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Associate Vice President for Safety & Security Eric M. Heath.

Eric M. Heath Talks Campus Safety, Security Alerts, and Changes to the Lyft Program

By Amy Ma / February 27, 2024
Associate Vice President for Safety and Security Eric M. Heath discussed recent initiatives in campus safety and transportation undertaken by the department.
University President Paul Alivisatos.

Paul Alivisatos Talks Student Safety, Free Expression, and Hyde Park Relations

By Naina Purushothaman / November 13, 2023
Alivisatos spoke about the reduction in Lyft rides, recent protests on campus, and the state of the Hong Kong campus amid geopolitical turmoil.
A UCPD vehicle.

University Officials Float Further Lyft Ride Cuts in Webinar Following Robberies

By Arjun Mazumdar / October 30, 2023
Heath discussed expanding UCPD and potentially scaling back the Lyft program further.
Screenshot of Lyft mobile app.

University Scales Back Lyft Ride Smart Program

By Eric Fang / September 29, 2023

The University has scaled back the Lyft Ride Smart Program for the 2023–24 academic year, according to an email sent to Chicago-based students by Michele Rasmussen, dean of students in the University,...

The ramp at the entrance of Regenstein Library.

Reg, Hutchinson Commons Evacuated Following Police Report of Armed Person

By The Maroon Staff / April 25, 2023
At 7:39 p.m., the Chicago Police Department’s communications division told The Maroon that the threat was “non–bona fide.” The University later confirmed that there was no evidence of a shooting.
International Students Weigh in on Campus Safety Over a Year After Fatal Shootings

International Students Weigh in on Campus Safety Over a Year After Fatal Shootings

By Sabrina Chang and Tian Tian Xu / April 24, 2023
Over one year ago, Yiran Fan and Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng were killed in tragic shooting incidents near campus. Since then, students and faculty have rallied for better safety but have taken different approaches to the issue.
The UCPD Headquarters.

University Campus Alert System Expands Automatic Enrollment to Text

By Naina Purushothaman / January 26, 2023
Students’ phone numbers collected from the University’s two-factor authentication systems will now be used by the cAlert system.
The Institute of Politics building on South Woodlawn Avenue

IOP Staff Sent Home Following Bomb Threat

By Nikhil Jaiswal and Emma Janssen / October 18, 2022

Content warning: This story mentions threats of violence.  The University of Chicago Institute of Politics (IOP) told student staff not to enter the building Tuesday afternoon after the institute received...

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