Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Alicia Kraay’s study shows getting vaccine boosters and using non-pharmaceutical interventions can reduce cumulative deaths from COVID-19. In a recent publication, Kinesiology and Community Health assistant professor Alicia Kraay and her collaborators write that combining boosters and non-pharmaceutical interventions results in a 30 percent decrease in cumulative deaths due to COVID-19, […]
Tag: HK Newsletter Fall 2022
Department Head Message from Kim Graber
Oct. 22, 2022 | Kim Graber Welcome to the fall issue of KCH E-News! The 2022-23 academic year is off to a great start. We enrolled 396 first-year and transfer students in August, and added seven tenure-track and specialized professors to our faculty. Although the return of students to campus led to a spike in […]
MS-Health Tech students celebrate capstone presentations
Aug. 12, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Eight students in the Master of Science in Health Technology program showcased their capstone presentations on Aug. 4 at the I-Hotel in Champaign. The capstone is the final presentation for the students’ Master of Science degrees. Invited guests included faculty members and capstone sponsors as well as friends and […]
Illinois part of team receiving $14.7M grant to study emerging tech for older adults
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The University of Illinois is part of a consortium that has been awarded a five-year, $14.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health) for the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). University of Illinois Professor Wendy Rogers—of the Dept. […]
Freer Hall, Makeover Edition
Oct. 21, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freer Hall underwent a makeover, but the pandemic delayed its celebration In January 2015, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved campus funding for the College of Applied Health Sciences’ plan to renovate the north wing “to develop needed spaces that directly support the long-range vision for the Department […]
Allen receives NIH grant to study and combat rise of IBD
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo KCH Assistant Professor Jacob Allen got an NIH grant to study and combat rise of IBD. In 1999, an estimated 1.8 million adults in the United States had inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to the Centers for Disease Control. By 2015, that number had risen to 3.1 million. Not only are […]
Clinic helps wheelchair users adjust their ride
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Helping a person who uses a wheelchair find a chair that fits their lifestyle is as important as helping someone find a pair of shoes that fit or helping someone find the right bike. That’s the mission of the Illini Wheelchair and Scooter Clinic on the campus of the University of Illinois. The […]