UIC College of Applied Health Sciences

09/18/2026

Greetings everyone!

Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition and UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development will be at "Proud and Loud" at Garfield Park Fieldhouse on Saturday, September 19th, from 11am to 1pm; we will have a table to share information about our research, programs, and organizations within IDHD, including Chicagoland DPOCC.

09/09/2026

' Mario Diaz and Eric Swirsky share how members of the community influenced their lives and profession.

Who was the faculty member who changed your life?

Maybe a professor challenged you to think differently, encouraged you to keep going when you wanted to quit or showed kindness in a difficult moment. We asked you about the faculty who made a lasting impact on your lives, and the stories you shared show how small moments can stay with us long after graduation.

Read the story at https://loom.ly/bZA_TYs.

Tell us about the UIC faculty who changed your life in the comments.

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09/02/2026

At , our work may involve advanced technology, new discoveries and complex health challenges. But at the center of it all are people.

The summer 2026 issue of Applied Health Sciences Magazine introduces you to some of them: a graduate student helping children discover the possibilities of healthy cooking, a faculty member sustaining an 18-year partnership advancing disability inclusion, a researcher finding new ways to make science accessible, and a scholarship carrying a physical therapist’s legacy forward.

Their stories remind us that meaningful change happens through connection, collaboration and a commitment to helping people live healthy, self-determined lives.

Explore the latest issue: https://ahs.uic.edu/magazine-summer-2026/

09/01/2026

If you’ve been exploring careers in health informatics or data analytics, you’ve likely come across the role of a health data analyst. But what does that actually look like in practice?

In this article, we break it down with insights from healthcare analytics leader and UIC online MSHI instructor Sanket Shah, so you can better understand the day-to-day work and where the role is heading.

Read it: go.uic.edu/health-data-analyst

08/25/2026

' Heidi Fischer collaborates with Just Roots Chicago, a local farm and education center, to provide fresh produce and wraparound resources to UI Health’s diabetes patients. https://today.uic.edu/how-occupational-therapy-faculty-and-students-help-patients-eat-healthily/ UIC Department of Occupational Therapy

08/24/2026

Welcome to the 2026-27 academic year, Flames! Wishing all students, faculty and staff a remarkable first day of classes.

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08/18/2026

Last chance to RSVP! Connect with Elizabeth Kierys, instructor for HIM 486: Foundations of Health Information Management, and Program Directors Lois Hitchcock (MSHIM) and Laura Mills (MSHI).

📅 August 19 | Noon CT | On Zoom
👉 go.uic.edu/hi-him-faculty-spotlight

08/14/2026

Have the benefits of intermittent fasting been overhyped? The biggest obstacle to making the data more robust, many researchers say, is also the hardest to solve: "We have no idea what people are actually eating," says ' Krista Varady.

Proving that intermittent fasting works, like any lifestyle intervention, is notoriously difficult. But new technologies will better help us to understand what works and what doesn't.

08/12/2026

' Ross Arena breaks down the benefits of Japanese walking and how to get the most out of it.

Health hacks for the week ahead, including why pickled herring apparently makes for a surprisingly good late-night bite.

08/12/2026

Meet Adjunct Lecturer Elizabeth Kierys at our upcoming online HI and HIM info session. As instructor for HIM 486: Foundations of Health Information Management, Professor Kierys equips students new to health informatics with a solid grounding in the U.S. healthcare system and health record content and practice.

You'll also meet Program Directors Laura Mills (MSHI) and Lois Hitchcock (MSHIM) and our enrollment specialists, followed by a live Q&A.

🔗 Save your spot: go.uic.edu/hi-him-faculty-spotlight