University of Illinois Cancer Center

08/03/2026

Why We Walk. Why We Run. Every person has a reason.

Some walk or run to honor someone they love. Others celebrate survivorship, or stand alongside friends, family and neighbors whose lives have been touched by cancer.

The University of Illinois Cancer Center 5K Walk and Run supports , care, education, training and outreach that improve the cancer outcomes for all people.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4sTWPes

08/01/2026

Visiting our Community Wellness Fair is a great way to spend this rainy day. We’re here until 4 p.m. at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East in the Lincoln Room. Come by, we’d love to see you!

Join us TODAY for our free Community Wellness Fair on from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m., at the UIC Student Center East Tower.

Enjoy free food, family activities and health resources.

Register here: bit.ly/4wlMw4R

08/01/2026

Join us TODAY for our free Community Wellness Fair on from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m., at the UIC Student Center East Tower.

Enjoy free food, family activities and health resources.

Register here: bit.ly/4wlMw4R

07/31/2026

Join us tomorrow for our FREE University of Illinois Cancer Center Community Wellness Fair: Together Toward Better Health, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Student Center East Tower at 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60607.

You can enjoy free food, engage in fun activities for kids and adults, and find the resources you need for better health.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4wlMw4R

07/30/2026

Tune in this Sunday, August 2, at 10 a.m. to WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago for “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason,” when his guest will be David Anyadike, MD, a practicing Pediatrician at UI Health, alongside guest co-host Karriem Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the UI Health Mile Square Health Center.

The group will discuss Pediatric Care and Back-to-School Health Tips ahead of the upcoming school year.

Listen live here: https://bit.ly/4rS0zx8

07/29/2026

Meet trainee Bingtao Xiang, MD, a PGY2 Internal Medicine resident at the University of Illinois Chicago, whose research advances cancer care by focusing on health disparities, lung cancer and hematologic malignancies.

His award-winning research has been presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer, earning both the ASCO Merit Award and ASH Achievement Award.

Driven by a passion for research, patient care and education, Xiang hopes to build a career that expands cancer care for underserved communities.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3TgMQ6f

07/28/2026

Join the University of Illinois Cancer Center on Saturday, August 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a free Community Wellness Fair, located at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Student Center East Tower.

Learn about men's health, women's health and nutrition while connecting with experts and community resources dedicated to helping you live healthier.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4wlMw4R

07/27/2026

Congratulations to three University of Illinois Cancer Center members who were among the 2026 recipients of the Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative (CTRI) Fund, as announced by the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Office of Technology Management, which is now accepting applications for the UIC Proof of Concept Awards Program.

Among the 11 recipients, the Cancer Center members are: Richard Minshall, PhD; Terry Moore, PhD; and Zongmin Zhao, PhD.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4fRkDeR

07/25/2026

Join us NEXT Saturday for the FREE University of Illinois Cancer Center Community Wellness Fair: Together Toward Better Health on August 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Student Center East Tower at 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60607.

You can enjoy free food, engage in fun activities for kids and adults, and find the resources you need for better health.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4wlMw4R

07/23/2026

Four medical students completed their summer at the University of Illinois Cancer Center through the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Program (Winn CIPP), presenting their research at the 2026 Winn CIPP Symposium in Chicago.

Winn CIPP is one of four summer cancer research programs for high school, undergraduate and medical students at the Cancer Center run through the Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) office.



Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wFkXTC