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News, announcements and updates for and by AHS students, faculty and staff.

Nell Koneczny selected as AUCD Emerging Leaders Intern

Tamar Heller | Posted on August 16, 2018

DHD doctoral student to take on Association of University Centers on Disability virtual internship

Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Aging

Becky White | Posted on August 16, 2018

Apply for Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Aging

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar delivers SCRA Presidential Address

Jacqueline Bertucci | Posted on August 15, 2018

OT professor and department head addressed American Psychological Association Annual Convention attendees

Publication accepted: Eric Swirsky and Andrew Boyd co-author paper on smart pills technology

Erika Chavez | Posted on August 15, 2018

The American Journal of Bioethics paper highlights the downsides to this technology and how this technology could lead to deceit by the patient

Andrew Boyd pens opinion piece on EHR design

Erika Chavez | Posted on August 15, 2018

BHIS researchers calls for EHR designers to draw inspiration from well-designed websites and apps

Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson awarded a UIC Student Success Innovation Fund Grant

Erika Chavez | Posted on August 13, 2018

Award will fund activities to better support AHS students develop a deeper sense of academic and social belonging

P.E.O. Scholar Awards Opportunity

Erika Chavez | Posted on August 13, 2018

P.E.O. Scholar Awards program provides educational awards of $15,000 for women who are pursuing a doctoral level degree at an accredited college or university

PT students achieve NPTE 100 percent first-time pass rate for a second year in a row

Ross Arena | Posted on August 09, 2018

NPTE first-time pass rate for all U.S.-accredited candidates was 92 percent for the same year

AHS researchers and ICIRR selected as 2018 “Acting Up” Award recipients

Elizabeth Harrison | Posted on July 30, 2018

UIC OT researchers, in partnership with Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), were awarded $2500 from The Chicago Community Trust

2018 Association of Medical Illustrators Salon winners

John Daugherty | Posted on July 27, 2018

AHS alumni and students among the winners of this year's impressive showcase for the most recent achievements in medical visualization