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Growth happens through conversation, reflection and the willingness to keep learning. UIC Human Resources Organizational Development invites you to join our September professional development webinars designed to help UIC employees build skills, strengthen connections and support a thriving workplace culture. All sessions are virtual and free unless otherwise noted. Visit the Human Resources training calendar to explore course details and register.

Listen to story summary Dirk Morr, a physics professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has developed a quantum imaging strategy that uses superconductors (materials that conduct energy without losing any) like tiny projectors. His research appears in Nature Physics. Morr’s discovery was a long time coming — he’d been waiting to prove it for 20 years. “I don’t know if ‘blessed’ is the right word, but it’s a very cool accomplishment,” Morr said.

Recycle university-owned and personal electronics during the Campus Electronic Recycling Collection. Any electronic equipment belonging to the university must be disposed of in accordance with University of Illinois Business and Finance Equipment Disposal procedures. All you need to do is bring your paperwork and your items to the collection location.

UIC men’s soccer plays its regular-season home opener against DePaul University on Thursday, Sept. 3. Flames Field is located behind the Physical Education Building, 901 W. Roosevelt Road.

New to UIC? Returning for another semester? You’re invited to a panel featuring current students who share their experiences as disabled students at UIC and what they’ve learned along the way. Dis/Orientation: DCC Student Panel Thursday, September 3, 2-3 p.m. BSB 231 and on Zoom. Featured student panelists: Venus (they/them), Black studies Rowan (he/him), biomedical engineering And more students.

Please join the UIC School of Public Health Global Health Program on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at noon in SPHPI Room 160 for our first global health event of the academic year as part of the Public Health Unpacked series. Our annual kickoff launches a new year of global health events, activities, opportunities and community-building within the School of Public Health.

Join the Equity in Engineering Program, Women in Engineering Programs, and Women’s Leadership and Resource Center to learn more about PERSIST(Σ), discover what’s planned for fall 2026 and connect with student organizations. Featuring keynote speaker Mary L. Smith, an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation whose journey from mathematics and computer science to law led her to become the first Native American woman to serve as president of the American Bar Association.

Visit the Fall Involvement Fair to explore more than 200 student organizations, community service partners and campus departments. Find organizations based on your interests, connect with student leaders and discover new ways to make UIC feel like your community. There’s no need to register — just stop on by!

Landon Doke (left) gets help from his father Adonis during move-in day. (Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC) Listen to story summary For many of the 3,681 students moving into one of UIC’s 10 residence halls this school year, one of the hardest decisions was what to bring from home.

Please register to receive the Zoom link and a recording of the session. Digital accessibility is essential for effective communication with colleagues and students and is also a UIC campus policy. This one-hour webinar will introduce graduate students to UIC resources and tools for creating and reviewing accessible documents and teaching materials, including PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, Google Workspace files, Outlook emails, and Microsoft Word documents.