Nov. 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan The professorship was made possible through an estate gift of Charles and Audrey Phyllis Mottier Dr. Jeff Woods, internationally renowned scholar in the area of exercise physiology, was named the first Mottier Family Professor of Applied Health Sciences in an investiture ceremony in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on […]
Category: College of Applied Health Sciences
AHS celebrates outstanding alumni
Oct. 18, 2019 | Anna Flanagan A bilingual speech-language pathologist who has helped train and place bilingual clinicians throughout the United States and a woman who began her career at Illinois as a graduate student and ended it as the director of the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services were honored for their achievements […]
AHS to launch first-of-its-kind degree
Dec. 12, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Following the approval this week of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, AHS will welcome its first cohort of students into the new Master of Science in Health Technology (MS-HT) degree program in the fall of 2020. The degree, designed to advance applied health technology design and implementation, resulted […]
Can exercise help cancer survivors overcome negative effects of treatment?
Aug. 15, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Cancer-related cognitive impairment, in memory and focus, is an understudied phenomenon Cancer survivors have many obstacles to overcome to achieve a sense of normalcy. A University of Illinois researcher believes she can help combat some of these problems with a cost-effective tool of exercise. Kinesiology and Community Health assistant […]
A Few Minutes With … Carmen Rossi
Feb. 07, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Lawyer, entrepreneur and University of Illinois graduate Carmen Rossi speaks with Vince Lara in the College of Applied Health Sciences about his gift to Recreation, Sport and Tourism. Editor’s note: To reach Vince Lara-Cinisomo, email vinlara@illinois.edu. Related news
Renovating for the Future
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Projects in Freer Hall and the Speech and Hearing Science Building will create new classroom, research and administrative space. Conducting 21st century research and instruction in 20th century space can be challenging. Architects designing buildings 40 to 100 years ago could never have imagined the scope of the investigations in which faculty would be engaged, […]
A Celebration of Excellence
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Dr. Amy Woods, the first James K. and Karen S. McKechnie Professor in the College of Applied Health Sciences, says a pivotal event in her childhood set her on her career path. When Dr. Amy Woods was in third grade, school was a place where you were expected to […]
Partnership focuses on autism
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Microsoft knows first-hand the excellence of the STEM disciplines at Illinois, thanks to its director of university relations, three-time alumnus Harold Javid. In hopes of gaining more outstanding employees, the company funded a year-long initiative called Accessibility Lighthouse Program that seeks to build a clear career path for students […]
150 Years Strong
During the University of Illinois’ sesquicentennial year, the College of Applied Health Sciences celebrated the pioneers who enabled the College to contribute significantly to the University’s success and reputation.
A glorious ride for Hedrick
Dr. Brad Hedrick received the 2016 Harold Scharper Achievement Award