Illuminating the Future of Healthcare
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Recent News in CHS
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Opening Physician Assistant Forum
November 18, 2021 | Written by Colin HeffingerThe University of Delaware - Arcadia University Inaugural Physician Assistant Networking and Lecture Forum was held in the North Atrium of the STAR Campus on October 7. -
Birth Companion Certificate Program
November 15, 2021 | Written by Colin HeffingerThe University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies recently collaborated with the School of Nursing and ChristianaCare to create a Birthing Companion Certificate that will provide a repository of qualified volunteers to act in the role similar to a doula for ChristianaCare birth mothers. -
Achilles Tendon Rupture Research
November 12, 2021 | Written by Colin HeffingerKarin Silbernagel, associate professor in the University of Delaware’s Department of Physical Therapy, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for the next three years to evaluate a new rehabilitation method for patients with an Achilles tendon rupture.
UNDERSTANDING VIRUS VARIANTS
For Ngozi Dom-Chima, a doctoral student in the Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, studying global variants in the human papillomavirus (HPV), the start of the coronavirus pandemic last March meant no more wet-bench experiments — the heart of her research under Professor Sam Biswas, in whose lab researchers study the molecular mechanisms of HPV. Rather than hitting the brakes on her research entirely, Dom-Chima used the time out of the lab to complete a systematic review of HPV’s prevalence in Brazil.
UD HEALTH CLINICS
UD Health’s comprehensive health clinics use research and education to take healthcare in a new direction. Major health and prevention services include: primary care, physical therapy, speech therapy, mental health services, care coordination, nutrition counseling, exercise counseling, and health coaching — all on one STAR Campus.
Explore the STAR Campus
The Science Technology and Research (STAR) Campus serves as the innovation hub for the College of Health Sciences. With research, personal clinical care and state-of-the art technologies, the sites at STAR are the first step towards building a healthier Delaware
