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KN professor Zhenyuan Song's group has published a new original research paper in the American Journal of Physiology-GI & Hepatology

Zhenyuan Song | Posted on April 25, 2025

2025 UIC Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA) Recipients from BVIS

Leah Lebowicz | Posted on April 24, 2025

Call for proposals: Civic Engagement Research Fund Awards

Sam Theno | Posted on April 22, 2025

Sajad Askari and Yochai Eisenberg publish new study validating Project Sidewalk

Yochai Eisenberg | Posted on April 21, 2025

Position Available – Clinical Instructor, Disability and Human Development (ATU)

Angelica Martinez Perez | Posted on April 17, 2025

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Jan 9 2025

Spring College of Nursing YOGA

1/9/25, 4:00 pm–5/8/25, 4:00 pm

College of Nursing

Apr 25 2025

UIC Counseling Center Services and Resources presentation

Friday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm

Apr 25 2025

Informed Consent for Vulnerable Populations in Clinical Research: Balancing Protection, Access, and Equity

Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Apr 28 2025

Enhancing Quality in the Translational Research Workforce Conference (EQuaTR)

Monday, 7:00 am–4:00 pm

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Feinberg Pavilion)

Apr 28 2025

An Ethnographic Look at Inclusive Dance and Dancers with Intellectual Disabilities by Sydney Erlikh

Monday, 9:30 am–10:30 am

204 DHSP

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Congratulations to our Kinesiology and Nutrition s

Congratulations to our Kinesiology and Nutrition students who participated in the Undergraduate Research Forum on Monday! As part of UIC Research Week, we're thrilled to showcase the incredible research efforts of our talented students. Swipe through to meet some of the bright minds who are pushing boundaries and making a difference in their fields.

And a big congratulations to ALL of our student researchers, including those not pictured here, for your hard work and dedication to advancing knowledge in kinesiology and nutrition!

We also appreciate the faculty mentors who guided and supported students throughout their research journeys.

Pictured:
Martyna Czyzowicz: "Comparison of Physical Activity and Social Cognitive Theory Variables Between Caucasians and African Americans with Multiple Sclerosis" (Faculty Advisor: Robert Motl)

Ellie Gasso: "Suicide Rates in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Student-Athletes: An 11-Year Analysis" (Faculty Advisor: Karrie Hamstra-Wright)

Aarya Patel: "Do Physical and Cognitive Functions Differ Between African Americans and Caucasians with Multiple Sclerosis?" (Faculty Advisor: Robert Motl) 🏅 2024 Helen Barton Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship Winner

Bhumi Patel: "A Pilot Study of Time-Restricted Eating Among Pregnant Females with Obesity" (Faculty Advisor: Lisa Tussing-Humphreys)

Peter Pawluczuk: "The Importance of Mental Health in Sports Medicine and Athletics" (Faculty Advisor: Meredith Wekesser)

Mariana Pinto: "CEREBRO Study: Physical Activity Programming for Older Latinos With Memory Concerns" (Faculty Advisor: David Marquez)

Sara Restrepo: "Facilitating Remote Physical Activity Interventions for Older Latinos: Challenges and Solutions" (Faculty Advisor: David Marquez) 🏅 2024 Helen Barton Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship Winner

Christian Vasquez: "The Impact of the BUILT Family Lifestyle Program on Child, Youth, and Adult Resilience" (Faculty Advisor: Eduardo Bustamante) 🏅 2024 Helen Barton Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship Winner

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKinesiology #UICNutrition #UICResearchWeek #UndergraduateResearch #Kinesiology #Nutrition

Earth Day 🌍 was Monday, Wellness Wednesday shou

Earth Day 🌍 was Monday, Wellness Wednesday should be Wednesday, and yes, we know it’s Thursday… but time is a construct and we’re living on our own schedule. Wellness waits for no calendar!

We're spotlighting recycling efforts ♻️ ways to volunteer at local food banks, and tips for staying safe when exercising outdoors as the weather warms up.

Scan the QR codes to get the goods!

#WellnessWednesdayOnAThursday #WellnessWednesdayish #closeenough #EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKINES #ExerciseScience #UICKinesiology #Kinesiology #KinesiologyMajor #Kines #SustainableUIC #wellnesswednesday

Finals coming up? Procrastination creeping in? Tr

Finals coming up? Procrastination creeping in?

Try these 3 quick and powerful tips to kickstart your productivity.

You’ve got this, Flames! Let’s finish strong!

