to understand and connect Sometimes it takes going far from home to with each other. It took traveling to India, realize the importance of community. thousands of miles from home, and piloting a During her nine-month Fulbright fellow- program based on community mobilization, ship in India, Sarah Cole Kammerer lived in to really understand how important commu- a rural town without regular electricity and nity was.” refrigeration, where many different languages Kammerer, who graduated with a master’s could be heard at any time. degree in public health in May 2012, stayed “I thought I would never be able to con- in the rural town of Chakradharpur, in the nect with people from a place so different state of Jharkhand, India, from August 2012 from my home,” Kammerer said. through May 2013 to pilot a family planning “But through our conversations and inter- program. actions, I was able to see, in many ways, how Her program used participatory learning similar we really were. to bring women together as a community to “I learned and very much believe that talk about their health. Her pilot program was run in conjunction with Ekjut, an Indian nongovernmental orga- Photo: Sarah Cole Kammerer Photography nization based in the region. UIC grad Sarah Cole Kammerer spent nine months as a Fulbright fellow in India. “Jharkhand is one of the poorest states in all of India with some of the worst health in- “By planning their families, women can matters related to their health,” she said. “But dicators,” Kammerer said. reduce this risk. through my experiences, I learned how and She engaged women through storytelling, “Ultimately, we wanted to see if women why community mobilization is important.” role-playing games and other methods to were willing to discuss family planning mat- Kammerer started a new job this month: discuss health issues such as contraception, ters, traditionally very personal issues, in a senior manager for programs and community reproductive rights, cultural preferences for community setting.” engagement at Bright Pink, a Chicago non- sons, family support and safe abortion meth- Kammerer decided to get her master’s in profit that promotes early detection of breast ods. public health after working in politics for sev- and ovarian cancer in young women. Women who participated in the pilot pro- eral years in Washington, D.C. She also has a passion for photography, a gram decided to host a meeting to share what She was involved in presidential candidate skill that helped her capture memories from they learned with the community at large. Mitt Romney’s campaign in 2007, then be- her trip to India. “Regardless of where you live, there is a came a policy analyst, working on the bid for “Photography helps me tell stories,” she high risk of maternal mortality when women the 2016 Chicago Olympics, and health care said. give birth when they are young, old, high par- reform legislation. “I think that everyone has a story and I just Photo: Sarah Cole Kammerer Photography ity, or have children spaced close together,” “I realized my passion for working with try to show a glimpse into who they are.” Participants play a cause-and-effect game. she said. women in underserved communities on [email protected]

Photos: Sarah Cole Kammerer Photography Participants in the family planning program engaged through storytelling and role-playing games. “We wanted to see if women were willing to discuss family planning matters in a community setting,” Kammerer says. 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I OCTOBER 30, 2013

