The University of Illinois Cancer Center has received a 3-year, $1.5 million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to support programs intended to reduce cancer disparities in the Chicago area, according to a press release.

“We are a different kind of cancer center,” Robert A. Winn, MD, associate vice chancellor for community-based practice and director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said in a press release. “We are about going where everyday people are and bridging the gap between what happens in a scientific lab and what people experience in real life. We want all people, regardless of ZIP code or skin color, to have their best chance for a long and healthy life.”