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Linking body size and prostate cancer risks
Monday, March 20, 2023
New research from SPH's Vincent Freeman is exploring how men with elevated body mass indexes may be at heightened risk for prostate cancer and earlier metastases of tumors.
Coal miners walk together after a work shift.
Modern coal miners suffering higher fatality rates from lung diseases
Monday, March 6, 2023
Coal miners have significantly increased odds of death from lung diseases compared to the U.S. general population, and this disparity has also worsened over time with modern miners facing greater risk than their predecessors.
SPH professor co-authors national policy statement on healthy work
Monday, February 13, 2023
SPH's Preethi Pratap is one of several national experts arguing for just, equitable and healthy economic development of decent work.
Students listen to a presentation by their teacher in a CPS classroom.
UIC partners with school districts on violence prevention
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
A new program at SPH aims to help schools optimize their violence prevention strategies, in the wake of the largest surge in school shootings over the last two decades.
Global health water project wins international award
Monday, January 30, 2023
Sola Maji, led by the UIC School of Public Health and the Safe Water and AIDS Project in Kenya, is bringing solar-powered clean drinking water to people across the African nation.
NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
Monday, January 23, 2023
The UIC School of Public Health will examine how harm reduction strategies can be implemented in rural settings across Illinois, including in areas hit hard by the opioid epidemic.