Resources

At Rokwire, we pay attention to the research activities of our colleagues at the University of Illinois to identify future collaboration opportunities. We’re excited about the ground-breaking research being done by the Personalized Nutrition Initiative and look forward to partnering with them to explore how smart technologies can promote health and well-being. Learn about it below.

Daily Beast (October 21, 2022)

A new study by University of Illinois Computer Science Professor Bruce Schatz and colleagues shows that measurements taken with wrist-worn motion sensors can be used to predict one’s mortality risk up to five years later. The researchers hope that one day motion detection systems in smartphones can be used to survey patient health without the need for in-person doctor visits.

The Daily Illini

Learn how the Illinois app is making the student experience better. “A lot of our efforts are trying to understand the barriers to students’ success . . . and how we can use this technology to reduce those hurdles.”

The Daily Illini

Rokwire’s Illinois app allows anyone with a NetID to create a group chat for friends or people with shared interests. The group function is one of many new abilities available in “Illinois 4,” the updated version of the Illinois app.