University of Illinois Chicago

A major research university in the heart of one of the world's great cities.

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“Our university is building momentum, and it's all because of you.” Thank you, and welcome back, Flames!

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🎓Meet 2026 grad Quinn Basta.
Follow the student trustee on the @UofILSystem Board of Trustees, Business Student Advisory Board president and @uicusg chief of staff as he prepares to take the stage and address his peers at commencement.
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You didn't notice but...the last four years flew by in an instant ❤️

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Caps off to all of this year's grads 🎓📚

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Tried to freeze the moment, but the school year still came to an end 🕰️

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To the Class of 2026: It's not goodbye, it's see you later ❤️

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🎓Meet 2026 UIC grad Margarita Arango. As president of the Student Advocacy Coalition, Margarita helped UIC students meet with legislators in Springfield and D.C. She will return to UIC in the fall for her master’s degree.
Learn more: https://t.co/Sc3ICDF9tq
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🎓Meet 2026 UIC grad Yonik Perez. In addition to rebuilding the Running Club, Yonik was a leader for other finance students like himself.

Learn more https://t.co/thdt14uhLM

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🎓Meet 2026 UIC grad Emily Manzo. Emily brought UIC's Native American community together through her leadership in the Native American Support Program, and she's not done yet. She will return to UIC for her PhD, continuing to learn and to lead.
Learn more: https://t.co/aKyMBD5fxq

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@UICnursing @UIHealth @UIC_Alumni Learn more on UIC today here: https://t.co/N9x0QZvioX

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💦 Graduating with a SPLASH 💦
For over 40 years, @UICnursing's graduating class has taken the plunge into their future, scrubs and all.
#ThisIsUIC #UIC #Chicago #NursingPoolJump #Graduation2026

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📸 Punk culture, a spider cadaver, a copper mine in Ecuador. This is UIC research. The Graduate College and @uiclibrary's Image of Research competition showcases the breadth of student research at UIC. Explore this year’s winners and honorable mentions at https://t.co/ZV3VqNpp3U

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Cellulose synthesis? No problem for this 7-year-old 🧠

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U 🤝 UIC. As it should be.

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UIC did things a little differently this #ArborDay🌳While the national observance calls for planting trees, UIC instead released thousands of lady beetles and lacewings, beneficial to the 3,600+ trees UIC already has.

🔗https://t.co/BnwtIXUR9d

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Takeshi Shimamura, associate professor of surgery in @uiccom, sees cancer as a many-headed monster: adaptive and relentless. But with a new treatment, an "undruggable" lung cancer is now effectively being targeted.

Learn more at https://t.co/0VLVYEQpAn…

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Gholdy Muhammad, professor in @UIC_CollegeofEd, has a framework for both teaching and living. On the "This Is UIC" podcast, Muhammad shares this framework, a guide for building a resilient mindset in uneven times.

Learn more @ApplePodcasts, @Spotify and https://t.co/WgfUQTiCqR

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A little slice of nature in the heart of Chicago. Happy Earth Day, from UIC 🌎❤️

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🛗 When your professor has just an elevator ride to explain their research…Hear UIC's Researchers of the Year explain their research — in a campus elevator. Learn about all #ResearcheroftheYear awardees: https://t.co/BHyFlL5y2O
#UICResearchWeek #UICResearchMatters #ThisIsUIC

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🚀Today starts #ResearchWeek at Chicago's only public research university! To celebrate, get involved with events throughout the week, from the undergrad research symposium to the Researcher of the Year awards at https://t.co/ynoYn0CWmC
#UICResearchWeek #UIC #ThisIsUIC

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🎨 For the last two years, students graduating this spring from UIC’s MFA program have painted, filmed, built and created in their studios above UIC Gallery 400.

Visit https://t.co/4tZrANfIH3 to learn more, and view their work at Gallery 400 through May 9!

#ThisIsUIC #Exhibit