Alisa Velonis, MPH, PhD, as the new Director of the CoE-MCH, is dedicated to training the next generation of MCH practitioners. Dr. Velonis has spent nearly two decades working in public health and community-based settings.
Monica Padilla, a double major in public health and biological sciences and a member of UIC’s Honors College, is UIC’s 2024 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate. The award is given to seniors – just one from each college…
A new University of Illinois Chicago research center will gather experts from public health, medicine, engineering, urban planning and biological sciences to measure these health impacts and test nature-based interventions such as green…
Read our guide below to learn more about the 38 presentations that will be led by School of Public Health faculty, staff, and students. If you’re attending APHA, be sure to stop by…
SPH, in conjunction with IDPH, developed a report that highlights the scope of health issues disproportionately faced by people experiencing homelessness and the need to increase health-promoting interventions.
Diane Howard, Ph.D., FACHE has been named the 2024 UIC School of Public Health Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Howard will be honored at an awards ceremony and reception at the Driehaus Museum on November 7, 2024.
The Health Career Fair was hosted by Resources and Programs for Increasing Diversity in Health Professions in Illinois in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Metropolitan Chicago at UIC’s School of Public Health.
Congratulations to Soumya Sahu, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics on being one of the recipients of the 2024 Dean’s Scholar Fellowship, a one-year, non-renewable award presented by…
Black Maternal Health Week is recognized annually from April 11-17. We spoke with Dr. Larelle Bookhart, Assistant Professor about her work to improve maternal health outcomes for Black mothers and birthing persons across the country.
