Alumni of the College of Applied Health Sciences have myriad career options thanks to the tremendous diversity of programs. We periodically will put the spotlight on an alum to find out what they’re doing now, what experiences they had and what AHS means to them. This week, we talk to Kelsey Beccue, an RST alum […]
Month: May 2022
I-Health student ‘fell in love with health technology’
May 02, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Carson Smith says he wants to help people age A funny thing happened to Carson Smith on his way to a career as a physician’s assistant. He “fell in love with health technology.” Smith graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Health in the College of Applied […]
Bruce Willis’ diagnosis brings aphasia to forefront
May 23, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo More than 2 million people live with aphasia in the U.S. Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects understanding and expression. It can make it difficult to speak, write, listen, and read. But despite its dire impact on people, aphasia is not a well-known condition. In fact, according to […]
Chez Center hosts program to ready veterans for higher ed
Aug. 1, 2024 | Ethan Simmons While Adam Sherman Jr. sat for the two-hour bus ride from Chicago O’Hare Airport to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, a pit was forming in his stomach. He’d spent six years in the Navy, stationed in Japan and California for three years apiece, sometimes working out at sea […]
RST 180 returns with new locations and funding
May 16, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo RST 180 packs 20 field trips into one, two-week-long bus ride RST 180, a class that takes students on a tour of some of the country’s best-known sports and tourism sites, returns in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. But this year’s iteration has some new wrinkles: […]