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Lola Eniola-Adefeso, dean of UIC Engineering, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: today.uic.edu/engineering-deā¦


Recent University of Illinois Chicago UIC School of Public Health grads champion advocacy, motherhood: today.uic.edu/uic-school-of-ā¦




Culture, politics, policy, economic environment and other "forcing factors" can help predict physical inactivity and obesity prevalence in U.S. counties, University of Illinois Chicago researchers report. Their study appears in The American Journal of Medicine (American Journal of Medicine). šdoi.org/10.1016/j.amjmā¦


Noble School Flames Day brings future University of Illinois Chicago students to campus: today.uic.edu/noble-school-fā¦


Relay runners depend on one another to pass the baton. š University of Illinois Chicago researchers created a relay process in the bodyās immune system to challenge cancer. Their design presents an efficient, long-term way to eradicate tumors and prevent recurrence. Links in the thread. šš§µ


A $2M gift from a University of Illinois Chicago alum will help build the Drug Discovery and Cancer Research Pavilion. Here, UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy, Chemistry at UIC, UICentre for Drug Discovery and the Cancer Center will unite to develop better, more equitable disease treatments. #CancerResearch bit.ly/4kgGmgd

Up to 80% of cancer patients experience debilitating muscle wasting, even after successful cancer treatment. A new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers offers hope. They key to reversing the condition may lie in flipping a molecular āswitchā in the musclesā blood vessels. Links š


How University of Illinois Chicago is building mental health resources for students, staff: today.uic.edu/uic-seeing-resā¦


Did you know that University of Illinois Chicago was the first fully planned, public urban university in the country? And the buildings on campus tell the tale through their architecture. šļø Try a walking tour and learn the how, when, why, and who behind prominent buildings: ow.ly/HNgo50W7g4k


Colorectal cancer diagnoses in young people are on the rise, but treatments remain elusive. A new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers treated the disease in lab experiments by blocking cholesterol in tumor cells. Links š



Some cancers can become resistant to treatment and hinder patientsā recovery. A University of Illinois College of Medicine study published in Cancer Letters introduces a drug designed to block two key proteins that help lung cancer survive. ā¬ļø š°today.uic.edu/two-in-one-tre⦠šdoi.org/10.1016/j.canlā¦



