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New BS in DHD

To the nth degree

New undergraduate degree program in disability and human development explores disability as a contextual and changing phenomena

BVIS MSI

Visualizing career opportunities

Biomedical visualization students inspire kids who are interested in both science and art at 2016 Science Works Career Fair.

Community through service

UIC physical therapy students joined thousands all over the world in giving back to their communities on PT Day of Service.

Austin Robinson and Sofia Sanchez pose for a photo with bicycle helmets on

A team to "beet"

Rehabilitation sciences doctoral student partnered up with UIC alumna and created nutritious plant-based beet bars, which can increase blood flow and lower blood pressure.

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.

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