All news releases
August 9, 2012
UIC Study Examines Exercise and Weight Loss for Older Adults with OsteoarthritisUIC researchers have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the effectiveness of two community-based health promotion programs for older adults with osteoarthritis.
August 8, 2012
Two UIC Students Win Public Service ScholarshipsTwo University of Illinois at Chicago students who plan careers in the public sector have been named recipients of the McKelvie Scholarships for Government Service.
August 6, 2012
More Education, Socioeconomic Benefits Equals Longer LifeDespite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s.
August 6, 2012
UIC College of Nursing Joins Rwanda Human Resources for Health ProjectA group of nursing instructors from the University of Illinois at Chicago will spend the upcoming school year teaching off-campus — in Rwanda.
August 1, 2012
ALS Patient Receives Device to Aid Breathing Without VentilatorThe University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System is one of only a dozen hospitals nationwide to implant in ALS patients a device shown to help them live longer without a mechanical ventilator. A 41-year-old Chicago woman had the surgery on July 27.
July 31, 2012
SATURDAY: Children’s Hospital Hosts Free Back-to-School Health FairChildren’s Hospital University of Illinois will host a free back-to-school health fair offering school physicals, vision screenings and health counseling.
July 24, 2012
Is Ovarian Cancer Linked to Ovulation?Could ovulation be the link to ovarian cancer? A researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy hopes to see if ovulation increases a signaling pathway that transforms cells of the ovary or the Fallopian tubes into ovarian cancer.
July 19, 2012
U of I Board Seats Student TrusteesKenneth Thomas, UIC Honors College senior majoring in political science, was among three students seated to serve on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees for 2012-13 at a ceremony Thursday at the board’s July meeting in Chicago.
July 19, 2012
Lift and Shift: Shoe Insole Helps Stroke Patients Relearn BalanceA simple shoe insole can help stroke patients learn to rebalance their body weight and avoid dangerous falls.
July 19, 2012
UIC Doctoral Student To Study South African XhosaJochen Arndt, University of Illinois at Chicago doctoral student in history, has been awarded the International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council to study the South African Xhosa ethnic identity.