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COVID-19 Updates
Update March 22: UIC Student Health and Wellness places the health and well-being of our students as our utmost priority. We understand that this is a difficult time for everyone on campus and our Rockford [...]
Rockford Research Identifies Surgical Technique to Help Breast Cancer Patients
Sarah Hagarty, MD A study conducted in Rockford suggests a novel approach can reduce complication rates, pain levels and hospital stays of patients undergoing certain types of breast reconstruction surgery. The lead researcher [...]
Rockford Researcher Takes Home Harris Award for Orthopaedic Research
Dr. Bijukumar received the 2020 Harris Award at the Orthopaedic Research Society conference in Phoenix, Arizona.Divya Bijukumar, Ph.D., received the 2020 William H. Harris, MD Award at the Orthopaedic Research Society conference in Phoenix, [...]
Gov. Pritzker Announces $500 Million Commitment to Illinois Innovation Network and Discovery Partners Institute
The UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford will receive funding for the Illinois Rural Hub to be established here. UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford Is IIN Hub Site Highlighting his dynamic, long-term vision for economic development [...]
Free Film and Community Discussion Centers Around End-of-Life Issues
Filmmaker Carolyn Jones will present her film Defining Hope and discuss the themes addressed in the movie at a free event on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford. The event, which [...]
Lung Cancer Research to Expand With New Grant
Dr. Neelu Puri The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford recently received a two-year grant totaling $100,000 from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois with support from the Dr. Louis and Violet [...]
Grant to Help UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford Inform Youth of Health Careers
The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Health Sciences Campus-Rockford received a grant for nearly $18,000 that will help to create a Health Careers Pathway Initiative to educate area high school and college students about health [...]
Congrats to 2019 MBT Graduates
Twenty-six students celebrated their graduation from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford’s Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The graduation ceremony was in the Robert J. Vickery [...]
UIC Health Sciences Campus to Host Open House
The UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave., will host an open house for high school and college students and their family members on Saturday, November 16, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Through [...]
Medical Students Receive 2019 Illinois Rural Health Association Student of Excellence Awards
Nicole Blumenstein, Dr. Hana Hinkle and William Tian attended the 2019 Illinois Rural Health Association's annual conference. Blumenstein and Tian received Student of Excellence Awards. University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford medical [...]