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State sets yet another pot industry precedent

Illinois has consistently set records as it establishes its cannabis industry. First, by enacting reform with a governor’s signature ...

Gov. Pritzker Joins DPI to Launch Cannabis Research Institute (CRI)

Joint effort from State, City, and University of Illinois, CRI will inform data-driven policymaking...

The State of Illinois Newsroom

Kindergarten readiness in Illinois is linked to academic success in third grade, new report says

Illinois’ Kindergarten Individual Development Survey, or KIDS, can predict how students will perform on state standardized tests, such as the ...

Chalkbeat Chicago

What to do if you feel you are being scammed

Dr. Venkat Venkatakrishnan, Professor of Computer Science at UIC and Director of Research and Chief Scientist for the Discovery Partners ...

Illinois computer science programs are enrolling far more women

Computer science programs at Illinois colleges and universities are less white and male than they used to be, but they’...

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

Minority students underrepresented in computer science programs at Illinois colleges

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A series of three reports were conducted to get to the bottom of why enrollment of minority ...

International partnership fuels transportation equity, EV buy-in

A more than $10 million vote of confidence supports the tenet that global science requires contributions from a wide range ...

University of Illinois System news

Cannabis Research Institute opens in Chicago, looking to dig deep into marijuana

Nearly a year and a half after it was announced, the Cannabis Research Institute is getting operations underway in Chicago, ...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Alvin Chin and Lav Varshney: AI is here. How can we make it less scary and safer?

We believe there is a need for white-box AI systems that are directly human-controllable and require very little ...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Our Chicago: Back-To-School and Learning Loss

Chicago Public School students return to class on Monday, August 26. The 2024-2024 school year is the second time ...

Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

SPRINGFIELD – As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many students in ...

U of I calls for bids to kick off Discovery Partners Institute project

The University of Illinois' Discovery Partners Institute has opened up construction bidding for its $285 million planned research and education ...

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

What’s the best way to “green the gray”? Ask DPI researchers.

The intersection of local knowledge and scientific knowledge is crucial to adapt to climate change. A new partnership with Chicago’...

Making art and tracking makeup with DPI’s latest tech workforce trainees

DPI trainees present their apps to guests at the showcase. As an operations associate at Sephora, “testers” are a big ...

Inside DPI’s software development team

A diagram is an early stage in every software development project. Photo illustration by Jonathon Berlin. The work of Discovery ...