The interdisciplinary team behind Creating AI-Enabled All-Health Team Data Fabric, co-led by BHIS professor Andrew Boyd, has won the American Medical Informatics Association’s Patricia Flatley Brennan Award for Informatics Team Science. CAIDF integrates…
A newly released assessment of U.S. kinesiology doctoral programs has ranked UIC’s PhD in Kinesiology and Nutrition seventh overall. The three-year evaluation, conducted by the National Academy of Kinesiology, is based on data…
For some people, the effects of COVID-19 don’t end when the infection clears. Months or even years later, routine activities like standing for long periods, socializing with friends or completing a normal day…
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, three PT faculty members were honored at the Illinois Physical Therapy Association’s 75th anniversary celebration at Society 57 in Aurora. Visiting clinical instructor Oliver Rivera won the Clinical…
The University of Illinois Chicago has been designated an age-friendly university by the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a consortium of higher-education institutions that promote healthy aging and enhance the lives of older adults.…
A UIC study led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady found that time-restricted eating may be a safe, effective tool to control blood sugar in adults with Type 1 diabetes. “This is the first study to…
Beginning in fall 2026, AHS will offer a new joint degree program combining the Master of Science in Health Information Management and the Master of Science in Health Informatics. Graduate students who complete…
In collaboration with the World Food Prize Foundation, AHS cohosted the inaugural Illinois Youth Institute, an event that engaged high school students in important conversations and experiential learning focused on the future of…
For most students pursuing advanced degrees in occupational therapy, it may be several years before their names appear in a peer-reviewed journal or professional publication. Once these students become licensed and registered occupational…
On April 13, AHS partnered with City Colleges of Chicago at a health science event for high school students through Chicago Public Schools’ Department of Early College and Career Education. The event offered…
As a transfer student from Miami, Brianna Guerrier came to UIC looking for more opportunities. Now a senior pursuing a BS in Nutrition, she has channeled those opportunities into action: deep engagement in…
For today’s young adults interested in nutrition, parsing through the barrage of online information for real evidence and hard science can be a challenge. But KN clinical assistant professor Sofia Cienfuegos ’18 MS…
AHS’ doctoral occupational therapy programs are among the best in the country, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools. The list, released April 7, includes overall rankings that…
Toi Johnson's Schweitzer project was inspired by nutrition-related diseases in her community and her belief that children need nutrition and culinary education early in life.
Each year, the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research awards outstanding representatives of the UIC community whose drive to solve problems and expand knowledge creates local and global impact. Those who…
New scholarship will support MS or PhD students in Rehabilitation Sciences and DPT students who are working with a PT faculty mentor to explore new research.
