College News

Ashley Brondell wins American Health Information Management Association Foundation scholarship

Amanda Krupa | Posted on January 03, 2023

Master's in health informatics student selected for national merit-based scholarship

A professional head shot of Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon Jr wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a purple long-sleeved shirt

Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon Jr. among Crain’s Chicago Business 2022 Notable Black Executives and Leaders

Sonya Booth | Posted on December 06, 2022

DHD research associate is recognized among cohort of outstanding Black business and nonprofit leaders in the Chicagoland area

David Marquez stands next to a research poster

David Marquez leads $500,000 Prevention Research Center Special Interests Projects grant study

Sonya Booth | Posted on December 06, 2022

The overall purpose is to implement interventions and solutions to reduce risk for ADRD and improve quality of life for persons with symptoms of cognitive decline

AHS Research Day returns

Sonya Booth | Posted on December 06, 2022

After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AHS students presented their work at AHS Research Day Nov. 2

Marie Lynn Miranda stands behind a podium

Marie Lynn Miranda named chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago

Posted on November 29, 2022

Miranda will take office July 5, 2023

Krista Varady in a white lab coat faces the camera. A person wearing a white lab coat is in the background.

New data on how intermittent fasting affects female hormones

Laura Fletcher | Posted on November 27, 2022

The study examines the impact of time-restricted eating on sex hormones in females

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