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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) believes that research is fundamental to the success and mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago and it’s students, faculty, staff, and postdocs. We strive to grow, promote, advance, and safeguard research at UIC by conducting world-class research that advances the field of knowledge both locally and globally.
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Announcements and Events
The Regulation of Cancer Cell Death by Extracellular Matrix Attachment
Spring Symposium in Neuroscience: Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders using genetically-engineered human brain organoids by Helen Bateup, University of California, Berkeley
Modeling neurodevelopmental disorders using genetically-engineered human brain organoids
Workshop: Digital Humanities in Practice: Project Development and Digital Pedagogy
UIC Research News
Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new study
Pediatrics raises $20k for childhood cancer research
UIC names rising data scientist to TransUnion endowed professorship
Go bald for children’s cancer research
UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cells
Wednesday: Expanding access to cancer clinical trials in Illinois
UIC researchers involved with new ‘game-changing’ DOE facility
Grant funds UIC study on access to early childhood education in Illinois
Closely spaced hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions
UIC report examines black population loss in Chicago
Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans...
As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the natural world now equals or exceeds those of natural processes, according to scientists.
NSF awards UIC $1.5M for new data science institute
A multidisciplinary team of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to form a new data science institute.
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key...
About 10% of the world population suffers from migraine headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. To alleviate migraine pain, people are commonly treated with opioids. But, while opioid treatment can provide temporary pain relief for episodic migraines, prolonged use can increase the frequency and severity of painful migraines.
UIC, IDPH receive $9.5M for maternal outcomes improvement project
A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Department of Public Health improve maternal outcomes in Illinois.
UIC researchers awarded $1.7M from HUD
The University of Illinois at Chicago received $1.7 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to study lead and other household health hazards. The funds will support two different projects in Illinois communities.
UIC’s Samuel Dorevitch, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the School of Public Health, will be awarded up to $1 million through the Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program. Through the Lead Technical Studies Program, UIC’s Apostolis Sambanis, adjunct assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the School of Public Health, will be awarded up to $700,000.
OVCR Facts
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225->1 ROI OVCR has invested $2 million over the last two years in the Research Resources Center (RRC) which has generated $550 million in total awards
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1564 FY 2017 Awards received by sponsor type
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$1-> $14 For every $1 invested in Campus Research Board Intramural Funding, $14 are received in extramural funding