UIC College of Applied Health Sciences

Be part of a historic UIC moment as students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends come together Wed, Aug. 26, to form the largest UIC human circle mark ever attempted and welcome new students.

Together, let’s make UIC known.

What to expect:
UIC circle mark formation
Photos and video
UIC giveaways
Food and entertainment

All registered participants will receive a free UIC hat and t-shirt.

REGISTER AT: uic.campusgroups.com/NSFP/rsvp_boot?id=2271229

Our new 100% online, asynchronous Joint Master of Science in Health Information Management and Master of Science in Health Informatics dual-degree program equips high-achieving graduate students to lead the future of data-driven healthcare. https://ahs.uic.edu/news-stories/new-joint-masters-degree-program-streamlines-study-in-health-information-management-and-informatics/

Explore your future in health data and technology at our Online Health Informatics and Health Information Management info session. Meet Program Directors Laura Mills (MSHI) and Lois Hitchcock (MSHIM) and learn what sets the two programs apart.

RSVP today: go.uic.edu/hi-him-program-overview

Anjali Forber-Pratt named head of the UIC Department of Disability and Human Development: https://ahs.uic.edu/news-stories/anjali-forber-pratt-named-head-of-the-department-of-disability-and-human-development/.

“We can be at the table in this critical time in our country when disability funding, programs and services are being threatened, and DHD can help shape that future. My hope for the future of DHD is that we not only continue being recognized as a disability leader, but as a disability champion in uncharted territories — that we bring our collective expertise to all of the tables.” - Dr. Forber-Pratt

' Yochai Eisenberg and KiAnna McKee-Steen were interviewed for this Fast Company article on Project Sidewalk, an online crowdsourcing platform dedicated to improving sidewalk accessibility.

“This wasn’t an issue that I was aware of growing up,” Mckee-Steen says. “I had streets that had sidewalks, I had streets that didn’t have sidewalks, but we just walked in the street. I didn’t realize how much people were impacted that couldn’t move like me.” - KiAnna McKee-Steen

How an army of digital sleuths are using AI to fix America’s crumbling sidewalks Project Sidewalk pairs machine learning and community engagement to map—and improve—sidewalk accessibility.

“We’ve come this far in science in the U.S. based on a system that is peer reviewed. Peer review isn’t perfect, but it’s the best system that we have, trying to remove as much bias as possible is what the philosophy has been. And this would just throw all that away.” - ' Timothy Koh UIC Department of Kinesiology & Nutrition

Researchers here and across the country say a proposed rule could undermine a system that has helped fueled scientific innovation for generations. A public comment period ends July 13.

Cities are required to develop and maintain an up-to-date ADA transition plan showing how they will make streets and sidewalks accessible to people with disabilities. ' Yochai Eisenberg is pairing machine learning and community engagement to map—and improve—sidewalk accessibility.

Cities Lack Consistent Sidewalk Data. Could Crowdsourced Sidewalk Data Be the Key? The AI tool Project Sidewalk is pairing machine learning and community engagement to map – and improve — sidewalk accessibility.