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April 2016
UTC Event: Green Commuting Options for Healthcare
Recently-completed research identified ways the healthcare industry could become more “green” by improving transportation options for staff. Learn what drives commuting options and more April 21 at the final Spring 2016 Seminar Series event hosted by the Urban Transportation Center. The presentation will be led by Ning Ai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy, and is open to all. The event begins at noon and will be held in CUPPA Hall Room 110. Visit -- https://utc.uic.edu/utc-2016-seminar-series/
Find out more »May 2016
A conversation with French-African film curator Claire Diao and director Alice Diop from the associations Quartiers Lointains and Siniman Films
French-Burkinabe film journalist and curator, specialized in African and French-african cinemas, Claire Diao is correspondent for Screen Africa (South Africa) and writes for SoFilm, Le Monde Afrique, Bondy Blog and Courrier International (blog L’Afrique en films). In 2015, she launched AWOTELE, a Panafrican online film critic magazine. She also regularly curates films series and moderates cinema panels worldwide and is in the process of setting up a professional online platform to connect filmmakers and film festivals from Africa and the…
Find out more »Making the West Side – Public Forum and Reception
Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:30a-6:00p Jane Addams Hull-House Museum 800 S Halsted St., Chicago Please join Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for a day of conversations exploring the history of Chicago's West Side and it impact on present day neighborhoods. Making the West Side: Community Conversations on Neighborhood Change is a year-long project funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities that will bring together scholars, activists, neighborhood residents, and other stakeholders to investigate the history of neighborhood change on Chicago's…
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September 2016
Mexicans in Chicago: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Louise Año Nuevo Kerr
Event Photos Summary A special one-day conference Student Center East Cardinal Room Space is limited. Lunch will be provided. Please register here. September 16, 2016 8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Breakfast 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome 9:15 - 10:00 Opening Keynote 10:15 - 12:15 Mexicans in Chicago before 1945 12:15 - 1:45 Lunch 1:45 - 3:45 Mexicans in Chicago since 1945 4:00 - 4:45 Closing Keynote 4:45 - 5:00 Closing Dr. Año Nuevo Kerr was a pioneering scholar in…
Find out more »UTC Event: Policy Impact of Shared Mobility
Managing the adoption and integration of new and emerging mobility innovations to achieve a successful new transportation paradigm is a defining issue of our time. Learn about development of several mobility plans for cities and transit agencies to consider at the first Fall 2016 Seminar Series event hosted by the Urban Transportation Center at UIC. The presentation will be held September 29 and will be led by Joe Iacobucci, Director of Transit for Sam Schwartz Consulting. The event begins at…
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