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Education behind bars with Rhea Ballard-Thrower: How can learning transform the lives of incarcerated individuals?
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Grace Khachaturian sits down with Rhea Ballard-Thrower, professor of law and dean of libraries at UIC, to share about her work teaching incarcerated individuals — a mission rooted in her belief in education as a catalyst for transformation.
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Study with Snacks for Finals
Monday, November 17, 2025
The University Library’s Undergraduate Engagement Program presents Study with Snacks. Take a break from studying for finals or study in a new space! UIC students may take 2 snacks and 1 drink of…
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New workshop series: Optimizing searches and identifying retracted literature
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
This hybrid in-person and online workshop series is designed to help researchers, clinicians and information professionals improve their ability to find and evaluate evidence.
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Jan 26 2026

Adopting, Adapting, and Creating OER

Monday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
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Jan 28 2026

Creating Biosketches for NSF & NIH using SciENcv

Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
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Jan 28 2026

Lunch with a Librarian: AI Literacy Basics

Wednesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Richard J. Daley Library, Rm. 1-470
Jan 28 2026

Evaluating Your OER

Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
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