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NBC 5 Investigates: Searching The Sewers For COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail

The Discover Partners Institute Wastewater-based Epidemiology team was featured for their collaboration with the Cook County Jail to develop ...
NBC 5 Chicago

Argonne scientists track community spread of COVID-19 in wastewater

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, finding ways to improve testing has been key to addressing the spread of disease. ...
Newswise

University of Illinois receives FDA emergency-use authorization for saliva test

The University of Illinois System announced Monday that it has received emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration ...
The News-Gazette

FDA grants the U of I System emergency use authorization for covidSHIELD test process

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the University of Illinois System emergency use authorization for their covidSHIELD ...
WAND-TV

University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test gets FDA authorization

University of Illinois' saliva-based COVID-19 testing model has been granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug ...
Heart of Illinois ABC

U of I’s COVID test wins FDA approval

The University of Illinois' saliva-based COVID-19 test, which has enabled the college system to quickly test people on ...
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

Pritzker Foundation Donates $10M To Discovery Partners Institute To Bring More Women, Minorities Into Tech

An innovation lab coming to the Near South Side will include a center aimed at getting more women and people ...
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO

Pritzker Foundation gives $10 million to develop diverse tech talent in Chicago

Looking to develop a more diverse tech talent pipeline in Chicago, the Pritzker Foundation is donating $10 million over five ...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to U. of I. tech center in the South Loop

Several members of the Pritzker family are donating $10 million to launch workforce training programs at the Discovery Partners Institute, ...
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

Bloom Energy in San Jose builds new lab to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing

A Silicon Valley energy company is expanding COVID test lab capacity in hopes it could speed up the return of ...
ABC 7 NEWS

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

Chicago to test sewage to forecast future COVID-19 outbreaks

Charlie Catlett, senior research scientist of Discovery Partners Institute, talks about how sewage water testing can be a valuable indicator ...
FOX 32 CHICAGO

DPI and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program 

The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC’s) CHANCE program today announced the expansion of its ...
Press Releases

DPI Begins Ramp Up; Hiring Six New Leaders 

The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has hired six tech leaders to develop promising and diverse tech talent and increase funding ...
Press Releases

NBC 5 Investigates: Searching The Sewers For COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail

The Discover Partners Institute Wastewater-based Epidemiology team was featured for their collaboration with the Cook County Jail to develop ...
NBC 5 Chicago