This week, meet Speech and Hearing Science Clinical Associate Professor Clarion Mendes, whose work spans research, teaching and her role at the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic.

An upcoming AHS study on the health needs of individuals with Down syndrome is listening to the community every step of the way. “We realized that the research as a whole is missing that perspective from individuals with Down syndrome themselves." Story: ahs.illinois.edu/health-study...

In her latest policy analysis, Mina Raj, assistant professor at @ahsillinois.bsky.social explores the impact of the CARE Act and how it improves outcomes for patients, strengthens health systems, and benefits states. Read the full analysis here: ow.ly/Lfx250X0htC

Aging. It happens to all of us yet we don’t fully understand how it happens. Marni and Stephen Boppart from @ahsillinois.bsky.social are developing a new microscopy platform that can illuminate the role of extracellular vesicles in cellular aging. #FrontierScience alleninstitute.org/division/fro...

That first week of class feeling. ✨

We're so ready for this year to begin! 🧡 Fall Welcome is just three days away ... see you soon, Class of 2029.

New research co-authored by a Health and Kinesiology professor reveals an alarming rise in U.S. fatalities from misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social

Our latest paper, led by @yockeyandrew.bsky.social, examines CDC mortality data and shows that nitrous oxide poisoning deaths, though relatively few, have risen dramatically in the US in recent years. We are at the bottom of a hill with a steep ascent, and now is the time to act.

Max Wallace started with one program at IHSI. Now he’s helping lead community-driven public health work across our community and the state. 🤝📣 🌟 Meet Max: The Connector, Collaborator, Community Champion and Two-time @ahsillinois.bsky.social alum! healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news…

Our Spring 2025 newsletters have arrived! 🗞️ 🔶 First up, our college-wide AHS Newsletter, featuring stories on new research, professorships, student accomplishments, and much more: go.illinois.edu/AHSspring25 Read it and share widely! 📖

At the next cookout, does it matter if you choose a cheeseburger or a veggie protein option for building muscle mass? 🍔🥗 New research from the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Illinois shows that either option will work out. 💪 Learn more: ow.ly/JfA850VOO7r

🚨 Calling all aspiring research leaders! 🚨Nominations are OPEN for the 25–26 Emerging Research Leaders Academy! Ready to lead large grants & major research efforts? ERLA offers the training needed to succeed! Accepting nominations until May 16! 🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=3...

A huge congratulations to all our undergraduates who presented at last week's Undergrad Research Symposium! 🔬 Fascinating studies all throughout Applied Health Sciences.

Huff Hall is ready for spring break. 🌼

Hey, Illini! Stay tuned for Orange & Blue Crowdfunding Week. 🧡💙 Starting March 3, we're powering campaigns that make a difference right here on campus: like supporting student veterans, AHS abroad, students with disabilities and leaders at I-LEAP. Check out go.illinois.edu/orangeandblue today!

LAST CHANCE to sign up! REGISTER BY 2/21! calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5212?...

Our latest paper in Armed Forces & Society suggests that reservists' motivations for joining the military may play a role in post-deployment mental health: doi.org/10.1177/0095...

The AHS annual magazine Moving Forward has arrived! This year's theme: How the college practices what we teach. 📚 Visit the link to read the digital version of Moving Forward 2025: ahs.illinois.edu/moving-forwa...

Did you know February is #Tinnitus Awareness Month? Watch this video to learn how Beckman researcher Fatima Husain uses #MRI to study it. 👂🧪 #TinnitusAwarenessMonth2025 @ahsillinois.bsky.social

Great chance for health equity discussion in just a couple weeks! Register at the Zoom link in the post 🔽

We are NOW ACCEPTING applications for IHSI's Community-Academic Scholars Program. CAS matches undergrads with community & academic mentors to address issues affecting our community. Check out the thread below for a list of research project topics! Apply by Feb. 6! go.illinois.edu/CAS_Info

Marni Boppart, a CDB affiliate faculty member, has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE

Health and Kinesiology Prof. Marni Boppart received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early career researchers in this field. 🔶 Congratulations, Marni! 🔷

The celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues with events across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Calendar ➡ go.illinois.edu/mlk2025

Check out "Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Legacy of Boston Personalism" by J. Edward Hackett in The Pluralist Vol. 17, Iss. 3.

Meet Solomon Siskind, the RST doctoral student who’s helping student-athletes find belonging: at Illinois Athletics, in the classroom, and now through his research. ▶️ go.illinois.edu/Siskind “The research that I’m doing is what I’m doing in my every day,” Siskind said.

HK Asst. Professor @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social spoke with the Illinois News Bureau to add context to the recent decline in drug overdose deaths in the U.S. "At face value, this looks encouraging, but this doesn't tell the whole story." ▶️ go.illinois.edu/DrugUseDecline

Laura is one of eight researchers featured on our website about research that impacts the local community! Check it out: researchimpact.illinois.edu/aging/

Exciting paper from the Leal and Anakk labs studying the biophysical properties of adipose lipid droplets in response to diet!! Happy to have contributed a small part to this story! #lipidomics @ahsillinois.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

International students never cease to amaze me. Yuan Sun, from Beijing Normal University, joined me through IGMP and breathed new life into a decade-old project. Her dedication inspires me! We're submitting her first-authored paper soon. 谢谢你的努力和坚持, 祝你未来一切顺利!

With nearly one in five American adults providing unpaid care to another adult, #ILLINOIS Asst. Professor of Health and Kinesiology Mina Raj spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about how our healthcare system can support caregivers. Read or watch the Q&A: news.illinois.edu/view/6367/56...

Proud to contribute to work with real-world implications for education and workplace wellness! #BrainHealth #ExerciseScience #ActiveLearning onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Enjoy the fall break, Illini. 🍂 We'll miss you lots!

Kicking off Bluesky era with an engaging conversation about fermented foods and some of the work we (with the Miller Lab) have been doing in this area. Thanks to Gil Blander for the fun conversation! m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDov...

Hello, everyone. The College of Applied Health Sciences is live on Bluesky. 🔹 Follow us for the latest on our faculty, students, staff and alums who are pushing life's limits. 🔸

Illinois research, at work for us all. Explore the new 'Community Impact' website to see how research around campus stays local and makes life better here. 🔬: researchimpact.illinois.edu 📰: go.illinois.edu/impactlaunch

Settle down with a warm cup and read about great things happening across the University of Illinois System in Stay Connected! Don't forget to subscribe for our free monthly update in your inbox. ☕ November edition: ow.ly/6RS850Ub3zy 📩 Subscribe: ow.ly/tr2P50Ub3zv

Robert Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, announced today he will step down at the end of this academic year. Jones will leave office as the second-longest tenured chancellor in school history. More on his accomplishments in office: news.uillinois.edu/view/7815/71...