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Federal funding comes to boost Chicago’s tech economy

The Discovery Partners Institute and health care startup incubator Matter land grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration....
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A shortage of computer science teachers is a problem Illinois can fix

Illinois has a problem. A computer science-education problem. Despite being one of the country’s largest producers of computer ...
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Illinois to monitor wastewater for future COVID outbreaks • Do PBMs save taxpayers money? • Competition among insurers may lower ACA premiums

ILLINOIS, DPI TO MONITOR COVID IN WASTEWATER: Illinois officials are working with the Discovery Partners Institute to monitor COVID-19 ...
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Illinois uses wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is using another tool — wastewater — to detect COVID-19....
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State Health Officials to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater

Health officials are launching a statewide system to monitor COVID-19 and its variants in wastewater that will provide early ...
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2 southern Ill. counties to take part in state COVID-19 wastewater monitoring plan

Two southern Illinois counties will take part in a state monitoring system to test wastewater for COVID-19 outbreaks....
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Illinois records first consecutive days of fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 cases since July 2020

Illinois reported fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 cases Monday, the first time that the state has seen consecutive days ...
The State Journal-Register

IDPH to begin detecting COVID-19 earlier using wastewater

The state has another tool in its COVID-19 testing toolbox. Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the ...
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IDPH announces statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Monday it has developed a statewide system to monitor COVID-19 and its ...
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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: United Center Changes, State to Test Wastewater, Chicago Rent Help

llinois health officials have announced a new system that will test wastewater for COVID-19 and use those tests to ...
NBC 5 Chicago

Illinois health officials to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater

State health officials in Illinois will begin monitoring for the virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants in wastewater ...
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Cass County to Be a Part of Initial Wastewater COVID-19 Monitoring Studies for IDPH, DPI

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute announced today they are instituting a statewide program to ...
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Federal funding comes to boost Chicago’s tech economy

The Discovery Partners Institute and health care startup incubator Matter land grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration....
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

DPI awards more than $1.5 million in second round of R&D seed grants 

The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) announced today $1.5 million in seed funding to 12 research teams from the University ...
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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 ...
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