Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute As the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's uniting institute for interdisciplinary health s

IHSI supports faculty-driven research by organizing around health challenges, team building, coordinating projects, and managing grant efforts. IHSI fosters connections between academic researchers and clinical partners, providing outreach support, and creating educational opportunities. IHSI makes a point to fuse technological advances with health science research and fosters medical breakthroughs that help people help themselves. Comment policy: https://publicaffairs.illinois.edu/services/social-media/social-media-comment-policy/

Welcome Jiachen Tu, the latest recipient of the Graduate Fellowship for Technology-Based Healthcare. The Mayo Clinic & I...
03/24/2026

Welcome Jiachen Tu, the latest recipient of the Graduate Fellowship for Technology-Based Healthcare. The Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance Technology-Based Healthcare Fellowship gives Illinois graduate students the chance to work collaboratively with Mayo Clinic researchers and clinicians on a translational research project aimed at developing new technologies and clinical tools.

Tu, a doctoral student in Illinois ECE, is the eighteenth fellow to participate in the program since its launch in 2016. He is working with Illinois advisor UI Department of Bioengineering Professor Fan Lam (The Grainger College of Engineering) and Mayo Clinic advisor Professor Kiaran McGee on a project with the goal of enabling earlier and more accessible detection of Alzheimer's Disease using widely available MRI technologies.

Learn more on our website: https://mayoillinois.org/connect/news/mayo-clinic-and-illinois-alliance-welcomes-technology-based-fellow-jiachen-tu-to-advance-early-detection-of-alzheimers-disease

We’re honored to be a partner for Healthy Champaign County's Fourth Annual Food Summit. Food security is a stubborn prob...
03/23/2026

We’re honored to be a partner for Healthy Champaign County's Fourth Annual Food Summit. Food security is a stubborn problem locally and nationally, and new threats to food and nutrition security programs require solutions and commitment. This program is an important step toward ensuring the residents of Champaign County have affordable access to nutritious foods essential to a healthy, active life.

https://www.healthychampaigncounty.org/food-summit

Please join us for the final event of the Spring 2026 Community-Engaged Research Series: Why Understanding History Matte...
03/19/2026

Please join us for the final event of the Spring 2026 Community-Engaged Research Series: Why Understanding History Matters for Research.

This event will be held March 27, from 10:30-noon, at the Urbana Free Library and will feature Dr. Barbara Suggs-Mason and Angela Rivers, Co-Chairs of the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail, Dr. Stephen Boppart, Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, and Dr. Kevin Tan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, University of Illinois School of Social Work (moderator). In this event, panelists will explore how awareness of history should shape research and participants will engage in dialogue to identify ways to make history a part of community-engaged research and public scholarship and make sure research honors the lived experiences and history of our communities.

Learn more and make your plans: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5212?eventId=33546191

Thank you to all our organizing units: organizing units: Education at Illinois, Center for Social & Behavioral Science, College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois, College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois, Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois, and the School of Social Work

Last week, faculty and staff from IHSI and the University of Illinois School of Social Work were fortunate to take part ...
03/17/2026

Last week, faculty and staff from IHSI and the University of Illinois School of Social Work were fortunate to take part in a local history bus tour. The tour was led by Barbara Suggs-Mason and Angela Rivers, co-chairs of the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail, who led the group around Champaign County to sites that tell the stories of Black families, educators, and leaders who helped shape our region, as well as spaces affected by redlining, urban renewal, and gentrification. The tour concluded with a late meal and talk at one of the finest local, Black-owned restaurants, Wood N’ Hog Barbecue.

The IHSI/Social Work tour was hosted as part of the Healing Illinois grant, and organizers hope to offer a limited number of additional tours this spring. If you are interested and would like to be notified of future tours if they become available, you can put your name on an interest list here: https://surveys.illinois.edu/sec/1569238984

Connecting students with opportunities to turn their passion into action is what the Community-Academic Scholars program...
03/06/2026

Connecting students with opportunities to turn their passion into action is what the Community-Academic Scholars program is all about.

