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We recommend using the latest version of IE11, Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Skip to the content of this page, the main menu, Google Translate, the site search form or go to the the site home page Founded in 1964, the Department of Chemistry of the University of Illinois at Chicago is an internationally recognized center of excellence both in research and teaching. Our department offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and the Teaching of Chemistry, as well as a Bachelor of Arts option in Chemistry. All of the BS degrees are certified by the American Chemical Society. Our highly active graduate program, which is one of the largest in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, encompas*es a broad range of research areas, including the traditional sub-disciplines (An*lytical, Bio, Education, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry) as well as several new interdisciplinary areas, including chemical biology, nanotechnology, and neurochemistry. • 27 research active faculty across all disciplines mentor 145 PhD graduate students. • Out of 243 Chemistry Departments nationwide, we are the 30th best in Federal Funding. • We are the 39th highest ranked department in publication productivity (out of 243 nationwide). • Developed Prezista (darunavir), which led to the most successful patent in U. of I. history. • Currently funded by the NIH, NSF, US Army, American Chemical Society and many others. • A Tier-1 Research University according to the Carnegie Foundation. • The largest University in the U. of I. system with ~2,000 faculty, ~31,000 students, and a budget of $2.095 billion ($348 million for research). • UIC currently has ~1000 active federal grants. • One of two Tier-1 Research Universities in the nation designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution • The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine is the Our own Don Wink demonstrating fluorescence chemistry for prospective UIC students!