The School of Public Health earned the second-most funding across UIC, and SPH's Lisa Powell was recognized as one of the top earners of research funding.
Jessica E. Martinez is co-executive director of the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health and earned her Master of Public Health at the UIC School of Public Health.
Fikirte Wagaw earned her MPH from the School of Public Health in 1994 and will now lead the public health department in the nation's third-largest city.
A new $1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help expand a program that has helped thousands of people across the country learn about the causes, risks and management of diabetes.
SPH's Julie Maslowsky was an independent scientific advisor HRA Pharma, providing expertise on developmental science, adolescent decision-making and health disparities as the FDA prepared to approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.
SPH's co-led Chicago Center for Health and Environment is working with community groups across areas of Chicago lacking political clout to advocate for environmental justice in industry decision-making.
