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- University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test gets FDA authorization
- FDA grants the U of I System emergency use authorization for covidSHIELD test process
- Shield T3 puts Covid-19 test vending machines on college campuses
- University of Illinois receives FDA emergency-use authorization for saliva test
- University Of Illinois, Indiana University Announce Plans To Hire Hundreds Of New Faculty
- New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced
- Tampons present an innovative way for scientists, researchers to test for COVID-19 in sewers
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Launch Professional Master of Computer Science Degree with the Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago
- Crain’s 2022 Power 25: The people you need to know now to get big things done in Chicago.
- Illinois launching statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater
- Cass County to Be a Part of Initial Wastewater COVID-19 Monitoring Studies for IDPH, DPI
- Illinois health officials to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater
- DPI’s Charlie Catlett On Wastewater Initiative With City of Chicago
- Illinois Coronavirus Updates: United Center Changes, State to Test Wastewater, Chicago Rent Help
- IDPH announces statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater
- Argonne scientists track community spread of COVID-19 in wastewater
- DPI, Interapt, CVS Health to launch Chicago/Skills Program to develop diverse tech talent for Illinois Companies
- NBC 5 Investigates: Searching The Sewers For COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail
- IDPH to begin detecting COVID-19 earlier using wastewater
- Illinois records first consecutive days of fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 cases since July 2020
- Forget swabs up the nose: Peoria’s sewage might help track down the next COVID outbreak
- Gov. Pritzker, Stakeholders, Unveil Design for Discovery Partners Institute at The 78
- Pritzker Foundation Donates $10M To Discovery Partners Institute To Bring More Women, Minorities Into Tech
- Pritzker Foundation gives $10 million to develop diverse tech talent in Chicago
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College Expand Partnership To Build A More Diverse Computing Pipeline, With Support From Google
- Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to U. of I. tech center in the South Loop
- Bloom Energy in San Jose builds new lab to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing
- Chicago to test sewage to forecast future COVID-19 outbreaks
- Belt-tightening state has down payment for tech deal
- South Loop research center finally gets big check from Pritzker
- 2 southern Ill. counties to take part in state COVID-19 wastewater monitoring plan
- U. of I. tech center in Chicago gets state agency’s go-ahead
- State Health Officials to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater
- Every time you poop, you’re helping Chicago health officials track COVID
- Academic, industry leaders to create national institute for AI in construction
- Illinois uses wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks
- UIC, Discovery Partners Institute win grant money for COVID research
- Research team lands $1.25M grant to monitor Covid-19 outbreaks in Chicago’s sewage
- Illini Insider | An eye on AI
- Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Construction Planned
- Chicago’s Discovery Partners Institute partners with CVS Health, Interapt on apprenticeship program
- Dedicated AI institute to solve construction problems
- Rush ranks third in nation • Student mental health program launched • DPI plans unveiled
- Four UIC faculty members earn DPI funding
- DPI and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program
- Does Chicago have the tech workforce to satisfy Google’s massive appetite?
- Construction to get dedicated AI institute to solve industry problems
- Review/Jeffrey Eric Jenkins | Station launches 50th season with a wonderful ‘BOOM’
- Don’t dig Chicago’s grave just yet
- Design for The 78 University of Illinois new headquarters in Chicago unveiled
- Illini Insider: News and Notes
- OMA and Jacobs unveil new DPI headquarters in ‘the 78,’ Chicago
- U of I doubles Loop lease for research hub
- U. of I. issues new design for academic and research hub at The 78
- Why U of I’s COVID test may have legs
- Design unveiled for Discovery Partners Institute headquarters in The 78 development
- Autonomous tech, Covid tracing among Chicago projects awarded $1M in R&D grants
- 1 Year In: How P33 Is Giving A Boost To Chicago’s Tech Ecosystem
- City, state leaders hope planned innovation center, Accenture Tower will bring workers back
- Discovery Partners Institute Launches Its First Scientific Startup Incubator
- City and state leaders hope two new projects revitalize downtown
- DPI launches startup mentoring program for local colleges, entrepreneurs
- The 78, a $7 Billion Megadevelopment in Chicago, Takes Key Step Toward Groundbreaking
- Illinois Offers Residents Steeply Discounted Training For High-Demand Tech Jobs
- Discovery Partners Institute Unveils Plans for Headquarters at Related’s The 78 MXU
- TechReady Illinois Launches Discounted Online Tech Courses for Illinois Residents
- Pritzker, Lightfoot unveil design plans for new Chicago tech hub
- P33, DPI launch tech education program for Illinoisans
- U of I announce plans for Discovery Partners Institute for South Loop
- DPI lands $3.9 million for research to help students
- Pritzker thumps Proft
- Big U of I research center moves ahead
- Senate Democrats support new University of Illinois DPI headquarters and apprenticeship partnership
