Oct. 23, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Shelby Keye in spring 2024 will join the faculty of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health as an assistant professor after completing her doctoral degree. Keye spoke about teaching at her alma mater, her research influences and the college’s diversity initiatives. Q: Is there pressure to return as faculty […]
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Faculty Focus: KCH Assistant Professor Emerson Sebastião
Oct. 23, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Emerson Sebastião is joining the faculty of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health as an assistant professor. Sebastião spoke about teaching at his alma mater, his research influences and the college’s diversity initiatives. Q: You’re from Brazil and did your undergraduate work there. How did you end up at Illinois […]
Can the use of AI and predictive modeling speed up long waits at emergency rooms?
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons KCH Assistant Professor Hyojung Kang is a co-investigator on a nearly $100,000 Jump ARCHES grant to develop innovative models aimed at reducing ER wait times. Pronounced staff shortages and a lack of hospital beds have led to prolonged wait times for patients in emergency rooms around the United States, recent studies […]
Alumni Spotlight: Libby Knight
Oct. 23, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Libby Knight, the assistant director of marketing and communications at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, is an RST alumna, graduating in December of 2011 with a M.S. in Sport Management. She answered questions about picking RST, her favorite course and her most memorable on-campus experience. Q. Why did you pick RST? A: […]
People who viewed sex as a leisure activity enjoyed more, better sex during the pandemic
Oct. 23, 2023 | Sharita Forrest People who found ways to explore their sexuality and use it as a coping mechanism during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had more active and fulfilling sex lives, according to studies conducted by RST Associate Professor Liza Berdychevsky. The fear, uncertainty and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic […]
KCH Abroad: Students travel to Italy, Greece
ITALY In May 2023, 24 students traveled to Italy in a faculty-led Study Abroad program focused on the Italian public health system. Students attended tours and talks at prestigious Italian sites in Rome and Florence, and also enjoyed some amazing cultural activities, including Italian cooking and art classes, guided tours to the main historical attractions […]
Meet the new KCH faculty
Including Shelby Keye and Emerson Sebastião, KCH has brought in nine new faculty members this semester: Lynne Barnes, Otávio Leão, Jack Senefeld, Rafael Tassitano, Wesley Wilson, Shelly Johnson, Maria Cecília Tenório
AHS 2023 Convocation
May 22, 2023 | The 2023 AHS Convocation took place on Sunday, May 14, at the State Farm Center Dean Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell delivered her remarks: I’m Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences and three-time graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There are so many great events in the college, but […]
Fritz: ‘Fitting In Is Overrated’
May 22, 2023 | Janasia Phillips From as young as seven years old, Kevin Fritz knew something was different. But the alum of the College of Applied Health Sciences never saw different as a negative. From as young as seven years old, Kevin Fritz knew something was different. He had spent the past three months in the […]
2023 SHS Awards
May 21, 2023 | Congratulations to the recipients of 2023 scholarships and awards. The undergraduate and graduate students recognized within these pages have shown outstanding dedication and creativity in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals. We are very proud of your achievements. Click the link to read the PDF program. Related news