C3EN’s 4th Annual Meeting Celebrates Progress and Resilience
On December 4, 2025, C3EN held its fourth annual meeting from 1 to 6pm at Rush University. Attended by researchers and community partners, the event featured a poster session, presentations of C3EN studies, a panel discussion, and a happy hour reception. “This year...
Pilot Awardee Saria Lofton receives NIH R01 for Food Is Medicine study
Congratulations to C3EN Pilot Awardee Saria Lofton, assistant professor at UIC College of Nursing, on receiving an NIH R01 for FIM+DASH: A randomized Food Is Medicine trial to promote healthy eating and blood pressure control in hypertensive Black women with obesity!
WBEZ highlights Chicago’s death gap, interviews C3EN’s David Ansell and Ayesha Jaco
On November 20, 2025, WBEZ reported on the 20-year death gap among residents in Chicago. C3EN Community Engagement Core co-director David Ansell and CSAC member Ayesha Jaco, executive director of West Side United, both weigh in.
Arshiya Baig named 2025 Midwest Region Leader in General Internal Medicine
Congratulations to C3EN Investigator Development Core co-director Arshiya Baig, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, on being named 2025 Midwest Region Leader in General Internal Medicine by the Society of General Internal Medicine at SGIM Midwest!