The Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism was honored to be invited and share details of our partnership with the Village of Bedford Park and Wintrust Sports Complex at the University of Illinois System listening tour. Thank you all for the warm welcome! #RSTPride

In a study of wheelchair and mobilized scooter users, 96% of participants reported at least one fall in the past year. #ILLINOIS researchers are testing an intervention that uses safety training and self-management strategies to prevent falls. ▶️ bit.ly/46uEhqO

Team USA's men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams have two shots at gold this weekend—and both feature Illini talent. 🏀 With #ILLINOIS alums Brian Bell & Steve Serio leading the charge, the men's team is chasing a historic third straight gold. ➡️ ahs.illinois.edu/blog/mens-and-…

Illini athletes competing at the Paris Paralympics continued a winning weekend as the men's wheelchair basketball team won a third straight gold, the women took silver, and Susannah Scaroni took bronze in the marathon. #ParalympiansMadeHere Team USA College ahs.illinois.edu/blog/illini-at…

Paralympic spotlight for Hannah Dederick ⭐️ Hannah is a 2x Paralympian and 3rd year RST student. She competed in 3 wheelchair races at this year's games and secured a 4th place finish in the 400m! 🎉 Congrats Hannah! 👏🇺🇸 #RSTPride #Paralympics2024

One of our own Department of Health & Kinesiology - HK @ Illinois Community-Academic Scholars hosted a live, interactive research workshop for residents of ClarkLindsey Village, educating them on the spices and herbs of the world. Congrats on this opportunity, Elenna! Illinois IHSI

ICYMI: Ahead of another Illini Football season, audiologists-in-training from Department of SHS @ Illinois, along with Clinical Asst. Prof. Sadie Braun, presented hearing health tips for the @marchingillini at the beginning of the semester. 👂🎺 Illinois Football | University of Illinois

The Class of 2027 has shattered previous enrollment records. #ILLINOIS now enrolls more than 59,000 undergrad and grad students!

Food-slurping, knuckle-cracking, pen-tapping, nose-sniffling. All these noises can trigger strong emotional responses for people living with misophonia.👂🗣 Read about the ongoing, international study to examine misophonia triggers: go.illinois.edu/MisophoniaMyst…

Applications closing soon! 👇

Illini, please join me in a round of applause for your 2024 #IllinoisHomecoming Court. 👑

Our latest research introduces a four-dimensional model of sport fan well-being—hedonic, eudaimonic, social, and physical—and a new scale to measure it. Great collaboration with Masa__Yoshida Brian Gordon Rui Biscaia! Department of RST @ Illinois College of AHS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Faculty, staff, students and their families enjoyed the Annual Grad Student Fall Picnic this past Thursday🍂 #RSTPride

Life Update: Benton and I have moved to the “Land of Lincoln” and this semester I’ve had the most amazing experience starting as an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of AHS! We are SO excited to be apart of the famILLy! #uiuc University of Illinois

Thrilled that University of Illinois has created a first-gen research scholars program and honored to represent Department of Health & Kinesiology - HK @ Illinois as a faculty mentor in its inaugural year! undergradresearch.illinois.edu/programs/first…

The Department of Speech and Hearing Science is seeking candidates for a part-time Clinical Audiologist to join the staff. Applications due by Oct. 31, 2024. Follow the link for the full job posting: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

#Throwback to our Speech and Hearing Science picnic this fall. 🌳 🎉 Great to bring together our grad students and faculty before the school year started!

Another round of cheers for our 2024 AHS Alumni Award winners! 🏆 🔸 Young Alumni Award: Amy Zengotita, M.S. in RST ’18 🔹 Distinguished Alumni Award: Peter Hancock, Ph.D. ’83 🔸 Harold Scharper Award: William Waller, B.S. ’99, MHRIR ’01