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Report: Illinois graduates who earn college degrees make more money, but racial disparities persist

Illinois high school students who went on to obtain a college degree earn more money than their peers with only ...
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Urban climate science needs to step out

Cities are growing and warming, and urban climate science tackles the processes and implications of these changes. Ashish Sharma argues ...
nature.com

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

Illinois affected by a record number of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2024, mostly severe storms

12 events cost the state a total of nearly $4 billion in damages — 9 were severe storms with tornadoes, hail ...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Hemp Loophole Causing Chaos In City Hall, Springfield — But Smoke Shop Owners ‘Ready To Fight’

Ald. Marty Quinn is pushing an ordinance that would force smoke shops selling hemp-derived THC to close while Democratic ...
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO

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 ...
GreenState

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 ...
WGN

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 ...
WIFR23

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

New report shows higher education leads to higher income in Illinois 

However, disparities persist in college access, employment outcomes, earnings. CHICAGO – The value of a college education has been under scrutiny ...
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Report: Illinois graduates who earn college degrees make more money, but racial disparities persist

Illinois high school students who went on to obtain a college degree earn more money than their peers with only ...
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DPI at the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress

A mural at SRI. The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress came to the United States for the first time in ...
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