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As new coronavirus variants dominate COVID-19 cases in Chicago, researchers said they were able to detect the presence of the omicron BA.2 subvariant two weeks before it showed up in an individual clinical COVID test by using tampons planted in sewers around the city. 

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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IWERC releases first of five reports on computer science education in Illinois 

Roughly one in 14 high school students takes a computer science course in a given year CHICAGO – The Illinois Workforce &...
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Illinois climate researchers develop methodology to predict temperatures at street scale 

Urban climate resilience bolstered with smart use of data and sensor technology CHICAGO – In a new study published in the ...
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