Admissions Quick Links Heading link Copy link Graduate icon Programs Check icon Apply Envelope icon Financial Aid Public health in action at UIC Heading link Copy link Learn more about our degrees Students and faculty at work in communities Heading link Copy link UIC exceeds half a billion dollars in research funding for first time Tuesday, September 12, 2023 The School of Public Health earned the second-most funding across UIC, and SPH's Lisa Powell was recognized as one of the top earners of research funding. DrPH student recognized as a rising leader in public health Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Tooka Zokaie, California Dental Association senior health policy analyst, was named to the de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health. SPH Alum Calls for Extreme Heat Protections for Workers in Scientific American Monday, September 11, 2023 Jessica E. Martinez is co-executive director of the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health and earned her Master of Public Health at the UIC School of Public Health. SPH alum named acting commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Fikirte Wagaw earned her MPH from the School of Public Health in 1994 and will now lead the public health department in the nation's third-largest city. SPH alum serves on UIC medical care team for migrants Monday, August 14, 2023 SPH alum Sara Izquierdo is part of a team of UIC students and faculty providing clinical care for migrants arriving in Chicago. Are drug-checking services useful to people who use drugs? Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Researchers with SPH's Community Outreach Intervention Projects teamed up with colleagues at the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work to study the need for awareness of drug mixtures with fentanyl.