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Influenced by artists like René Magritte and Piet Mondrian, ���������������� alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.Jackson, B.S. ’20, has already made great strides in photography after graduating with a degree in journalism and a concentration in photojournalism from the School of Media and Journalism in the College of Communication and Information. The recent alum has had photos featured twice in the New York Times and recently landed a photography position at Airbnb. Jackson had an interesting journey before ...

Congratulations to assistant professor Catherine Meredith on being awarded a See Chicago Dance Critical Writing Fellowship. The second annual See Chicago Dance Fellowship took place in collaboration with dance scholars and writers in from the United States, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.K. centered around the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, an annual festival held in Durban, South Africa.  Two of Meredith's writings were selected for publication on the See Chicago Dance website. Her article "Crossing Borders from the Convenience of a Couch" refl...

A research group in the College of Arts and Sciences at ���������������� is searching for potential treatments for men who have suffered spinal cord injuries and hope to regain bladder control and sexual functions. Associate Dean Lique M. Coolen, Ph.D., a neuroscience professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a three-year, $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs to continue her ongoing pre-clinical research of spinal cord injuries. This is Coolen’s second award from the U.S. Department of Defe...