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Rockford COM 4th Annual Health Equity Summit
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Last month, Dr. Humaidan-Zayed was invited to speak as a panelist on immigrant and refugee health at the 4th Annual Health Equity Summit at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Read…
VOICES: Jonathan
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Dr. Jonathan Abaho, a Health Provider Educator from Rwanda, is dedicated to elevating patient care through mentorship and global training. Listen to Jonathan on YouTube Visit the UIC Center for Global Health website
New Podcast Episode!
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Dr. Indi Trehan joins Better Together to share his journey, sharing pearls about mentorship, how to be effective in capacity-building and research, and creative paths for funding. Read more about this Past Better…
Interdisciplinary UIC Project Examines Environmental Harm and Human Rights in Southern Africa
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) students from medicine, law, and public health recently collaborated to investigate toxic exposure and human rights abuses in Tsumeb, Namibia. Read more about this Visit the UIC Center…
Navigating Health Information Fact Sheet
Health Literacy 101
Monday, March 16, 2026
Personal Health Literacy means how well people can find, understand, and use basic health information and services to make good decisions about their health.
VOICES: Solomiia
Thursday, March 5, 2026
In this short video, we follow Dr. Solomiia Hlukhovska, one of the many international trainees who traveled to UIC to take part in our Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program. Listen to Solomiia…
Advancing Oral Health Equity for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Through Community Partnership
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Dr. Waleed Omar, one of the pediatrics residents in the Center for Global Health’s Graduate Global Health Program, recently developed and implemented a project to promote oral health equity for immigrant minors. Read…
Ramaiah Hospital Partnership Leads to Accreditation from FACT
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Ramaiah Hospital has built its Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) program from the ground up with our partnership and has reached a milestone. Read more about this Visit the UIC Center for Global Health…
VOICES: Azhar
Friday, February 20, 2026
Dr. Azhar Faryal highlights how minimally invasive surgery can expand access to quality healthcare across Pakistan, and she hopes to share her expertise by training physicians around the world. Listen to Azhar on…
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College of Medicine News from UIC Today

Four UIC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Thursday, March 26, 2026
The lifetime honor is one of the most prestigious in science.
UIC research: A cancer drug that treats herpes, too
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
UIC researchers found a second use for the FDA-approved cancer drug doxorubicin.
Match Day photos: ‘A win for everyone’
Monday, March 23, 2026
This year, 281 medical students from the three College of Medicine campuses were matched with programs nationwide.
Greener neighborhoods support healthier birth weights, UIC study suggests
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Effect persisted regardless of air pollution.
The telltale lung: A new clue to identify, treat early-stage lung cancer
Monday, March 9, 2026
UIC researchers found a biomarker that can flag — and perhaps help prevent — early-stage lung cancer.
Superagers’ brains have a ‘resilience signature,’ and it’s all about neuron growth
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Growing new brain cells as you age may signify cognitive health. Superagers do it best.
New gene-editing method could advance regenerative medicine
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Breakthrough could help scientists more efficiently engineer cells for therapies.
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.