All health equity

A woman sits in a blue sofa

April 18, 2024

Distinguished Researcher Award, Social Sciences: Claire Decoteau, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How can crises help us better understand community health inequities?

Liz Marai, associate professor of computer science at the UIC College of Engineering

April 12, 2024

Pilot research institutes kindle interdisciplinary activity across UIC

New pilot institute will tackle AI bias in health care, joining three ongoing research efforts

UIC Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum

February 15, 2024

Media Advisory: Dr. Anthony Fauci to visit UIC

Inaugural Chair Chats event features Dr. Anthony Fauci in conversation with Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda

Two women stand in front of a bookcase containing medical texts.

February 5, 2024

Making the invisible visible: New center explores equity in dementia care and caregiving 

The Center for Health Equity in Cognitive Aging will fund research, mentor faculty and connect with a national network

Physician and young patient

January 17, 2024

How to increase health equity among children  

Researchers offer policy solutions to counter structural racism affecting children’s health

9/14/2023 Odehmenan Health Equity Center Opening Reception Celebrating the opening of the Odeh Center, left to right: Dr. Amalia Pallares, UIC vice chancellor for diversity, equity and engagement; Dr. Robert Barish, UIC vice chancellor for health affairs; Donald Perrot, Potawatomi language expert; Adriana Black, director of the Odeh Center; Dr. Rhea Ballard Thrower, UIC dean of libraries, Zoë Harris, UIC PhD student; and the Pilsen-based artist who created the center’s beautiful mural, Miguel A. Del Real.

November 27, 2023

Odehmenan Health Equity Center encourages focus on Native American health

The center’s goal is to cultivate a community for students, staff, faculty, alumni and neighborhood partners.

Medical record in electronic form. Digital EMR with patient health care information. Doctor using tablet in hospital or clinic. Personal data in mobile device. Online database for healthcare history.

June 7, 2023

Electronic health records can contain bias, potentially impacting clinical trials

A lack of representation from underserved groups could impact
clinical trials

student in lab

March 3, 2022

Health equity initiatives receive funding from the American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society funds will support several research and development initiatives around cancer health disparities

June 9, 2021

New research indicates maternal adult characteristics do not predict stillbirth, early neonatal death 

Research disrupts mother-blaming narratives of pregnancy outcomes in humans

Michael Abern

May 20, 2021

Researchers use environmental data to assess prostate cancer diagnosis factors

Researchers use SEER and EQI databases to study associations between environmental quality and prostate cancer aggressiveness

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