News & Events
Search & Filter Posts
Category
Contact Us
Email your events, story ideas, notice of research publications, and any questions to [email protected]
June 25, 2024
News
Equal Hope Honors Cancer Center
The University of Illinois Cancer Center was deeply honored to be recognized by our community partner Equal Hope at the organization’s 2024 Celebrating Life Gala. The Cancer Center was recognized…
Read More
January 23, 2024
News
Celebrating Butterflies Book
The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) hosted a January 16 book signing to celebrate the release of “The Breast Is Yet to Come:The Ultimate Testimony,” which tells the story of 12…
Read More
October 18, 2023
News
2nd ASSETS for Cook County Series Success
The second in a series of free workshops — University of Illinois Cancer Center Structural Solutions for Diverse Cancer Trials (ASSETS) for Cook County panel discussions — was presented to a crowded room…
Read More
August 29, 2023
News
Structural Solutions for Diverse Cancer Clinical Trials
At the recent 100 Black Men of Chicago Health and Wellness Expo, leaders from the University of Illinois Cancer Center, Genentech and Equal Hope hosted a panel discussion about structural…
Read More
March 15, 2023
News
Partner Profile: The Blue Hat Foundation
March is Candace Henley’s month. A 20-year colorectal cancer survivor, Henley’s The Blue Hat Foundation, Inc., for Colorectal Cancer Awareness, hosts its two biggest events of the year during Colorectal…
Read More
February 14, 2023
News
In Memoriam
Russell G. Hopkins, a staunch advocate for community engagement in academic health research and a member of the University of Illinois Cancer Center’s Community Advisory Board, has died after multiple…
Read More
January 5, 2023
News
A Night to Remember: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther fans filled two movie theaters to watch the blockbuster film “Wakanda Forever” at Chicago’s ICON Theatre and learn about colorectal cancer (CRC) at a free event sponsored by…
Read More
November 15, 2022
News
100 Black Men Health Fair
The group 100 Black Men of Chicago, which promotes wellness by promoting education, is hosting a Health & Wellness Expo on Saturday, November 19, at Chicago’s Malcolm X College. The…
Read More