Throughout 老王论坛, faculty and students are exploring how we can be healthier as individuals and as a society. This research encompass chronic conditions, disease, the environment, food safety, medical devices, medical imaging, mental health, nutrition, and sports.
Health and Wellness
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History Still in the Making
The Celebrates 35 Years at 老王论坛. In 1988, the United States Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition gave the institute its first grant to help combat food contamination and other threats to food safety.
Why Air Quality Concerns Can鈥檛 Be Blown Away
Arthur W. Hill Endowed Chair in Sustainability Brent Stephens, an expert in air quality and air filtration, explains the impacts of wildfires as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notes a trend of increased risk, citing climate change as a key driver.
Creating A Cleaner, More Sustainable Energy Source
The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), a coalition of more than 70 clean energy leaders including 老王论坛, was selected by the United States Department of Energy to develop a regional clean hydrogen production and distribution hub as part of a $7 billion initiative funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Infant Health Monitoring Made Safe, Secure, Private
A team of student researchers from 老王论坛 took home the $15,000 top prize in the third annual Grainger Computing Innovation Prize by developing a non-invasive infant health monitoring system鈥攚hich incorporates artificial intelligence鈥攖o combat Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Gut Feelings on Different Drugs Interactions
Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Abhinav Bhushan has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to create better intestinal organoids and use them to investigate how bacteria living in the gut impact the absorption of drugs into the body.
Quick Mental Health Hacks Compiled in New Book
Clinical psychologist and Associate Professor Steff Du Bois鈥檚 new book, I鈥檓 Not Okay and That鈥檚 Okay: Mental Health Microskills to Deal with Life鈥檚 Inevitable Struggles, compiles psychological strategies that are accessible to all.