July 21, 2023 | Ethan Simmons The study analyzed cognitive performance for groups of older adults (ages 70 to 84) with untreated hearing loss A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that hearing aids might slow cognitive decline for at-risk older adults with hearing loss. Sadie Braun, audiologist and clinical assistant […]
Month: July 2023
Wheelchair basketball alums band together for worthy cause
July 20, 2023 | Ethan Simmons A scholarship formed by recent Illini wheelchair basketball players supports today’s athletes In the heat of an Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball season, intense morning practices roll into sociable team meals and lively late-night gaming sessions. The hours spent between busy student-athlete schedules—on buses and dorm rooms—are where teammates became […]
Chez plays host to Warrior-Scholar Project for second year
July 10, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Chez again hosts two‑week Warrior‑Scholar Project boot camp for veterans For Chez Veterans Center director of operations Andy Bender, the function of the Warrior-Scholar Project is straightforward: Offer military Veterans a two-week-long academic “boot camp” to reacquaint themselves with the classroom environment before heading to a college or university. […]
Students bring volunteer force to ‘Medfest’
May 22, 2024 | Ethan Simmons MedFest was set up to provide free medical screenings for Special Olympics athletes. The stage was set at Wintrust Sports Complex in the Village of Bedford Park—a suburb of Chicago—when nearly 600 Special Olympics athletes from across the state began to stream in. With the help of a substantial […]