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Job Search Advice from an MCH Alumna
Thursday, January 22, 2026
“ARG, job searching is so demoralizing!” – Job Seeker “UGH, it is impossible to find someone good for this role!” – Hiring Manager Over my career, I’ve been on both sides of the…
Eugene Declercq's presentation at Annual Conference of the American College of Nurse-Midwives in Palm Springs
Standing at the Crossroads: Midwifery and Public Health
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Whitney Miller, PhD Candidate, discusses the complexities of midwifery, drivers of maternal morbidity and mortality, and the need for structural and system-level improvements in maternal and reproductive health.
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Faculty Honored and Alumni Featured at EverThrive Illinois Gala
Friday, September 19, 2025
CoE-MCH faculty, Dr. Arden Handler and Dr. Ellen Mason, were honored at the 2025 EverThrive "Advancing Courageous Change" Gala, while current EverThrive staff member and CoE alumnus Hailey Steele was featured during the event.
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UIC CoE-MCH Advocating for Parenting Student Support
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Students and faculty involved with the UIC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health have been advocating for more support for parenting students on campus, and their hard work has been paying off.
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UIC-CoE Featured on WBEZ: “Trump’s funding cuts are hitting early-career researchers the hardest”
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Doctoral students at the University of Illinois Chicago say vital work on maternal health is threatened by Trump’s research funding cuts.
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UIC CoE-MCH Program Director Emeritus Recipient of Two Prestigious Awards
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
In 2024, Dr. Arden Handler received two awards recognizing her work and service. the 2024 Research Award from the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and the 2024 CityMatCH Heroes Award.
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UIC CoE-MCH Hosts Successful MCHB Regions V & VII 2024 Conference
Friday, August 2, 2024
In June 2024, the UIC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health hosted the 2024 Regions V & VII Conference in Oak Brook, IL at the Hyatt Lodge. This day-and-a-half long conference…
2024 UIC CoE-MCH Spring Symposium Recap
Monday, May 20, 2024
The UIC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (CoE-MCH) hosted a two-event Spring Symposium, Current Complexities: Responding to Maternal and Child Health in Crises.
MCH Students and Alumni Participate in CSU Panel
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
In October 2023, our Maternal and Child Health students and alumni participated in a panel for Chicago State University students to learn how an MPH degree would help them in a clinical setting.