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Soccer keeps winning streak alive Swimming teams split By Laura White weekend competitions The soccer team hits the road today to take on By Carly Abate Oakland at 6 p.m. in Rochester, Mich. The Flames collected a come-from-behind The men’s and women’s swimming teams held strong win Friday night at Brown Field to defeat Val- against Eastern Illinois over the weekend with a men’s paraiso, 2-1, and remain unbeaten in Horizon score of 138-65 and a women’s score of 139-65. League play. But both teams fell to Indiana University-Purdue Senior Aris Zafeiratos scored the game-win- University Indianapolis; the men were defeated 121-83 ning goal and his first of the season in the 80th while the women fell short 105-99. minute to lift the Flames to their sixth straight “We set several pool records today, but came away win. with a split,” coach Paul Moniak said. “We will use that With a 5-0-0 first-place record in the Horizon as a motivational tool for the remainder of the season.” League, UIC improves to 12-3-0 overall, mark- Junior Mike Reed had a first-place finish for the ing the first time the team has won 12 of its first men’s team (1-3, 0-2 Horizon League), with a time of 15 games since 1999. Valparaiso moves to 3-6-5, 20.97 in the 50-yard freestyle. Kei Ishimaru (50.77,100 0-3-2 Horizon League. butterfly), Ryoto Kuwahara (9:49.52, 1000 free), and “We came out very well in an environment Ramiro Almaraz (4:11.34, 400 IM) also had top times that has traditionally been very difficult and cre- for the Flames. ated some positive pressure early,” head coach UIC had five second-place finishes: 200-medley relay Sean Phillips said. of Sebastian Ostrowski, Brayden Amendola, Ishimaru “Valpo, though, brought a great mentality, and Vince Errichiello with a time of 1:36.56; the 400- created some dangerous opportunities and de- free relay team of Reed, Ostrowski, Nicholas Kowaleski serves credit for being opportunistic in taking and Errichiello finished with a time of 3:09.05; and indi- their goal.” vidual finishes by Errichiello (47.89, 100 free), Ostrows- Despite strong possession in the first half, ki (52.79, 100 back) and Kuwahara (4:46.81, 500 free). the Flames fired off just four shots by senior Slo- The women’s squad (2-2, 1-1 Horizon League) cap- bodan Aleksov (3) and freshman Joel Leon (1), tured five first-place finishes, including two from Moni- while receiving two offside penalties to prevent ca Pinkus (24.33, 50 free and 1:04.46, 100 breaststroke). further opportunities. Melanie Waszak (1:56.80, 200 free), Veronica Gibson Freshman goalkeeper Andrew Putna was able (4:36.48, 400 IM) and Danel Voorhees (58.18, 100 fly) to make two key saves in the early minutes of the put up top times as well. game, before the Crusaders’ Kevin Klett came in Junior Anne Jacobsen landed a second-place finish to knock the ball past Putna in the 42nd minute Photo: Steve Woltmann in the 100 back with a time of 59.89. Gibson (5:13.55, for a 1-0 lead. Aris Zafeiratos scored the game-winner Friday against Valparaiso. 500 free) and Katherine Hare (54.73, 100 free) raced UIC began the second half with four shots in their way to second in their events. The teams of Jacob- the first 10 minutes of play, causing Valparaiso’s what we brought to the second half was the belief that we were sen, Pinkus, Voorhees and Kelsey Millin (1:48.30, 200 goalkeeper Tom Serratore to make a save against redshirt- going to find a way, which we did.” medley relay) and Erin Sivak, Hare, Waszak and Millin senior Josh Beard. UIC continued to create chances and in the With the match tied at 1-1, the Flames continued to plug (3:36.93, 400 free relay) won second-place honors. 70th minute, sophomore Kyle Lindberg netted the equalizer away and broke up the Crusaders’ passes to start their coun- Seven Flames set pool records at the meet: Kuwahara for his fourth goal of the season. terattack. After missing wide, Zafeiratos came back in the (1000 free), Reed (50 free), Almaraz (400 individual “At halftime, we spoke of a few simple adjustments and re- 80th minute to score his first goal of the season, assisted by medley), Ishimaru (100 fly), Gibson (400 individual minders about finding our success in simpler plays in the wide junior Jesus Torres and sophomore Jorge Alvarez, for the medley), Voorhees (100 fly) and Pinkus (100 breast). areas of the field and getting our backs a bit more involved in game-winner. The Flames return home to face Milwaukee at 1 p.m. the attack,” added Phillips. “The players brought those changes UIC held a 13-8 shot advantage against Valparaiso after Saturday at the Flames Natatorium. into the second half. However, the most important part of nine attempts in the second half. Basketball teams hit court Saturday for exhibition matches

By Mike Laninga The women’s team begins its season Nov. 8 with a match against St. Xavier at the Pavilion. The men’s The Flames basketball teams take on their first competi- squad opens its season against Drake Nov. 9 at the tors Saturday with back-to-back exhibition matches. Pavilion. The women’s squad faces Elmhurst Members of both squads received College at 1 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion, preseason honors from the Horizon then the men’s team takes on University See the video at League. of Chicago at 3:30 p.m. Seniors Katie Hannemann and “We have many returners from last youtube.com/uicmedia Rachel Story were voted Preseason season and the upperclassmen have First Team All-Horizon League. They done a fantastic job helping the new- were also selected to the College comers integrate into our system,” women’s head coach Re- Sports Madness Preseason First Team All-Horizon gina Miller said. “Great beginnings lead to great endings.” League. “We’ve got a group of guys that are hungry,” head coach For the men’s team, senior Kelsey Barlow was Photo: Timothy Nguyen Howard Moore said. “This group comes to work every day. picked for the Preseason All-Horizon League Second The men’s basketball team kicks off its season with an exhibition match Saturday. “We’re going to play an exciting brand of basketball.” Team.