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Sep 17, 2025
UIS College of Health, Science, and Technology Unveils Five-Year Vision and Strategic Framework
UIS College of Health, Science, and Technology Unveils Five-Year Vision and Strategic Framework At last week’s All-College meeting, the University of…
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Apr 28, 2026
UIS Launches Biostatistics & Epidemiology Society
UIS Establishes Biostatistics and Epidemiology Society The MPH program announces a new student organization affiliated with the American Statistical…
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Apr 09, 2026
Is Going Back to School Worth It? What Working Adults Should Know
Thinking About Going Back to School? Here’s What You Should Know Have you been considering going back to school, but are hesitant how you would do it now…
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Apr 01, 2026
UIS Public Health Faculty Research on the Association Between Asthma and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in the United States
Association Between Asthma and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Children in the United States: A Propensity Score Weighted Cross-Sectional Study," published…
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Mar 30, 2026
UIS project focuses on radon risks and prevention in Sangamon County homes
A University of Illinois Springfield epidemiologist is leading a growing, community-engaged effort to reduce lung cancer risk in Sangamon County and…
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Mar 17, 2026
UIS plans engineering technology degree launch for 2027
The University of Illinois Springfield is planning to launch a new engineering technology degree beginning in fall 2027, pending all necessary approvals. The…
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Feb 12, 2026
Study Tips
Learning how to best study for exams is a trial-and-error task. Some people just take notes and are good to go for whenever the exam is and others, like me,…
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Jan 29, 2026
UIS announces Fall Semester 2025 Dean’s List
The University of Illinois Springfield has released the names of the 730 students who made the Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2025.A total of 121…
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Dec 11, 2025
UIS study highlights risks facing Illinois CBD hemp farmers as new federal law creates uncertainty
A new peer-reviewed study led by University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Megan Styles, part of the College of Health,…
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Dec 08, 2025
UIS researcher publishes two studies helping cities address heat, water and environmental equity
Kyle Blount, an assistant professor of ecohydrology in the University of Illinois Springfield’s Environmental Studies Program within the College of Health,…
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Nov 19, 2025
Osprey bird population grows in Illinois with help from UIS professor
University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor Tih-Fen Ting, director of the School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health in the…
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Nov 04, 2025
UIS study finds diabetes drug’s vascular effects may help protect the heart
A new study from the University of Illinois Springfield College of Health, Science and Technology suggests that a common diabetes medication may do more than…
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Sep 18, 2025
IBM Brings Mainframe Technology and Career Opportunities to UIS Campus
IBM Brings Mainframe Technology and Career Opportunities to UIS Campus The IBM University Tour showcased cutting-edge mainframe technologies and career…
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Jul 01, 2025
AI curriculum Development for K-12
Key findings or impacts Developed a one week summer camp curriculum on AI Foundation of autonomous vehicles for K9-12 and implemented it at UIS and ISU…
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Jun 26, 2025
Application of Protein Language Models to low-N engineering of binder to Metalloproteinase (MP) family of enzymes
Methods & Key Findings : Metalloproteinases (MPs), a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases, include matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and a…
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Jun 25, 2025
UIS Master of Public Health program honored with Program of Excellence Award
The University of Illinois Springfield’s Master of Public Health Program has been honored with the Public Health Program of Excellence Award from the Illinois…
Jun 17, 2025
UIS Professor Offers Simple, Accurate Way to Predict Urban Heat at Street Level...
A team of researchers has developed a straightforward yet powerful method to predict how hot it feels on city streets, offering a new tool to…
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Apr 24, 2025
Why I love UIS - And Why You Will Too!
Choosing the right college is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make. At the University of Illinois Springfield, students consistently say they’ve found the…
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Jan 14, 2025
UIS professor awarded a $397,498 grant to study urban water movement and its impact on public health
Kyle Blount, assistant professor in the School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been…
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Nov 12, 2024
UIS researchers partner with the SIU School of Medicine to study how cancer spreads
Scientists at the University of Illinois Springfield and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are teaming up to investigate how certain cells in…