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Inaugural Cardiff-Illinois collaboration fund launched with Cardiff University and Discovery Partners Institute

Partnership with like-minded institutions around the world is a core tenet of DPI. With Cardiff University in the UK, ...

DPI apprenticeship program awarded $500,000 to train diverse tech talent for top Chicago companies

The Software Development and Tech Apprenticeship program, part of the Pritzker Tech Talent Labs at Discovery Partners Institute, was awarded ...

National University of Singapore Launches Innovation Programs and Establishes a Chicago Presence in Partnership with the University of Illinois System

U of I’s Discovery Partners Institute Will Support the Companies and Students June 1, 2023 (CHICAGO) —Discovery Partners Institute (...

Putting research into practice PTTL utilizes IWERC research in designing effective programs

When Discovery Partners Institute’s Pritzker Tech Talent Lab (PTTL) kicked off its Full-Stack Software Development Apprenticeship Program last ...

For DPI students who designed a delivery drone, the sky’s the limit

Companies ranging from Amazon to startups are testing delivery drones. Add to that list an ambitious team of undergrad students ...

DPI Research Scholars: Designing an autonomous tractor to help feed a hungry world

A group of undergrad students from three DPI partners explored the use of artificial intelligence in farming by contributing to ...

DPI Research Scholars: How five undergrad students used AI to help construction managers eliminate building delays

Despite the design and engineering sophistication required to build a tall building, the construction industry still struggles to get projects ...

Arts education graduates find roles in other fields, creative workforce report finds

Only 20% of Illinois arts graduates work in arts jobs as their primary occupation. CHICAGO – Creatively trained workers can be ...

IWERC releases first of five reports on computer science education in Illinois

Roughly one in 14 high school students takes a computer science course in a given year CHICAGO – The Illinois Workforce &...

Illinois climate researchers develop methodology to predict temperatures at street scale

Urban climate resilience bolstered with smart use of data and sensor technology CHICAGO – In a new study published in the ...