University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago (also called UIC ) is a state university in Chicago in the US state of Illinois . With approximately 25,000 students, it is the largest college in Chicago and the second largest college in the University of Illinois system.
history
The origins go back to the founding of the Chicago Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1858 , the College of Pharmacy in 1859 and the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1882. These institutions were combined in 1890 in the University of Illinois.
Course offer
The range of courses includes, among other things
- Applied Health Sciences
- Architecture and arts
- Humanities and natural sciences
- Engineering
- medicine
- Public health
- pedagogy
- pharmacy
- maintenance
- Social Work (Jane Addams College of Social Work)
- Urban Planning and Public Affairs
- Economics
- Dentistry
- Graduate college
- Honors College
Sports
The UIC sports teams are the Flames . The university is a member of the Horizon League .
Personalities
- Carol Moseley Braun , the first African American Senator
- Daniel J. Bernstein , American cryptologist and programmer (including qmail )
- Janina Gavankar , actress
- Shel Silverstein , poet (studied at UIC for a year)
Web link
Commons : University of Illinois at Chicago - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Coordinates: 41 ° 52 ′ 18.8 " N , 87 ° 38 ′ 57.3" W.