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New UIC brand rollout: Access and Excellence (Un)Locked

I attended UIC’s new brand workshop hosted by UIC Strategic Marketing and Communications and branding agency Ologie. The session previewed the university’s updated brand system, which will begin rolling out campuswide this fall.…

Sign Up for Free Global Accessibility Awareness Day Events

Dear Colleagues, Thursday, May 21, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD celebrates digital accessibility because more than one billion people worldwide have disabilities. This year’s theme is about refining your digital accessibility skills.  Accessibility remains a…

New UIC email brand signature

If you haven’t already done so, please update your uic.edu email signature: https://marketing.uic.edu/other-resources/email-signature/ so that it is in line with UIC brand standards. Instructions for updating email signatures across various operating systems are…

AHS publications digest: Apr. 27 – May. 11

Kristi L. Kirschner kkirschn@uic.edu Cliff BQ, Sinha S, Cross DA, Hickey E, Kirschner K, Caskey R. Medicaid Disenrollment Among Young Adults With and Without Complex Medical Conditions. JAMA Pediatr. 2026-05-01. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6326. PubMed PMID: 41697678 Citation in REDCap PMC12910459. Scholar…

Jo Wagner honored as an Advisor on Fire!

Jo Wagner was recently recognized by the UIC advising community as an “Advisor on Fire,” an honor awarded to advising professionals who consistently go above and beyond in their dedication, support, and service…

Student sits on outdoor steps wearing a navy graduation cap and gown, gold honor cords, and a red UIC stole.

HIM Program Celebrates First Freshman-Admitted Graduate

The Health Information Management program is celebrating a significant milestone with the graduation of Sajith Jacob, the first student admitted directly as a freshman to complete the HIM program. The HIM program has…

Video Accessibility (Updated Tip Sheet)

Dear Colleagues, I have an updated version of the Video Accessibility Tip Sheet. This version features more information, resources, and a new section on transcripts.   This tip sheet includes: Definitions of captions,…