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AHS faculty shape national standards in exercise

Faculty members from the Department of Physical Therapy and the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition have contributed to the newly released 12th edition of the ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

UIC’s OT and PT programs earn top ranks from U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report ranks AHS’ graduate degree programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy among the best in the nation. The publication’s 2025 list of best graduate schools, released April 8,…

Elizabeth Papautsky

Elizabeth Papautsky awarded National Cancer Institute grant

Elizabeth Papautsky, assistant professor in the department of biomedical and health information sciences, has been awarded $150,000 in research funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The two-year, RO3 grant will explore patient…

John Coumbe-Lilley wearing a blue UIC Flames shirt

John Coumbe-Lilley recognized for service to UIC Athletics

Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition clinical professor John E. Coumbe-Lilley was recently recognized by UIC Athletics for serving as interim director of intercollegiate athletics in fall 2024. Presented with a framed jersey, signed…

Giamila Fantuzzi holds one end of a horizontal banner that reads

AHS faculty stands up for science

Several AHS faculty members joined hundreds of researchers and concerned citizens in Federal Plaza on March 7 for a Stand Up for Science rally. Events were held nationwide calling on policymakers to defend…

EXITO members wearing yellow shirts in front of a yellow background

Igniting success

New program trains undergraduate students to address health disparities and build careers.

BUILT team wearing blue shirts posing together in the UIC teaching nutrition garden

Family health from the ground up

The BUILT program promotes sustainable routines around food, sleep and movement.

Larry Voss and Carol Gill at a protest, both sitting in wheelchairs. Carol Gill is holding a sign that says

A life’s work

Carol Gill and Larry Voss are remembered for advancing disability rights, scholarship and pride.

Family Support Research and Training Center launches new podcast

The Family Support Research and Training Center in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences has launched the first episode of their new podcast, “Family Support Stories.” This podcast amplifies the voices and…

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