All public health
March 27, 2023
Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deathsNew study looks at death rates in seven states with recreational cannabis dispensaries
October 31, 2022
UIC grant will increase public health ‘boots on the ground’ in underserved areasGrant will support 57 Master of Public Health students
October 26, 2022
HIV, AIDS training center at UIC goes national with help of $3M grantCenter will use funds for training in patient care
January 10, 2022
Center dedicated to improving worker health awarded $7 millionNIOSH funds UIC Center for Healthy Work for five more years
December 2, 2021
Are pandemic-related stressors increasing young women’s vulnerability to STIs?$2.6 million NIH grant funds UIC microbiome research in Kenya
December 1, 2021
Research reveals new evidence that sugary beverage tax impacts are sustainable, effectiveTax in Seattle shows long-term reduction in demand and added sugars sold
May 26, 2021
UIC part of statewide project to test wastewater for potential COVID-19 outbreaksSARS-CoV-2 can be detected in wastewater before COVID-19 is detectable in humans
February 18, 2021
Heroin, fentanyl fuel rising mortality rates in opioid deathsUIC/CCDPH report shows increased deaths among Black residents, lower hospitalizations, deaths among Latinx residents
February 10, 2021
UI Health opens community vaccination site, leads Chicago in providing shots for phase 1BUIC launches mass vaccination site at Credit Union 1 Arena
December 28, 2020
Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealedStudy is published in JAMA Network Open.