College News

Margret Amatayakul head shot with greenery in the background

Margret Amatayakul gives AHS its largest donation to date

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on October 05, 2017

Alumna and AHS Advisory Board member believes that its important to remember where you start

Tina Chase leading the post-role playing exercise discussion in a room full of students sitting around round tables

PT students workshop ethical dilemmas, partner with Malcolm X College

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on September 26, 2017

Students collaborate to address ethical dilemmas commonly faced by physical therapists

Can a picture replace 1,000 words of the electronic medical record?

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on September 20, 2017

Andrew Boyd believes visual thinking has the potential to improve healthcare delivery

Aerial view of the UIC west campus with the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan in the background

AHS attracts record number of students

Sonya Booth | Posted on September 15, 2017

Over 2,000 students call AHS their academic home

Grabiner stands behind a podium as he is addressing a seated crowd

Mark Grabiner honored with Borelli Award

Sonya Booth | Posted on September 01, 2017

The Borelli Award is the American Society of Biomechanics' highest honor, which recognizes outstanding career accomplishment and exemplary research in biomechanics

Taylor Trapp, Emily Snyder and Rachel Bradley with the Award of Merit they received from the Foundation for Physical Therapy for raising over $6,000 in the 2016-17 VCU-Marquette Challenge. Their fundraisers included a PT Prom and an orientation boat party

PT students win national fundraising competition

Sonya Booth | Posted on August 18, 2017

UIC team received an Award of Merit in the 2016-2017 VCU-Marquette Challenge sponsored by the Foundation for Physical Therapy

Leading lady

Sonya Booth | Posted on August 14, 2017

Kelly Tappenden new head of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition

Glenn Hemann leans on an ATU mobile unit which is parked in a parking lot

Life hack

Sonya Booth | Posted on August 11, 2017

For more than 25 years, the Assistive Technology Unit has maximized individual independence through person-centered therapy, design and engineering

Rhonda Atallah leads a group of Muslim girls in a group exercise

Healthy habits

Kelsey Schagemann | Posted on August 11, 2017

Alumna Rhonda Atallah helps adolescent Muslim girls find empowerment through health and exercise

Phyllis Bowen sits next to a piano in her home library

Launching a legacy

Kelsey Schagemann | Posted on August 11, 2017

Professor emerita gives back to the department she helped put on the map

Two undergraduate students stand in front of their research poster while one of them explains the posters findings to a woman who is facing them.

Undergrads focus work on Latina breast cancer survivors

Francisca Corona | Posted on May 18, 2017

Cantoral worked on two projects to improve Latina women’s breast cancer outcomes

First in class

Sonya Booth | Posted on May 11, 2017

The first AHS bachelor’s degrees are awarded in two new undergraduate programs: rehabilitation sciences, and disability and human development

Krista Varady in research lab wearing white coat and another researcher in the backdround

Can you fast while dieting?

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on May 01, 2017

Alternate-day fasting diets are just as effective as diets that restrict calories every day, Krista Varady and fellow researchers report

Shane Phillips co-PI on new $420,000 NIH grant

Sam Hostettler | Posted on April 26, 2017

Grant to fund study that may uncover link between youth binge drinking and cardiovascular disease

Ricardo Ramirez wins 2017 Riddle Prize

Christy Levy | Posted on April 25, 2017

Incoming OT student wins one of UIC's top undergraduate honors

Felecia Williams wins 2017 Silver Circle Award

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on April 25, 2017

Since 1966, the award has been presented to some of UIC’s best teachers. But what makes the award especially meaningful is its selection committee: the graduating seniors

Rehabilitation sciences student Korynna Pepin leads a group of children in an exercise session.

Distant holiday, local impact

Sonya Booth | Posted on April 22, 2017

Students participate in activities at event that celebrates local children and the effort to keep them healthy and happy

Grad students (from left) Vineeta Ram and Kathryn B. Duke work on the PRIDE project with researchers Rooshey Hasnain and Mansha Mirza.

Supporting refugees with disabilities

Christy Levy | Posted on April 21, 2017

Helping link refugees who have disabilities with job and entrepreneurship opportunities

Esther Ng wins Vizzies People's Choice award

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on April 19, 2017

Second-year BVIS student is the winner of a national competition hosted annually by the National Science Foundation and Popular Science magazine

Image of woman's hand holding a smart mobile phone

More ‘mHealth’ studies needed to improve health care outcomes

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on March 14, 2017

Study coauthored by Spyros Kitsiou shows that mHealth interventions could help diabetic patients self-manage their conditions and control their glucose levels