Sept. 29, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo OneClick.chat is a web-based video chat platform that provides users with easy, accessible ways to connect with others OneClick.chat, a video chat platform, announced positive outcomes in the study of older adults, with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), who used their video chat technology to engage in social […]
Month: September 2020
Bleakney and collaborators want to disrupt the wheelchair market
Sept. 22, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Adam Bleakney and colleagues are pioneering a transformative wheelchair technology designed to increase independence, reduce injury risk, and reframe how society perceives mobility disability. As coach of the Illinois wheelchair track team, Adam Bleakney knows about the chronic overuse of shoulders and elbows by his athletes. But as a […]
Two new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students with disabilities
Oct. 02, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The grants will be focused on providing training to Special Education teachers and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors across Illinois Two new grants to researchers in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois will fund programs aimed at improving post-school employment outcomes for students with significant disabilities. […]
Wellness Ambassador Lauryn Praet talks about COVID and campus
Oct. 03, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
Wellness Ambassador Sarah Bittle talks about COVID and campus
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
Wellness Ambassador Rachel Brokenshire talks about COVID and campus
Sept. 22, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
Wellness Ambassador Emily Grayburn talks about COVID and campus
Sept. 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
SHS Freshman Abby Martinez talks about campus life in the COVID era
Sept. 17, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]
Wellness Ambassador Jahaira Bustos talks about COVID and campus
Sept. 08, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
Freshman Regan Toole talks about campus life during COVID-19
Sept. 17, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]