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Where are they now? Maya Sheriff*

Maya Sheriff works at CIBC. Name: Maya Sheriff Current job title: Application developer apprentice, CIBC I'm a full-stack ...

How bold ideas at SRI2025 will inspire lifelong climate changemakers

Ask Ashish Sharma about the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2025), and he’ll assure you it’s a vibrant ...

University of Illinois System news

Career advice from “Trailblazers in Tech”

Moderator Jessica JnoBaptiste and panelists Maya Sheriff, Mena Castillo, and Edge Quintanilla at Trailblazers in Tech. A lot of tech ...

14 insights on responsible AI in industry

The audience at the Chicago Forum for Responsible AI in Industry: Fintech Artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere now. It ...

Mapping Chicago’s tech ecosystem

Study participants illustrate potential tech career paths. A new research project from the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) ...

Report: Only half of computer science teachers in Illinois meet recommended qualifications

IWERC releases third report on state of computer science education in the state Chicago — (Mar 25, 2025) A new report ...

Know your deltas: The difference between 8, 9, and 10

Hemp at 40x magnification. Credit: Edward Dowlman via Wikimedia Commons. You’ve probably seen signs for delta-8 in smoke ...

Where are they now? Lateef Idris*

Lateef Idris finished DPI’s tech workforce training program in the spring of 2023. Name: Lateef Idris Current job title: ...

DPI hosts its first game design class for young women and gender-expansive youth

Students at the first narrative game design workshop specifically for young women and gender-expansive youth. When DPI’s Discover ...

News Feed – Category – 3

Report: Only half of computer science teachers in Illinois meet recommended qualifications

IWERC releases third report on state of computer science education in the state Chicago — (Mar 25, 2025) A new report ...

Kindergarten readiness improving in Illinois, but disparities persist

CHICAGO — Since the 2017–18 school year, the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey has been used statewide in Illinois to assess ...

U of I System’s Discovery Partners Institute expands vision to emphasize global leadership in the computing revolution

CHICAGO — The University of Illinois System’s Discovery Partners Institute is committed to making Illinois a global leader in the ...

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$10 million gift from UI trustee part of innovation pledge

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been convinced....

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$100M grant aims to make UI leader in quantum engineering

A $100 million investment in a quantum engineering project designed to make Illinois a world leader in that emerging technology ...

THE NEWS-GAZETTE | JULY 4, 2019

1 Year In: How P33 Is Giving A Boost To Chicago’s Tech Ecosystem

Not often do three of the most influential leaders come together and challenge an entire city to reach its full ...

Academic, industry leaders to create national institute for AI in construction

A team of researchers has received grants and support from the National Science Foundation and the Discovery Partners Institute to ...

CONSTRUCTION DIVE

Autonomous tech, Covid tracing among Chicago projects awarded $1M in R&D grants

The Discovery Partners Institute, a network of research and innovation hubs in the South Loop, has awarded more than $1 ...

Belt-tightening state has down payment for tech deal

The proposed $250 million Discovery Partners Institute will anchor the development site called The 78 on the Near South Side....

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES