Welcome Babatunde Olowokure, MD, MPH, PhD as the new Associate Dean for Global Health and Professor in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. With 35 years of global health leadership, we are excited to have him join SPH.
Fostering the next generation of public health leaders with its pilot program, Chicago Public Health Innovators, UIC SPH exposes high schoolers to public health, leadership, and career options in the field.
Every morning from Memorial Day to Labor Day, undergraduate and graduate student researchers retrieve and test water samples from local beaches in Chicago, and report the results to the park district. No other U.S. city tests their water daily.
Welcome Michele McCay, DrPH, MPH to her new role as Interim Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. For nearly 25 years, Dr. McCay has led public health initiatives for addressing leadership and administrative needs to improve maternal and child health.
Dr. Nathaniel Tran recently traveled to Taiwan as part of a Young International Visiting Scholar Program–a multi-institutional exchange between the University of Illinois system and Taiwanese universities.
Crissy Turino, MPH ’16, has been named a recipient of the University of Illinois Chicago’s prestigious Rising Star Leadership Award, recognizing her exceptional leadership, dedication to public health, and commitment to advancing equity in healthcare
Hill and Castillo graduate from UIC SPH with more than a degree, but also with the tools and passion to bring accessible care to the communities they serve.
Even though research is facing trials, both in funding and public support, Thorp remains inspired by visits to institutions like UIC, he said during a UIC Chair Chat with SPH Dean Giles.
Before pursuing a bachelor’s degree in public health at UIC, Elizabeth Froelich already had a 30-year career saving lives as a paramedic. Now she's reminding others: "You’re never too late."
The UIC SPH seed funding program develops early-stage, cutting-edge research that contributes to the school’s mission. SPH annually awards seed grants to innovative research projects and early-career investigators. Meet this year's awardees!
