Dr. Steve Benak earned his Bachelor of Science from UIC's College of Pharmacy in 1958 and later earned his MD from UIC's College of Medicine in 1962. Dr. Benak went on to intern at Cook County Hospital. He was sworn into the United States A…
Dwight Okita earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIC in 1983. He is excited to share that his new book, THE INVENTION OF FIREFLIES: A Memoir of the Magical and the Monstrous, is being publ…
Sister Jaime T. Phelps, OP, PhD, passed away at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan on November 22, 2025. Sister Phelps earned her Master of Social Work at UIC’s Jane Addams School… Dr. Gerald David “Jerry” Harris, MD., age 78, pa…
Sister Jaime T. Phelps, OP, PhD, passed away at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan on November 22, 2025. Sister Phelps earned her Master of Social Work at UIC's Jane Addams School of Social Work in 1972. She was a theologian, pre…
We are a premier urban research university and a model for diversity and public service in the 21st century. From this stance, we find ourselves uniquely poised to meet the next century in a way no one else can. To personalize medicine; imp…
Christopher Bieniarz BS ’74, PhD ’82 spent his entire research career in pharmaceutical research and development, first at Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics Division and later in drug discovery. After retiring from Abbott Laboratories in 2003…
Jim Mowry, BS ’77 and Judi Jacobi Mowry have spent their lives shaping the careers of future pharmacists. Today, they are shaping the future of the profession with their selfless generosity in establishing two gifts to the UIC College of Ph…
As individuals, University of Illinois emeritus professors Jiri and Ana Jonas each stood out in their fields as educators and researchers. Together, they have established a philanthropic legacy at Illinois that will stand out forever. Jiri
I am a Vietnam era veteran who was honored in April 2022 to fly on The 100th Honor Flight out of Chicago's Midway Airport. It is an experience that I will never forget. All the veterans(3 WWII,11 Korean, and over 100 Vietnam Veterans) were
One where old models are upended and new ideas are sparked. Where access and excellence converge, creating opportunity for hungry students from every culture, race, socioeconomic background and circumstance. The future is our fuel, as we le…
The Credit Union 1 Scholarship gives high-achieving students access to a UIC education. Read our profiles of the scholarship recipients in College of Medicine, UIC Business, College of Engineering and Intercollegiate Athletics. In fall 2020…
Assistant Professor of Law Yelena Duterte BA ‘07, JD ‘12 remembers a Vietnam veteran who came for assistance to the UIC Law Veterans Legal Clinic, where she serves as director. He had been a “tunnel rat” in Vietnam, she recalls. He said he