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Susan Magasi leads research project to help cancer survivors manage their illness and treatment

Sonya Booth | Posted on December 10, 2020

The research project is one of a few looking directly at the intersection of cancer and disability

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Kharma Foucher wins Orthopaedic Research Society's 2021 Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award

Sonya Booth | Posted on November 11, 2020

KN researcher is honored for her exceptional contributions, sustained commitment to mentorship and activities that advance inclusive excellence

DHD receives grant to create post-secondary education program for people with intellectual disabilities

Sonya Booth | Posted on November 11, 2020

The grant will fund a Model Comprehensive Transition and Post-Secondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

DHD receives grant to create post-secondary education program for people with intellectual disabilities

Sonya Booth | Posted on November 11, 2020

The grant will fund a Model Comprehensive Transition and Post-Secondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Annual Health Tech Jam successfully switches to virtual event

Lori Botterman | Posted on November 11, 2020

Fifty students participated in the four-day event and a dozen student-led teams proposed creative solutions using technology to change health care in the community and the world

OT department wins Bridge to the Faculty fellowship

Sonya Booth | Posted on November 02, 2020

The program is designed to attract underrepresented postdoctoral scholars with the goal of a direct transition to a tenure-track junior faculty position after two years

Renee Taylor to lead a project to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Chicago

Sonya Booth | Posted on October 29, 2020

The study received a $1.2 million grant from the Skokie-based Walder Foundation

UIC Teaching Nutrition Garden wins a Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award for the fourth year in a row

Sonya Booth | Posted on October 26, 2020

Award-winning video of the garden placed second in the institutional catergory of the online competition

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Andrew Boyd name fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association

Sonya Booth | Posted on October 19, 2020

Fellows are recognized for their excellence in informatics skills and knowledge, achievement and leadership, and commitment to the AMIA

Gail Fisher ILOTA Honorary Lifetime Member Award

Gail Fisher receives Honorary Lifetime Member Award from the ILOTA Executive Board

Sonya Booth | Posted on October 15, 2020

Occupational therapist recognized for lasting and sustained impact on occupational therapy in Illinois

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Half of breast cancer survivors had delays in care due to COVID-19

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on August 24, 2020

Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky is the co-author of the paper that reports the results of an online questionnaire

Renea Lyles tends to the Nutrition Teaching Garden at the Applied Health Sciences Building. Lyles is the garden manager and a culinary nutrition instructor.

Renea Lyles designs online curriculum to empower students in their home kitchens

Carlos Sadovi | Posted on August 24, 2020

Nutritionist reinvents the garden in an online format

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Solutions expert

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 30, 2020

Health informatics alumnus Raja Talati uses IT to improve health care

Growing closer with distance

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 15, 2020

A physical therapist and client strengthen their relationship while practicing social distancing

New study shows two daily fasting diets are effective for weight loss

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on July 15, 2020

Krista Varady led group of UIC researchers in the study

Students develop COVID-19 resource in Spanish

Maria Larson | Posted on July 12, 2020

The factsheet has been disseminated widely across the U.S.

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Sandy Sufian receives Public Voices Fellowship

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 08, 2020

The University of Illinois fellowship is part of a prestigious national initiative to change who writes history

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Fabricio Balcazar is named a 2020 University Scholar

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 23, 2020

Disabilities scholar is recognized for excellence in research, scholarship and teaching

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

World renowned rendering

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 15, 2020

BVIS alumnus Dan Higgins helped create the COVID-19 image seen around the world by millions

Black Lives Matter sign prominent in front of a crowd

Statement from the UIC Department of Occupational Therapy on racial justice

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar | Posted on June 11, 2020

The UIC Department of Occupational Therapy is committed to social justice