News Archive

• Sandra Sufian receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant

  Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  DHD professor wins grant for the creation of health humanities portraits as case studies

• Can you burn calories while sitting at a desk?

  Wednesday, December 20, 2017

  A new study suggests that continuous movement while sitting may increase metabolic rate more than standing at a desk

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  High schoolers make the rounds at AHS

  Monday, December 11, 2017

  Nearly 100 sophomores from Roberto Clemente Community Academy visited AHS to learn about career opportunities in health-related fields

• AHS staff members presented with campus-wide awards

  Friday, November 17, 2017

  Two staff members in the College of Applied Health Sciences were honored for outstanding job performance

• Guiding self-care for patients with heart failure

  Tuesday, November 14, 2017

  Andrew Boyd is part of a team of clinicians, researchers and scholars working together to fight high hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure

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  AHS sets $15 million IGNITE campaign fundraising goal

  Friday, November 3, 2017

  AHS aims to continue to drive discovery, serve the Chicago region and beyond, and empower a new generation of students

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  Urban garden shows students big picture

  Thursday, October 26, 2017

  When preparing dishes in class, nutrition students can point to their shared backyard on Taylor Street, which houses one of the college’s new and most important "classrooms"

• Physically active white men at high risk for plaque buildup in arteries

  Monday, October 16, 2017

  Deepika Laddu is the co-author of the new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings