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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...

Abr 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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Abr 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...

Abr 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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Ene 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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Dic 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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Dic 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...

IBM Tour demonstrating IBM Z program and it's career opportunities at UIS North Ballroom

IBM Z AI Laptops "Say hi to more on-prem AI"

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...

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...

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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Abr 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...

Ene 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...