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Vanessa Oddo is lead author of paper published in the Journal of Nutrition

Erika Chavez | Posted on January 03, 2024

Team finds that higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with lower odds of depressive symptoms in pregnant women

Small business consulting opportunity for kinesiology and nutrition students

John Coumbe-Lilley | Posted on January 02, 2024

Book a consulting session to discuss small business opportunities

Invitation to NIA-funded CHECA Scientist Program

Tanvi Bhatt | Posted on January 02, 2024

UIC’s new Center for Health Equity in Cognitive Aging (CHECA) is looking for early career investigators who are interested in a career development program that includes pilot funding.

Mohan Zalake receives support from Microsoft Accelerating Foundation Model Research (AFMR) initiative

Mohan Zalake | Posted on January 02, 2024

BHIS researcher to receive access to state-of-the-art AI models from Microsoft and $20,000 in Azure credits

Spring 2024 important dates

Eileen Doran | Posted on January 02, 2024

View important dates and deadlines for students

Liz Peterson is the co-author of an article published in Injury Epidemiology

Elizabeth Peterson | Posted on December 21, 2023

Authors call for better data on the causes and circumstances of older adult fall deaths

Simona Stankevicius receives fall 2023 Advisor on Fire award

Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson | Posted on December 21, 2023

Advisor on Fire recognizes professionals in an undergraduate advising or coaching role that are doing an awesome job

Ross Arena is lead author of pandemic inactivity study published in The American Journal of Medicine

Erika Chavez | Posted on December 19, 2023

Study authors further assess the relationship between social vulnerability and the prevalence of physical inactivity at the county level

Study led by Krista Varady cited in Newsweek article about water fasting

Erika Chavez | Posted on December 19, 2023

The study was conducted by a group of UIC researchers who looked into the efficacy and safety of prolonged fasting

Experiential Learning Opportunity for kinesiology students! We are actively looking to bring on two students for spring and summer for the BUILT (Be unstoppable in life together) Program.

KINES experiential learning opportunity: BUILT Program

Eduardo Esteban Bustamante | Posted on December 15, 2023

Great opportunity for students to serve the Chicago community and make a direct impact all while earning experiential learning credit towards their kinesiology degree

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