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“Our university is building momentum, and it's all because of you.” Thank you, and welcome back, Flames!
#BackToSchool #HelloFlames #UIC #ThisIsUIC #Chicago
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UIC is leading the nation's LARGEST voluntary monarch butterfly conservation effort 🦋🌱
Learn more: today.uic.edu/uic-led-monarc…
#ThisIsUIC #UIC #Chicago #Conservation #Monarchs
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AI is reshaping how scientists explore big questions and uncover answers. Argonne and @thisisUIC are launching new projects in AI, computing and science to accelerate discovery and train the next generation of researchers - bit.ly/4wIqfP9
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⚽️🔥 Who is UIC cheering for in the @FIFAWorldCup?? Future Flame Nico is on the case!
#WorldCup #2026WorldCup #Soccer #FIFA #ThisIsUIC @UICFlames @UIC_MSOC @UIC_WSOC
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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.
#ThisIsUIC #UICAlumni #Graduation2026 #UIC
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You didn't notice but...the last four years flew by in an instant ❤️
#ThisIsUIC #UIC #Chicago #UICAlumni #UICGrad
ALT You didn’t notice but…
ALT this was your last time in the arena
ALT your last time in THOSE red chairs
ALT but never your last time as a UIC Flame.
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ALT A graduation cap with a bedazzled UIC logo
ALT A grad cap that says “carpe diem- seize the day”
ALT A grad cap with butterflies and green flowers that says “the princess and her degree”
ALT A grad cap that says “para mis abuelas que llegaron sin nada, ‘83 ‘76, #first gen”
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Tried to freeze the moment, but the school year still came to an end 🕰️
#ThisIsUIC #UIC #Chicago #ClassOf2026
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ALT UIC grad smiles with diploma
ALT UIC grads embrace
ALT UIC grad stands in graduation regalia
ALT UIC grad is thrown into the air in celebration by family and friends
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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: today.uic.edu/margarita-aran…
#UICAlumni #ThisIsUIC
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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 today.uic.edu/yonik-perez-fi…
#ThisIsUIC #UICAlumni #Graduation2026 #UIC #Chicago
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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: today.uic.edu/emily-manzo-ui…
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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
ALT UIC Nursing students take the pool plunge.
ALT UIC Nursing students take the pool plunge.
ALT UIC Nursing students pose for photos after the plunge.
ALT UIC Nursing students hold up pennants after taking the plunge.
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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 today.uic.edu/see-the-winnin…
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Cellulose synthesis? No problem for this 7-year-old 🧠
#ThisIsUIC #UICResearchMatters #ResearchMatters #Chicago #UIC
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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.
🔗today.uic.edu/uic-marks-arbo…
#ThisIsUIC #UIC #ArborDay #Chicago
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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 today.uic.edu/two-in-one-tre…
#UICResearchMatters
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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 today.uic.edu/podcast/life-c…
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A little slice of nature in the heart of Chicago. Happy Earth Day, from UIC 🌎❤️
#EarthDay2026 #EarthDay #UIC #ThisIsUIC #Chicago
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