College News

Percent of People with Disabilities, Age 18 - 64 LivingBelow Poverty Level

UIC-based national research center receives $2.5 million grant

Sonya Booth | Posted on November 21, 2022

The funding will be used to gather and analyze new data about the participation disparities experienced by people with disabilities

Dean Carlos J. Crespo stands in Arthington Mall on the west side of the UIC campus.

Compassion and courage

Kelsey Schagemann | Posted on October 05, 2022

New dean of AHS shares his vision for the college

Being whole again

Sonya Booth | Posted on September 20, 2022

Allison Long Vest ‘04 MS BVIS creates extraordinarily realistic prostheses for injuries that damage not only the body, but the spirit

AHS students, alumni, faculty and staff pose for a group photo during the 2022 AHS fall kick-off event for new undergraduate students

AHS enrollment grows for incoming freshmen

Sonya Booth | Posted on September 09, 2022

First-year undergraduates enrolled in AHS for fall 2022 showed a 21.7% increase over last year

BHIS and UIC Department of Pathology team up to offer clinical informatics fellowship

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 29, 2022

The fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Khorizon Dunn awarded first Biomedical Visualization Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 28, 2022

BVIS student wants to use her skills and training to educate underserved communities about public health

Carlos Crespo stands in front of a colorful wall mural

Carlos Crespo appointed next dean of the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 12, 2022

Appointment pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, effective Aug. 15

A graphic illustration depicts one individual standing behind another individual who is seated in a wheelchair, as well as several dollar bills floating

Nexus Project focuses on racial bias and equity in disability employment

Sonya Booth | Posted on July 11, 2022

The project helped launch collective to break the persistent link between disability and poverty and finally achieve economic justice for disabled Americans

UIC leaders celebrate the 55th & Pulaski Health Collaborative, a comprehensive clinical care center at 5525 S. Pulaski Road, with partners at a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 20, 2022.

UI Health 55th & Pulaski Health Collaborative opening fall 2022

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 29, 2022

The clinic will offer PT, OT, disability and nutritional services by AHS faculty, staff and students

Bo Fernhall appointed dean of the UMass Boston Manning College of Nursing and Health Science

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 23, 2022

AHS dean to take on new role at UMass Boston August 15

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar named a 2022-23 University Scholar

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 16, 2022

OT professor and head is internationally recognized for her community-based participatory research in the Latinx community

A group of five individuals stand holding two copies of the UIC University of Mohammed Premier agreement

New health informatics collaboration between UIC and University of Mohammed Premier

Sonya Booth | Posted on June 13, 2022

BHIS faculty are working with other UIC colleagues on a new collaboration in clinical informatics with University of Mohammed Premier in Oujda, Morocco

American College of Sports Medicine to present its highest awards to Bo Fernhall and Charlotte “Toby” Tate

Sonya Booth | Posted on May 27, 2022

This will be the first time two leaders from the same college and university have received top honors at an ACSM meeting

Head shot of smiling Rooshey Hasnain wearing a black turtle neck and eye glasses.

Service in learning

Sonya Booth | Posted on May 10, 2022

Students use their classroom-acquired knowledge about disability studies for a real-world project with a community organization

Amanda Montoney head shot against a brick wall

Amanda Montoney named 2022 UIC Student Employee of the Year

Sonya Booth | Posted on April 26, 2022

DHD student organizes online and in-person tutoring sessions as ASAP tutor administrator

UIC students and faculty team up to study demographics, health risk factors and behaviors, and other factors for health professional students.

A research study by, for, and about UIC health professions students

Jacqueline Carey and Sonya Booth | Posted on April 19, 2022

Study measures demographics, health risk factors and health behaviors, and other factors for health professional students

Meet the 2021 AHS Alumni Awards winners

Sonya Booth | Posted on March 22, 2022

AHS is proud to honor four alumni who are forging award-worthy contributions

Sandra Sufian publishes book on the social history of disability and difference in American adoption

Sonya Booth | Posted on March 22, 2022

The book, published by University of Chicago Press, took over 11 years to complete because of its scope and complexity

AHS Gives

Sonya Booth | Posted on March 17, 2022

AHS faculty and staff lead by example

Whitney Harris wins 2022 Provost’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award

Sonya Booth | Posted on March 14, 2022

Kinesiology adviser recognized for exemplary skill in academic advising and a commitment to student success