Oct. 25, 2025 | Ethan Simmons Can regular exercise reduce the protein needs of adults with type 2 diabetes? For healthy adults, roughly .8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight per day is enough to maintain muscle mass and support daily function. But for adults with type 2 diabetes, an estimated 1 in 10 […]
Tag: Moving Forward
Georgia Malandraki named new head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science
May 13, 2025 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Malandraki succeeds Pamela Hadley The College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Georgia A. Malandraki as the new head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, effective January 2026. Dr. Malandraki brings with her an exceptional […]
Q&A: Pamela Hadley, SHS Department Head
Jan. 15, 2024 | Lisa Bralts Dr. Pamela Hadley joined the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in AHS in 2007 and has been department head since 2021. A tireless advocate for the groundbreaking work of SHS colleagues past and present, Dr. Hadley somehow found the time for an energetic interview on a sunny September […]
Payne has big plans for revitalized ORPR
Jan. 15, 2024 | Bruce Adams ORPR is designed to be an asset to faculty and the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism In November 2021, while Laura Payne was the interim director of the Office of Recreation and Park Resources, a group of stakeholders held a retreat to focus on the core missions of […]
Paralympian in pursuit of Ph.D.
Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Jenna Fesemyer and her family forged their own path Jenna Fesemyer’s enduring love of wheelchair racing boils down to two factors. First, like other skill-heavy sports, there is always a way to fine-tune her mechanics and improve her craft, she said. The second reason is simpler: “I love the […]
Master Plan: How campus investment will boost AHS master’s programs
Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Revamped online degrees are expected to expand the accessibility of AHS programs worldwide, reaching new students from underrepresented and nontraditional backgrounds Three master’s programs in the College of Applied Health Sciences are undergoing transformations for the digital age. After receiving a $2.035 million award from the University of Illinois […]
Global opportunities
April 03, 2024 | Anna Flanagan The College of Applied Health Sciences boasts a diverse student body in which 33 percent of the students belong to historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and 149 students are from other countries The Republic of Ghana has the second-largest population in West Africa. Until recently, Emmanuel Dubure was […]
Expanding global outreach
Jan. 15, 2024 | Anna Flanagan In addition to Africa, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Vision 2030 Global Strategy underscores the desire to increase student enrollments from other parts of the Global South, which includes Latin America, the Caribbean, and underrepresented parts of Asia including countries in the Middle East. Many of these countries already […]
DRES alumni unite to help students
Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Former Illini wheelchair athletes have helped fund scholarship for the next generation of adaptive sports stars 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 in […]
AHS makes additional programs globally accessible
Jan. 15, 2024 | Anna Flanagan In its 2020-2025 strategic plan, the College of Applied Health Sciences makes a commitment to improving the access and affordability of its programs and reducing barriers that have historically limited individual opportunity. For international students, the prospect of pursuing degrees in the United States can be both alluring and […]