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Discovery Partners Institute wins Chicago Innovation Award 

The prize honors pioneering efforts to track COVID-19 through wastewater. The Discovery Partners Institute is the winner of a ...
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Discovery Partners Institute announces fellowship role to examine the social and economic impacts of the arts across Illinois. 

The role will be based in DPI’s Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative, and supported by a multi-institutional ...
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Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MACHH2) Announces Bid to Create Regional Hydrogen Hub to Combat Climate Change 

Clean hydrogen production will be powered by region’s abundant carbon-free energy and support thousands of jobs, while reducing ...
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University of Illinois Spinout Launches COVID + Flu + R.S.V. Test 

Shield T3 Prepares for a Tripledemic;  Test Kit Eliminates Confusion over Illnesses with Similar Symptoms CHICAGO (Oct. 25, 2022) — Shield ...
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Discovery Partners Institute wins Joyce Foundation grant to examine dual-credit outcomes 

DPI’s Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative will spend two years studying access and outcomes in Illinois October 24, ...
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Testing Wastewater to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections 

RUSH and the Discovery Partners Institute are working together to develop innovative ways to use wastewater to monitor antibiotic resistance ...
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Discovery Partners Institute Launches Statewide Swift Coding and Mobile App Development Training Program for K-12 Educators with support from Apple 

CHICAGO –  The Discovery Partners Institute, in partnership with Apple, is launching a training program for teachers in mobile app development ...
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IDPH and University of Illinois Spinoff Launch Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 at Schools 

Partnership with U of I’s Discovery Partners Institute builds on IDPH statewide wastewater monitoring program; pilot will also screen ...
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Gov. Pritzker, Stakeholders, Unveil Design for Discovery Partners Institute at The 78 

Renderings available for download here; Leaders also announce apprenticeship partnership with Interapt and CVS Health, to prepare Chicagoans for lucrative ...
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DPI, Interapt, CVS Health to launch Chicago/Skills Program to develop diverse tech talent for Illinois Companies 

CVS Health to be anchor employer promoting equity and opportunity for Chicagoans Chicago, IL (Sept. 23, 2022) — Discovery Partners Institute, ...
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Launch Professional Master of Computer Science Degree with the Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago 

Illinois Computer Science, through The Grainger College of Engineering, will, for the first time, offer a professional degree program in ...
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DPI receives $1.5 million grant from National Science Foundation to fund international research partnership on clean transportation 

Three-year project is designed to ameliorate urban pollution affecting health and climate change  September 15, 2022 (CHICAGO) — A multi-...
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3 Misconceptions About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

Study of Illinois students shows COVID was disruptive for all children. Don't assume that only those who were instructed ...
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Paid internships lead to jobs for many who complete Opportunity Works program

Seven graduates of the Opportunity Works program at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights completed paid internships....
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Here’s who won big at the 2022 Chicago Innovation Awards

This year’s Chicago Innovation Awards highlight how the city’s tech and startup scene is not as much the ...
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