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DPI receives $5M National Science Foundation award to establish Global Center for clean energy and equitable transportation solutions 

Grant is matched by UKRI to fund Global Center UK partner institutions September 18, 2023 (CHICAGO) —The Discovery Partners Institute, ...
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Importance of tree canopy cover highlighted during extreme heat

Historic heat is forcing people to stay indoors or find relief, and experts say that the impact of shade cannot ...
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Sandra Gesing | Notable Women in STEM 2023

Sandra Gesing is an international leader in the research software engineer ecosystem. She contributed to the Sloan grant to the ...
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A record summer for high school and community college tech training programs at the Discovery Partners Institute 

Digital Scholars and Digital Bridge programs will serve 165 students with college-level courses and workshops to build interest in ...
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National University of Singapore Launches Innovation Programs and Establishes a Chicago Presence in Partnership with the University of Illinois System

U of I’s Discovery Partners Institute Will Support the Companies and Students June 1, 2023 (CHICAGO) —Discovery Partners Institute (...
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Discovery Partners Institute celebrates new partnership with Chicago Public Schools to engage high school students in tech 

Pilot workshop series helped students build interest in computing and tech pathways; make connections to Chicago’s tech community April ...
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OpEd – Meg Bates and Mariana Barragan Torres: How to keep students in Illinois for college

Monday is college decision day for high school seniors, and Illinois has a problem. Despite the many fine colleges here, ...
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New IWERC report examines college enrollment patterns and trends of Illinois high school graduates 

Report examines why students leave or stay in state for college April 20, 2023 (CHICAGO) —A new report released today ...
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Putting research into practice PTTL utilizes IWERC research in designing effective programs

When Discovery Partners Institute’s Pritzker Tech Talent Lab (PTTL) kicked off its Full-Stack Software Development Apprenticeship Program last ...
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Discovery Partners Institute launches equity dashboard 

Policy makers and community leaders can use this tool to inform decision-making and distribution of resources April 4, 2023 (...
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DESY and DPI Announce R&D and Corporate Development Partnership 

National Lab in Hamburg, Germany, and University of Illinois System institute in Chicago to Jointly Work on Entrepreneurship and Tech ...
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Discovery Partners Institute to partner with Hope Chicago to expand access to tech apprenticeships 

March 6, 2023 (CHICAGO) —Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), part of the University of Illinois System, and Hope Chicago announced a ...
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IWERC selected as Dual Enrollment Research Fund Recipient

As more high school students than ever participate in dual enrollment, there is an increasing focus on what we do ...
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Discovery Partners Institute, Chicago Public Schools partner to engage high school students in tech field 

Workshop series has reached 650 CPS students to date to help build interest in computing and tech pathways and bolster ...
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Arts education graduates find roles in other fields, creative workforce report finds 

Only 20% of Illinois arts graduates work in arts jobs as their primary occupation. CHICAGO – Creatively trained workers can be ...
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