Medical Definition of PHYTONUTRIENT. : a bioactive plant-derived compound (as resveratrol or sulforaphane) associated with positive health effects. a bioactive plant-derived compound (as resveratrol) associated with positive health effects.
Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago area, having approximately 28,000 students enrolled in 15 colleges.
In the 2015 U.S. News & World Report's ranking of colleges and universities, UIC ranked as the 129th best in the national universities category. The 2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked UIC as the 18th best in the world among universities less than 50 years old. UIC competes in NCAA Division I Horizon League as the UIC Flames in sports. The UIC Pavilion is home to all UIC basketball games.