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Meet our inspiring grads: Abigail Suleman

Graduating with a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in maternal and child health epidemiology, Suleman has impacted UIC's campus and communities with her passion for addressing maternal health disparities.

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Linking body size and prostate cancer risks

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

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.

Residents of Kathmandu wash vegetables in raw river water.

SPH professor launches novel method for water testing

Access to water testing labs is expensive and scarce in many parts of the world, but a novel portable testing system devised by SPH's Abhilasha Shrestha could make rapid testing far more accessible.