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UIC exceeds half a billion dollars in research funding for first time

Posted on September 12, 2023

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.

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Diabetes education program receives new grant to expand in Cook County

Rob Mitchum | Posted on August 03, 2023

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.

Menstrual cups can help prevent infection, improve vaginal health

Emily Stone | Posted on July 26, 2023

New global health research from SPH's Supriya Mehta studied impacts on girls in low and middle-income environments in Kenya.

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Bridging biological and social sciences to address cancer disparities

Posted on May 22, 2023

SPH's Sage Kim is investigating links between heightened lung cancer risks for Black Chicagoans and correlations with their exposures to violence in communities and resulting stress, which may increase inflammation that heightens cancer risks.

Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on March 28, 2023

SPH alum Samantha Marinello found that on average, recreational cannabis markets were associated with a 10 percent increase in motor vehicle accident deaths.

Linking body size and prostate cancer risks

Posted on March 20, 2023

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.

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Modern coal miners suffering higher fatality rates from lung diseases

Kirsten Almberg and Robert Cohen | Posted on March 06, 2023

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.

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UIC partners with school districts on violence prevention

Laura Fletcher | Posted on February 07, 2023

A new program at SPH aims to help schools optimize their violence prevention strategies, in the wake of the largest surge in school shootings over the last two decades.

Global health water project wins international award

Posted on January 30, 2023

Sola Maji, led by the UIC School of Public Health and the Safe Water and AIDS Project in Kenya, is bringing solar-powered clean drinking water to people across the African nation.

NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities

Posted on January 23, 2023

The UIC School of Public Health will examine how harm reduction strategies can be implemented in rural settings across Illinois, including in areas hit hard by the opioid epidemic.

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UIC exceeds half a billion dollars in research funding for first time

Diabetes education program receives new grant to expand in Cook County

Menstrual cups can help prevent infection, improve vaginal health

Bridging biological and social sciences to address cancer disparities

Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths

Linking body size and prostate cancer risks

Modern coal miners suffering higher fatality rates from lung diseases

UIC partners with school districts on violence prevention

Global health water project wins international award

NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities

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