Author Archives: Editor
UIC’s Great Cities Institute Launches Latino Research Initiative
The Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago is launching a Latino Research Initiative, which will build off longstanding work studying how to best tackle some of the… Read more
Triton College and Pace Bus Launch Program for Free* CDL Permit Training
Triton College and Pace Bus are pleased to announce their partnership to provide a free CDL Class B commercial driver’s license permit course for the next generation of professional bus… Read more
Chicago Nonprofit HACE Launches HACE United Campaign
The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) is proud to announce the launch of its HACE United Campaign. The campaign, which will run from September to December, is seeking to raise… Read more
The Illinois Public Health Institute Receives Funding to Improve Physical Activity and Nutrition
The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) received $888,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first year in the five-year State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program…. Read more
Aetna Better Health® of Illinois Provides $12.7M to Improve Health Outcomes in the State
Better Health® of Illinois, a CVS Health® company (NYSE: CVS), delivered more than $12.7 million in value-based care incentive payments to several community health centers in Illinois. The funds will help the… Read more
Illinois HIV Care Connect’s Health Beyond HIV Campaign Offers Advice
Illinois HIV Care Connect introduces its Health Beyond HIV Campaign. Through website and social media content, the campaign will feature information that can help persons living with HIV to avoid… Read more
Anthropology as a Mainstay in Mexico’s Search for its Roots
By: Daniel Nardini Despite the economic prosperity of Mexico under then President Porfirio Diaz, much of Mexico’s population, especially its native peoples, remained deeply impoverished. Social and class inequalities were… Read more
The Blossoming of the Anthropological Study of Mexico’s Native Peoples
By: Daniel Nardini Long lost in the tropical rain forests for centuries in the southern Yucatan peninsula, the great Mayan pyramids were being rediscovered by both American and Mexican archaeologists… Read more
The Beginnings of Anthropology in Mexico
By: Daniel Nardini The beginnings of modern anthropology (the scientific study of non-western peoples) in what would become Mexico started in the 18th Century, and even then this work was… Read more
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou Revel in all the vibrancy and diversity of the Latino community as we kick-off Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. From parades to theatre… Read more
