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MS in Kinesiology

Our Clinical Exercise Physiology concentration prepares you to become an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist

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Angela Odoms-Young and project participants

Working together for healthier families

Faculty and students in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences are partnering with a Chicago community agency to encourage healthy lifestyles for Latino youth with disabilities and their families. The project, Familias…

Krista Varady in nutrition lab

Researcher develops diet to to lose weight by fasting

Krista Varady knows a good way to lose weight: fast. Varady, associate professor of nutrition in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences, developed a diet called alternate-day fasting that sheds pounds and…

Clive Pai, professor of physical therapy; Researcher of the Year

Teaching older adults to prevent falling

Clive Pai makes older adults trip and fall, but it’s for their own good. Strapped safely into a harness, they stride along a special walkway in Pai’s Clinical Gait and Movement Analysis Lab.…

Sangeetha Madhavan in front of Brain Plasticity Lab equipment

New stroke research combines brain stimulation, gait training

“After a stroke, almost 60 percent of people are not able to walk independently,” says Sangeetha Madhavan, assistant professor of physical therapy in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences. Madhavan, director of…

Professor Tim Koh in nutrition lab

Fighting the complications of diabetes

Nearly 30 million Americans are living with diabetes, a life-altering disease that affects how the body uses blood sugar. The many complications of diabetes include damage to the tissues of the foot. When…

Kinesiology students mix fun, fitness

"It's more than just a club—it's a lifestyle!" is a motto for the Kinesiology Club, an organization for students in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences.

Cirque du Soleil perfomers in action

Frequent flier

Stacey Magiera '16 BS KINES on being an acrobat, performing with Cirque du Soleil and overcoming her fear of heights.

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar and project participants

Working together for healthier families

Working with the community, AHS occupational therapists and nutritionists bring healthy lifestyles to Latino youth with disabilities.

Elizabeth Peterson

Teaching excellence

2016 Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient Elizabeth Peterson believes that context, not just content, matters.

Hammel Joy

Joy Hammel selected as a 2016 University Scholar

Occupational therapy professor Joy Hammel views her 2016 University Scholar award as an honor — and an opportunity. The UIC University Scholars Program, now in its 32nd year, honors faculty members for superior research…

ScreenABLE attendee holding a sign that reads

Empowering women with disabilities

Turning research into community action: that’s the story behind ScreenABLE Saturday, a wellness fair for women with disabilities.

Image of Progress in Medicine cover

Ross Arena appointed as co-editor-in-chief of journal

Ross Arena, professor and head of the department of physical therapy, is co-editor-in-chief of the first international journal dedicated to P4 medicine, an individually focused approach to health care. “Progress in Preventive Medicine,”…

Patricia Positano; Project ATLiS

Developing leaders in assistive technology

Working to bridge the gap and train elementary, middle school and high school educators to be leaders in assistive technology interventions, assessments and policies.

Activity guidelines committee

David Marquez to advise on new federal physical activity guidelines

Associate professor of kinesiology David Marquez has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve on the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. Comprised of 17 nationally recognized…

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