All public health
April 15, 2025
Community advocacy is the focus at 16th Student-run Minority Health ConferenceThis year’s conference theme focused on community advocacy and public policy.
November 4, 2024
New UIC center will explore tools for climate equity in ChicagoNIH pilot center gathers UIC experts from five colleges
October 7, 2024
Despite medical advances, life expectancy gains are slowingAre we nearing the limit of how long we can live?
August 23, 2024
Kids now see fewer TV ads for unhealthy food and drinks, but exposure remains highStudy finds children are still exposed to over 1,000 ads a year for unhealthy foods
December 6, 2023
Unearthing pathology of recent rise in black lung diseaseResults will help pathologists diagnose a new, more aggressive form of the disease
June 30, 2023
HIV partner notification program found effective in prisonsThe first test of the model with an incarcerated population saw an increase in HIV testing and diagnosis
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