


CDRP cohosts Chicago CARE to guide philanthropic alliance in funding health equity research
On June 5 and 6, 2025, the UChicago Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy in partnership with the University of Chicago Office of Research and the Cancer Center, hosted Chicago CARE (Collecting and Aligning Research to Achieve Health Equity), one of 18 symposia across the United States to identify problems and strategize together on solutions to achieve health equity.

Eric Polley to Deliver Mt Hood Plenary Lecture
Eric Polley delivers the plenary lecture “Emulating Diabetes Clinical Trials using Medical Claims Data” at the Mt Hood Diabetes Challenge on Wednesday, June 25

CDRP to host international conference on diabetes for researchers and policy analysts working in health economics and simulation modeling
This June, the CDRP will host the Mt. Hood Diabetes Challenge, an international conference for researchers and policy analysts working in health economics and disease simulation modeling in the field of diabetes.

PITCH Fellow Jack Flores investigates congenital syphilis
“I was seeing the rise in cases not only at the University of Chicago but across the city and nationally. I thought, ‘This is a disease that’s preventable and treatable—one shot of penicillin, or at most three—and it’s cured. Why is this still happening?’”

May 5 and May 9: Join a Town Hall to Shape the Future of Health Equity
Join a national conversation on health equity on May 5 and May 9