#flamesfinishstrong

Check out how we're driving discovery at our resea

Check out how we're driving discovery at our research labs and centers open house as part of #UICResearchWeek2025! Meet #UICAHS researchers, view demonstrations and learn how you can get involved! For more info, visit link in bio.

Congratulations class or 2025! Celebrating you on

Congratulations class or 2025! Celebrating you on all your achievements at AHS Awards Night. 🎓

#uicahs

Another round of applause for Dr. Meredith Wekesse

Another round of applause for Dr. Meredith Wekesser, another one of our winners of this year’s Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence!

Chosen by graduating students, this award honors faculty who go above and beyond - supporting, guiding, and inspiring students in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for being a true role model and champion for student success!

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKINES #ExerciseScience #UICKinesiology #Kinesiology #KinesiologyMajor #Kines #sportpsych #sportpsychology

At #UICAHS commencement on May 9, Karrie Hamstra-W

At #UICAHS commencement on May 9, Karrie Hamstra-Wright will be presented with the Silver Circle Award for Excellence in Teaching. This recognition, given annually since 1996 to one faculty member from each of @thisisuic’s colleges, is awarded by the graduating seniors. Hamstra-Wright has won the award four times since 2008. Full story link in bio. #UICKN #UICKINES #UICProud

A round of applause for Renea Lyles, one of our wi

A round of applause for Renea Lyles, one of our winners of this year’s Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence!

Chosen by graduating students, this award honors faculty who go above and beyond - supporting, guiding, and inspiring students in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for being a true role model and champion for student success!

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #RegisteredDietitian #NutritionResearch #NutritionScience #RD2Be #RD2B #NutritionStudent #UICNutrition #TeachingExcellence #ExcaliburAward

For this week's #wellnesswednesday we're gearing u

For this week's #wellnesswednesday we're gearing up for Earth Day on April 22nd! 🌍 UIC is leading the way in campus sustainability initiatives. Scan our QR codes to discover how you can reduce your carbon footprint and learn about UIC's climate commitments.

Don't forget to check out tips on including essential minerals in your diet!

We're also wrapping up our recycling efforts here at PEB by May 1st, so donate any last-minute items like sneakers, water bottles, sports balls, used batteries, and markers/pens before then! ♻️ Together, let's make every day Earth Day! 🌎💚

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKINES #ExerciseScience #UICKinesiology #Kinesiology #KinesiologyMajor #Kines #RegisteredDietitian #NutritionResearch #NutritionScience #RD2Be #RD2B #NutritionStudent #UICNutrition

In this special interview, we sit down with Jae Ji

In this special interview, we sit down with Jae Jin Pak to celebrate 15 years of impactful work at DHD!

As a Research Associate II and Coordinator of Community Education at IDHD, and the Self Advocacy Training Mentor for IL LEND, Jae Jin is a true champion for disability rights, leadership development, and cross-community collaboration. His decades of advocacy—from ending gender-based violence to uplifting immigrant and disabled communities—continue to inspire change across Illinois and beyond.

Join us for Access Praxis with @poojapittie, a sel

Join us for Access Praxis with @poojapittie, a self-taught painter and fiber artist based in Chicago. Hosted by @mcachicago and @bowchicago, this annual event brings disability culture to life through conversation and creative making.

Tuesday, April 15
6–7:30 PM
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
https://go.uic.edu/AccessPraxis_Pittie

Pittie’s work explores the relationship between a slowing body and an active, curious mind. Her art weaves personal memories, disability experience, and cultural heritage.

Access: ASL and audio description available. Contact accessibility@mcachicago.org or call 312-397-4076.

Last Friday, our Kinesiology Club hosted their ann

Last Friday, our Kinesiology Club hosted their annual Fit4Life event at the UIC Student Recreation Facility! The highlight? A Faculty vs. Students Volleyball Game that brought our community together for some friendly competition and wellness fun... and the students brought the WIN!🔥🏐

Sorry, faculty... there's always next year. 😉

Huge shoutout to Kinesiology Club, Pre-PT Club, and Exercise is Medicine on Campus for organizing a night of fun, fitness, and friendly competition.

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKINES #ExerciseScience #UICKinesiology #Kinesiology #KinesiologyMajor #Kines #futurephysicaltherapist #exerciseismedicineoncampus #exerciseismedicine

#UICOT is #UICProud to be the highest-ranked progr

#UICOT is #UICProud to be the highest-ranked program at UIC, with a #3 ranking in the country according to 2025 U.S. News and World Report of best graduate programs.

