People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often overlooked by the business world. So UIC researchers are training them to become business owners themselves.
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…
Lynn Curylo’s four seasons as an outfielder for UIC Flames softball included 201 wins, three conference championships and a trip to the Women’s College World Series. Now Curylo, ’98 BS KINES, ’00 BS…
Several LEND trainees attended the 2016 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. The three-day conference, April 10–13, provided useful information on policies and their impact on the disability community. IL LEND trainees had the…
Prior to coming to IDHD, Miguel Morales was a program manager for HIV/AIDs and obesity prevention programs. While completing a Master’s in Public Health at UIC, Miguel focused on Epidemiology because of his…
The University of Illinois at Chicago received a five-year, $4.3 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Administration for Community Living to establish a new, multi-institutional center…
