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Major gains for Chicago in more higher ed spending

After years of financial stress, Illinois higher education is seeing signs of hope. There are ambitious plans such as a ...
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS | JUNE 19, 2019

$100M grant aims to make UI leader in quantum engineering

A $100 million investment in a quantum engineering project designed to make Illinois a world leader in that emerging technology ...
THE NEWS-GAZETTE | JULY 4, 2019

Illinois Institute of Technology Joins UI-led Discovery Partners Institute

The Illinois Institute of Technology has become the seventh university to join the University of Illinois-led Discovery Partners Institute, ...
THE NEWS-GAZETTE | JULY 11, 2019

Discovery Partners Institute expands efforts to build a more diverse tech career pipeline in Chicago, with new funding support from Google 

New funding will expand computer science programming for high schoolers and will provide tuition for teachers pursuing their computer science ...
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Getting to know the head of U of I’s Discovery Partners Institute

Former Johnson Controls executive William Jackson is in charge of the ambitious R&D and teaching facility slated for the ...
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

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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