This is truly a testament to the amazing faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the occupational therapy department. Thank you all for your energy, creativity, and hard work.

#OTMonth #USNewsandWorldReport #OccupationalTherapy #UICAHS

Join us for the opening of Survival of the Sickest

Join us for the opening of Survival of the Sickest, a solo exhibition by @3artschicago / @bowchicago resident artist Lillian Heredia. This exhibition will open on April 17 and run until May 2. Survival of the Sickest challenges binary ideas of fitness, health and worth by considering how those deemed “unfit” — the sick, the disabled, the othered — persist and adapt. Through visual storytelling grounded in biology, @lilliheredia draws connections between evolution, religion, and personal experiences of pain and caregiving.

About Lillian Heredia: Lillian Heredia (she/her) is a 3Arts/Bodies of Work Resident Artist whose work explores religion, sustenance farming, chronic pain, and motherhood through her background in biology. Based in Chicago, her art has been exhibited at venues like the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and SAIC Galleries, and she has received recognition through the Presidential Merit Scholarship, Pinnacle Awards, and Comfort Station’s Artist to Watch series.

Access: CART and visual descriptions will be provided. For questions, please contact Libby Evan at levan26@uic.edu.

Join us for a live information session featuring M

Join us for a live information session featuring MS in #HealthInformatics alumna Alison Dougherty! The Alumni Spotlight Information Session will begin at noon CT via Zoom on April 17. RSVP: go.uic.edu/HI-HIMAlumniSpotlight

Save the date! 📅 Link is in our bio.

Save the date! 📅
Link is in our bio.

Congratulations to Dr. Dalmina Arias, OTD, OTR/L,

Congratulations to Dr. Dalmina Arias, OTD, OTR/L, on being selected as one of six national AOTA RISE Diverse Leaders Program (DLP) Scholars — a leadership initiative funded by The Sandra Hoskins Legacy Foundation, dedicated to advancing future growth and innovation within the occupational therapy profession.

The RISE DLP supports emerging leaders from historically underrepresented communities committed to transforming the future of the OT profession. As a Scholar, Dr. Arias will lead an initiative that partners with rural and urban community organizations and schools across Illinois to introduce students to the power and possibility of occupational therapy. With a vision to open doors for students who are historically underrepresented in the OT profession, Dr. Arias is creating pathways into OT that have often been inaccessible to many. Her work seeks to inspire the next generation of diverse leaders within the profession — equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue careers in occupational therapy and make a meaningful impact in their communities.

Dr. Arias is honored to join a dynamic network of leaders and changemakers dedicated to building a more just, inclusive, and representative future for the OT profession.

#AOTARISE #DiverseLeaderScholar #OccupationalTherapy #OTDiversity #RepresentationMatters #OTAdvocacy #HealthEquity #Leadership #AOTA #UICOT #ProudUICOT #OTmonth

We are kicking off #OTMonth strong at #AOTAInspire

We are kicking off #OTMonth strong at #AOTAInspire25 !! Students, faculty, and alumni attended the annual conference in Philadelphia, PA over the weekend and had a blast! @aotainc

Special shoutout to our presenters and attendees for representing us well. We are so proud to know you as leaders in the field.

#OccupationalTherapyMonth #UICProud #UICOT #AOTA #AOTF

Happy #WellnessWednesday! Time for some digital S

Happy #WellnessWednesday!

Time for some digital Spring Cleaning! 📱When was the last time you decluttered your phone? This week, we're diving into how tidying up your apps can boost focus and even increase physical activity! Scan our QR codes for tips on cleaning and refreshing your tech, plus easy ways to spruce up your diet.

Let's declutter together! #SpringCleaning

#EveryBodyBetter #UIC #UICProud #UICAHS #UICKINES #ExerciseScience #UICKinesiology #Kinesiology #KinesiologyMajor #Kines #RegisteredDietitian #NutritionResearch #NutritionScience #RD2Be #RD2B #NutritionStudent #UICNutrition

Join us in honoring the life of Ruth George. 🌸

Join us in honoring the life of Ruth George. 🌸

Ruth George was a bright, kind, and passionate kinesiology student whose life was senselessly taken in 2019 - a tragedy that deeply impacted our UIC community.

On April 8 from 1–3 PM in the Quad, join Delta Epsilon Mu, AARCC, and WLRC for a celebration of life to remember Ruth, honor her legacy, and raise awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Multiple organizations will be present to share resources, support, and solidarity.

All are welcome.

#SAAM #RememberRuth

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