I-TOPP, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is an innovative research-based PhD/MPH degree program with a focus on obesity prevention and child health and wellbeing.

Funded by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, I-TOPP also provides opportunities for broad cross-disciplinary interactions between University of Illinois faculty and scholars with international leaders through the Visiting Faculty Program, Lecture Series, and Biennial Symposium.

Applications are currently being accepted. Visit the I-TOPP Scholar page for more information.


Applications are currently being accepted. Visit the I-TOPP Scholar page for more information.

Upcoming Speaker:
Daniel Stokols, PhD -- UC Irvine
"Social Ecology--A Framework for Transdisciplinary Action Research"
Thursday, June 27, 2013
4:00 PM
Beckman Institute, Room 5602
405 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana
Reception to follow

I-TOPP Biennial Symposium scheduled for October 2-3, 2013.

New Video:
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD -- University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
"Mealtimes in Child Care: A Potential Avenue for Obesity Prevention in Young Children?"