How can sport contribute to healthier people and communities? SBSI affiliate Mikihiro “Miki” Sato studies how sport participation, physical activity, and spectatorship can shape health, well-being, and community connection.
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NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program: Funding Bold, Innovative Research
Have a bold research idea but not years of preliminary data? Explore how the NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program supports creative, potentially transformative research and the four award opportunities available across career stages.
Building Connections for Innovative Health Care Research
Researchers from across disciplines came together to build connections, learn from successful Jump ARCHES teams, and explore new collaborations in preparation for the program’s next funding call.
SBSI Celebrates a New Chapter as an Institute
A packed house, new connections, and plenty to celebrate. Over 150 members of our community gathered to mark SBSI’s transition to an institute and look ahead to what we can accomplish together.
Small Grant Program Evolves with New Focus on Interdisciplinary Research
Learn how the redesigned Small Grant Program is bringing researchers across disciplines together to tackle complex societal challenges and build collaborations with the potential to grow into externally funded research.
Building Connections Across Disciplines
More than 30 assistant professors from across campus came together to exchange ideas, expand their research networks, and discover new possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Announcing 2026-2027 PEPP Faculty Fellows
Meet the four faculty fellows partnering with Illinois government agencies to tackle critical issues and generate research that can inform public policy across the state—research areas range from maternal and LGBTQ+ health to violence prevention and rural broadband.
Celebrating the Spring 2026 Small Grant Recipients
See how these interdisciplinary teams are tackling emerging questions at the intersection of AI, human behavior, and society—and building collaborations that can lay the groundwork for future research.
Designing & Delivering STEM Outreach with I-Sci Explorers
Graduate students are learning how to move beyond academic audiences and bring their research into K–12 classrooms through hands-on STEM outreach. This workshop series gives participants the tools to translate complex science into engaging, interactive experiences. The result is stronger communicators and more accessible science for the community.
CSBS Staff Attend the 2026 NORDP Annual Conference
Learn about our staff’s key takeaways from their recent trip to a national research development conference in Indianapolis. Discussions focused on new approaches to supporting researchers, including AI tools, funding strategies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The insights gained will help inform CSBS research support at Illinois.