SPH's Black Lung Clinic receives a $6M HHS grant to support care and compensation for coal miners, along with nearly $700k to study best practices and protocols for treating black lung disease.
The University of Illinois Chicago amassed $490.7 million in research funding during fiscal year 2025, including $35.3 million at the School of Public Health. Leading the funded projects is the new Climate Center for Health Excellence.
Presented by the UIC International Advisory Council’s Research & Scholarship Committee, this honor recognizes faculty whose internationalization efforts far exceed expectations.
UIC SPH is proud to celebrate five students and alumni being named to the de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 Under 40 in Public Health list. The award recognizes leaders who are advancing health equity, driving innovation, and strengthening communities.
SPH is proud to be leading 41 presentations, panels, discussions, and awards at the nation's preeminent public health conference, APHA, in Washington, DC.
For 10 weeks, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) mobile examination center set up in the Illinois Medical District. UIC SPH was able to tour the center and learn about the tests behind this publicly available health data.
After nearly a century, an epic tradition returned to Chicago–a river swim through downtown. And UIC assistant professor Abhilasha Shrestha and her students helped make it possible.
New research from SPH found that Black men who live in neighborhoods with high rates of violent crime have elevated levels of cortisol in their hair. Cortisol is a measure of chronic stress.
Nearly half of US counties do not have obstetricians and gynecologists. Research findings suggest that three decades of laws targeting abortion providers have resulted in this shortage and have obstructed access to women’s health care.
UIC SPH's work on the Data Ambassadors Program and the Healthy Work Initiative's Worker Protection Program contributed to two National Association of Counties Awards for Cook County.
