Leader in Trandisciplinary Tobacco Research to Deliver IHRP-CCTS Distinguished Lecture
Caryn Lerman of the University of Pennsylvania will discuss “Nicotine Dependence Treatment: From Mouse to Man to Medicine” on Tuesday, December 1, at 2 p.m. in the UIC College of Medicine’s Moss Auditorium. [more]
IHRP Researchers to Track Effects of WIC Program Changes
Marian Fitzgibbon and colleagues will track the effects of a new healthy food supplement among 400 low-income families in northern Illinois over 18 months. [more]
Study to Advance Statistical Approaches to Understanding Behavior
Donald Hedeker is developing innovative software that measures variations in influences on behavior. After using it to examine how mood fluctuations are related to smoking among teens, he will share his program with researchers. [more]
Electronic Pharmacy May Protect War Veterans from Medication Errors
IHRP-affiliated researchers are studying the use of a robotic dispenser to administer the right dose of medications to soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injuries, post traumatic stress disorder and other conditions requiring risky medications. [more]
The National Institute on Aging has awarded its third, successive, five-year grant to the Midwest Roybal Center, directed by Susan Hughes. The center fosters the development and pilot-testing of evidence-based, cost-effective programs that improve health behavior among older African Americans and Hispanics. [more]
Four grants, totaling more than $1.7 million, were awarded recently to IHRP researchers Marian Fitzgibbon, Robin Mermelstein, Lisa Powell and Lisa Sharp with funding from the federal economic stimulus package. [more]
As many as 40 percent of adult survivors of childhood cancer report symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and psychological distress. IHRP's Dick Campbell and faculty in the College of Nursing are examining data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study to learn how these symptoms are linked. [more]
With support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Renae Smith-Ray is conducting her dissertation research on the effect of cognitive training on the balance and gait of older adults.
Watch the IHRP home page at www.ihrp.uic.edu for the latest on funding announcements; changes in the NIH application process; UIC policies on institutional base salary, effort, and cost sharing; human subjects protection policies and guides.
ABC Channel 7 News interviewed David DuBois on October 23 about a Chicago Public Schools plan to hire mentors for 200 youth at risk for violence. Watch the news segment at http://tinyurl.com/yjhvxfh.
Chicago Public Radio’s “Twice as Deadly: The Race Gap in Breast Cancer” highlighted research by IHRP’s Center for Population Health and Health Disparities. Listen to the series, including comments by Carol Ferrans, at http://tiny.cc/3TMQ6.
Jamie Chriqui discussed physical activity requirements not being enforced in school wellness policies in the Chicago Tribune. Read the September 8 article at http://tinyurl.com/n4vnpt.
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