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Voices: Steven
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Steven Kisingiri with Global Emergency Care speaks on investing in healthcare workers in Uganda to help build a resilient and effective healthcare system. Listen to Steven on YouTube Visit the UIC Center for…
Training Rwandan Medical Students in Emergency Care
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Dr. Paul Blessing is presently instructing the emergency medicine clerkship for 4th-year medical students at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Read more about this Visit the Center for Global Health website.
GMED Students Present at Psychiatry Research Extravaganza
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The Center for Global Health is pleased to recognize GMED students Nancy Kaul and Nihmot Adebayo for their poster presentations at the annual Department of Psychiatry Research Extravaganza. Read more about this Visit the…
Voices: Dr. Byron Figueroa
Thursday, January 8, 2026
In this short reflection, Byron describes how global health training made it possible for him to become a hematologist and work toward establishing bone marrow transplant care in his home country. His story…
Global Medicine (GMED) Benefit Event
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Center for Global Health recently hosted a Global Medicine (GMED) Benefit event, led by GMED Program Director and CGH faculty, Dr. Paul Blessing! Read  more about the event Visit the Center for…
Navigating Health Information Fact Sheet
Navigating Health Information
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Dr. Victoria Lee
Former BIRCWH Scholar Dr. Victoria Lee Featured by CWR
Monday, November 17, 2025
In 2024, Dr. Victoria Lee received a Cures Within Reach (CWR) grant to study whether topical probiotic sinus irrigations using lactic acid bacteria, a common probiotic used in the gut, can reduce symptoms in difficult-to-treat chronic rhinosinusitis
UIPG Hosts Second Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk
Monday, October 6, 2025
On Sunday, September 14th, the University of Illinois Physicians Group hosted its second annual 5K Fun Run/Walk at Oakwood Street Beach. Over 100 participants laced up their running shoes and enjoyed a morning…
Four alumni award winners pose, each holding their clear glass award from the College of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine Holds 2025 Alumni Awards Ceremony
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Each year, the University of Illinois College of Medicine honors select alumni for outstanding contributions in their fields. This year’s award winners range from recipients who have made groundbreaking strides in heart and…
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UIC looks toward new treatment options for sickle cell patients with chronic kidney disease
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
UIC researchers awarded nearly $4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for study.
The curious case of the missing endothelial cells
Monday, January 12, 2026
A mystery investigated by UIC researchers turns up a new avenue for treatment of diabetic blindness.
UIC student leader who championed mental health law named Lincoln Laureate 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Aparna Ramakrishnan will attend medical school at UIC next fall.
University Scholar Ara Tekian
Thursday, November 20, 2025
University Scholar Ara Tekian explores how simulation technology can be used in medical training.
UIC pulls $490M in research funding in fiscal year 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025
The 2025 total reflects gains in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, the School of Public Health, the College of Applied Health Sciences and the College of Engineering.
Pancreatic cancer research project attacks ‘seeds of metastasis’
Thursday, November 13, 2025
UIC surgeons, anesthesiologists and engineers are collaborating to trap pancreatic cancer cells during a critical window.
Children don’t fit in boxes. Their data shouldn’t, either
Thursday, November 6, 2025
UIC professor Julia Anglen Bauer used AI to reveal patterns in preschoolers’ development.
UI Health receives two research grants to focus on early detection of lung cancer
Monday, November 3, 2025
UI Health lung cancer researchers receive two grants during Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
UIC, UI Health and Cook County Health expand partnership in a changing health care landscape
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The move galvanizes collective expertise across clinical care teams, medical education and research.