Closing Gaps in Health and Care

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New molecule targets, images and treats lung cancer tumors in mice

Nov 3, 2021 8:30 am

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a finely tuned molecular agent that can target lung and other cancer cells for imaging and treatment.

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UIC grant will increase public health ‘boots on the ground’ in underserved areas

Nov 4, 2022 9:45 am

Health disparities prompted the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to award the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health $1.5 million in scholarship funds from the American Rescue Plan.

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Researchers to combat systemic racism in access to nature

Nov 19, 2021 10:00 am

Researchers from the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at UIUC plan to give a formal evaluation of efforts by the Urbana Park District to increase acceess to nature and recreation opportunites among diverse residents.

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Preparing youth with disabilities for adulthood

Nov 30, 2021 12:15 pm

The UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children sponsors an annual conference to help prepare Illinois families for the transition of their children with special health needs to adulthood.

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Pop-up testing clinics for Rantoul ag workers

Dec 2, 2020 1:30 pm

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is working with clinicians and community researchers to expand access to COVID-19 testing by providing pop-up testing clinics for agricultural workers and others at various locations in Rantoul, Illinois.

UIUC, Carle partner to launch brain study

Dec 9, 2021 8:00 am

Thanks to a collaboration between Carle and the University of Illinois, the first-of-its-kind Champaign-Urbana Population Study will be conducted to collect information about the brain’s structure and function across a diverse group of volunteers.