José Patino is a James Scholar majoring in human development and family studies with a passion for supporting youth and improving academic success in underserved communities. As a 2024 CAS scholar, he worked with The Well Experience Inc. and Driven to Reach Excellence and Academic Achievement for Males on a summer maker camp with middle school students. The experience helped him develop leadership skills and encouraged him to pursue a career in research.

Consider donating to the CAS program today: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

We’re in the home stretch of Orange & Blue Days and need your help to reach our goal in the final day! So far we’ve rais...
03/06/2026

We’re in the home stretch of Orange & Blue Days and need your help to reach our goal in the final day!

So far we’ve raised 24% of our goal, with all donations going directly to students in the Community-Academic Scholars program. Whether you can give a little or more than a little, we are grateful for every donation!

Learn more and donate: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

The Community-Academic Scholars program is more than just a summer program, it’s a foundation for a career.Kiara Balleza...
03/05/2026

The Community-Academic Scholars program is more than just a summer program, it’s a foundation for a career.

Kiara Balleza’s CAS experience with Professor Manabu Nakamura (University of Illinois College of ACES) and Common Ground Food Co-op in the summer of 2023 helped her launch her career in food access at Plant Chicago, with plans to continue advocating for local growers and the right to food. Learn more about Balleza’s work and how CAS helped her and the community: https://healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/news/developing-community-minded-research-leaders-kiara-balleza

Consider donating to support CAS: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

We’re into day 2 of Orange & Blue Days and we are so appreciative of the generosity of our community! We’ve been able to...
03/05/2026

We’re into day 2 of Orange & Blue Days and we are so appreciative of the generosity of our community! We’ve been able to hit 20% of our goal, a tremendous start!

These donations will go directly to students in the Community-Academic Scholars program for summer housing and living costs, as they work to grow as researchers who understand and value community perspectives. Please consider helping us meet our goal to support students and the community – every donation makes a difference!

Consider donating today: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

On behalf of everyone at IHSI, we extend a warm thank you to Wendy Rogers for her generous donation to kick-off our Oran...
03/04/2026

On behalf of everyone at IHSI, we extend a warm thank you to Wendy Rogers for her generous donation to kick-off our Orange & Blue Days campaign! We are grateful for Dr. Rogers mentorship, partnership, and commitment to the Community-Academic Scholars program.

Rogers, a professor with the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Illinois and an IHSI affiliate, has mentored undergraduate scholars for five of the past six summers. Along with CRIS Healthy Aging of Champaign County and ClarkLindsey Life Plan Community, they are advancing technology to improve the quality of life for adults with mobility and mild cognitive issues.

Consider donating to support CAS: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

How does the Community-Academic Scholars Program empower students? For 2025 scholar Rena Amarteifio, it was an experienc...
03/04/2026

How does the Community-Academic Scholars Program empower students? For 2025 scholar Rena Amarteifio, it was an experience that re-affirmed her belief in community-focused work.

Working alongside Lara Terpetschnig with Healthy Champaign County and Sola Gratia Farm, the duo gathered data to better understand the food-related challenges, needs, and preferences of older adults to aid in coordinating food access and security work.

Consider donating to our campaign to help continue important work among CAS scholars: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

Orange & Blue Days are here and we’re asking for help supporting our Community-Academic Scholars Program. This program m...
03/04/2026

Orange & Blue Days are here and we’re asking for help supporting our Community-Academic Scholars Program.

This program makes a difference for Illinois students and the community, with your donation directly helping to empower undergraduates as active collaborators in community-based research projects. We are very grateful to those who have already given and appreciate everyone who takes time to consider our campaign.

Learn more about how you can help: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaign/orange-blue-days-2026/pages/CampusCommunityCulture/IHSI-CommunityAcacedmicScholarsFund

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