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Liz Peterson quoted in article about fear of falling

Erika Chavez | Posted on January 18, 2024

OT scholar reveals the number one worry among older adults

Kruti Acharya named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Erika Chavez | Posted on January 18, 2024

DHD researcher and clinician recognized for having made a meritorious contribution to the field of intellectual disability

Brain Plasticity Lab awards and accolades

Sangeetha Madhavan | Posted on January 17, 2024

Congratulations to BPL members!

Chancellor's Student Service and Leadership Awards 2024

Rae Joyce Baguilat | Posted on January 17, 2024

Nominations are now open and can be submitted by UIC students, faculty and staff

Liz Peterson invited to join NCOA Committee charged with creating the 2025 National Falls Prevention Action Plan

Liz Peterson | Posted on January 11, 2024

Members will create a plan to serve as a framework for action for fall prevention efforts across the U.S.

Krista Varady is quoted in article on the growing push to legalize raw milk

Erika Chavez | Posted on January 11, 2024

Despite public health officials warning about the dangers of drinking raw milk, more and more states are legalizing sales

Akemi Nishida is the leading author of a chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology

Akemi Nishida | Posted on January 09, 2024

Akemi Nishida is the leading author of "Power as control/Power as resistance and vision: Disability and gender in psychology (and beyond)" in the Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology.

UIC Department of Physical Therapy is ranked No. 1 by Academic Analytics for a fifth year in a row

Ross Arena | Posted on January 09, 2024

Department at top of "health promotion, kinesiology, exercise science and rehabilitation" discipline scholarly research index

Eduardo Esteban Bustamante is senior author of paper published in PLOS ONE

Eduardo Esteban Bustamante | Posted on January 09, 2024

The study tests sex and race/ethnicity disparities in ST by period of day in a representative sample of U.S. youth

INTERNS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, JUNIOR FACULTY, & POST-DOC LEARNERS: Interested in developing as a Physician-Scientist or Scientist? Apply for NIH/LMSA LIDEReS in Research Seminar in Puerto Rico April 2024! *travel award provided to recipient*

Call for travel award applications: NIH/Latino Medical Student Association LIDEReS in Research Seminar

Kharma Foucher | Posted on January 08, 2024

Interns, residents, junior faculty and post-doc learners: Interested in developing as a physician-scientist or scientist? Apply for NIH/LMSA LIDEReS in Research Seminar in Puerto Rico April 2024

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