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The Discovery Partners Institute, Wilbur Wright College and WBC’s ThinkChicago Program Team Up to Build A More Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline 

Summer workshop series will introduce City College students to Chicago’s dynamic tech sector June 23, 2022 (CHICAGO) —The Discovery ...
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UIUC’s College of Education and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Second-Year Expansion of Computer Science Teaching Endorsement 

Effort will address shortage of qualified computer science teachers across Illinois June 22, 2022 (CHICAGO) —The University of Illinois Urbana-...
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 DPI’s IWERC Awarded Funding From Three Organizations to Expand Research on Illinois Education Issues 

June 16, 2022 (CHICAGO)— The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has been ...
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The Illinois Department of Public Health and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Extension of COVID-19 Monitoring in Wastewater 

Vital analysis will continue for another year with $8.2 million in new funding June 2, 2022 (CHICAGO) —The Illinois ...
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COVID-19 update as of June 2: Evanston in “medium” risk category, but Cook County in “high” risk

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) announced today, June 2, that their comprehensive ...
Evanston Round Table

WTTW: Using wastewater to provide clues to COVID-19’s resurgence

DPI's Wastewater Epidemiology project to use wastewater test for COVID0-19 was featured in a recent edition of WTTW'...
WTTW-TV

Need tech talent? Call me. Want diverse tech talent? Definitely call me.

Our ambition isn't just to increase our pool of tech talent. It's to diversify the sector one hire ...
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

A New Tool is Providing Solid Clues to COVID-19’s Resurgence

University of Illinois Chicago associate professor Rachel Poretsky is doing sewage surveillance through the University of Illinois’ Discovery Partners Institute. ...
WTTW-TV

Life sciences developments are booming in Chicago, bringing jobs and helping fight ‘brain drain’

Scientific research forms the core of other developments ringing the city’s downtown. Related Midwest’s The 78, a planned $...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

DPI Launches First Apprenticeship Program with Cognizant 

Fortune 200 Company will help provide custom training curriculum for tech professionals May 22, 2022 (CHICAGO)—The Discovery Partners Institute’...
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DPI and Code Nation Partner on New Space and Annual Chicago Hackathon 

May 19, 2022 (CHICAGO) —Code Nation, which prepares high school students living in under-resourced communities for high-wage careers ...
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Defense Department opens innovation office in Chicago to tap into burgeoning tech ecosystem for 21st century warfare

The office will be located at the Discovery Partners Institute on South Wacker Drive for a two-year lease beginning ...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The Discovery Partners Institute, Wilbur Wright College and WBC’s ThinkChicago Program Team Up to Build A More Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline 

Summer workshop series will introduce City College students to Chicago’s dynamic tech sector June 23, 2022 (CHICAGO) —The Discovery ...
Press Releases

UIUC’s College of Education and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Second-Year Expansion of Computer Science Teaching Endorsement 

Effort will address shortage of qualified computer science teachers across Illinois June 22, 2022 (CHICAGO) —The University of Illinois Urbana-...
Press Releases

 DPI’s IWERC Awarded Funding From Three Organizations to Expand Research on Illinois Education Issues 

June 16, 2022 (CHICAGO)— The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has been ...
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