- DPI is the entire state’s offensive in the global war for talent
- U of I unveils final plans for its Discovery Partners campus in the South Loop
- The 78 is a project we should all get behind
- DPI and Code Nation Partner on New Space and Annual Chicago Hackathon
- Chicago lost Amazon’s HQ2, but not its top-tier high tech future
- Discovery Partners Institute gets long-awaited state cash
- Board chair Edwards makes major donation to DPI
- Shield T3 and the Discovery Partners Institute Announce Commercialization of COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring
- $10 million gift from UI trustee part of innovation pledge
- The 78 lands a big tenant draw with DPI
- The 78 megadevelopment to kick off with 3 million square feet of construction, including U of I-led research facility
- ‘Once-in-a-generation’ South Loop project gets boost from Pritzker with $500M funding move
- DPI’s new executive director has UI ties
- U of I hires alum, consulting vet to lead DPI
- City Scholars partners with Polsky Center’s College New Venture Challenge
- Keeping watch: It’s full speed ahead as DPI continues to take shape
- DPI Launches First Apprenticeship Program with Cognizant
- University of Illinois, Foxconn to Develop $100M Tech Center
- Illinois to monitor wastewater for future COVID outbreaks • Do PBMs save taxpayers money? • Competition among insurers may lower ACA premiums
- Foxconn subsidiary to launch $100M technology center with the University of Illinois
- Crain’s Daily Gist podcast: Homes are going for well over the asking price
- FoxConn Interconnect, UI will establish $100 million smart technology center
- Discovery Partners Institute earns state approval — for the next 5 years, at least
- UI, OSF research partnership getting $50 million boost
- Illinois Institute of Technology Joins UI-led Discovery Partners Institute
- $100M grant aims to make UI leader in quantum engineering
- Major gains for Chicago in more higher ed spending
- U of I’s College of Education and DPI Launch Computer Science Teaching Endorsement and Network
- Pritzker Foundation Donates $10 Million to DPI to Develop More Inclusive Tech Talent
- DPI awards more than $1.5 million in second round of R&D seed grants
- Discovery Partners Institute Hires IWERC Director
- Walder Foundation Awards Discovery Partners Institute $1.25 Million
- City Scholars Program Expands At Discovery Partners Institute
- U of I trustees approve lease to expand DPI space
- DPI Awards More Than $1 Million in R&D Grants
- DPI Partners to Expand I-Corps Programs in Chicago
- Scientists Scour Sewage for Coronavirus Clues
- DPI and P33 Launch TechReady Illinois in response to COVID-19
- DPI Begins Ramp Up; Hiring Six New Leaders
- People on the Move: Omowale Casselle and Michael G. Bennett, Discovery Partners Institute
- DPI launches education and workforce research center
- A New Tool is Providing Solid Clues to COVID-19’s Resurgence
- Gov. Pritzker commits $500 million to IIN and DPI
- Life sciences developments are booming in Chicago, bringing jobs and helping fight ‘brain drain’
- CURES faculty present at Night of Ideas Chicago 2020
- Need tech talent? Call me. Want diverse tech talent? Definitely call me.
- Jackson to lead Discovery Partners Institute
- National Taiwan University Joins DPI
- C-NICE to be part of DPI connection in Urbana
- Argonne joins new research center led by U of I System
- Board of Trustees backs DPI
- Federal funding comes to boost Chicago’s tech economy
- WTTW: Using wastewater to provide clues to COVID-19’s resurgence
- Jump ARCHES Partnership Expands; Endowment Now Exceeds $100 Million
- U of I system and Illinois Tech announce new research partnership
- Illinois Innovation Network adds 9 hubs
- DPI names inaugural director of academic affairs
- UIC and Deerfield Management launch West Loop Innovations
- DPI Announces First Round of Seed Funding Projects
- UIC selects 10 projects in its first cycle of DPI seed funding
- DPI and Wilbur Wright College Announce Partnership To Build More Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline
- The Hebrew University Joins DPI
- Innovation hub to be developed in downtown Peoria
- U of I System adds academic, research partners in India
- Tel Aviv University becomes DPI’s first international partner
- DPI’s IWERC AWARDED $1 MILLION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH
- DPI-linked center established to accelerate quantum information science and engineering
- The Illinois Department of Public Health and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Extension of COVID-19 Monitoring in Wastewater
- Illinois Partners with Tel Aviv University in New Chicago Innovation, Entrepreneurship Hub
- Seidel to be honored by America-Israel Chamber of Commerce
- COVID-19 update as of June 2: Evanston in “medium” risk category, but Cook County in “high” risk
- NIU joins U of I System-led Illinois Innovation Network
- Chicago awarded $18.5M in federal funds to create new jobs in the region
- OSF kicks off innovation work with DPI
- U of I System sets innovation network priorities at UIC
- Data science center, Research Park expansion among IIN priorities in Urbana
- IDPH and University of Illinois Spinoff Launch Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 at Schools
- Business incubator joins UIS, becomes first IIN hub
- Sanders named interim director of DPI
- Is COVID-19 on airplane air filters?
- DPI-backed teams to compete in startup pitch competition
- Program connects key Chicago leaders, Israeli entrepreneurs
- Progress and new partners for Discovery Partners Institute Announced
- State budget includes $500 million for U of I-led research center
- State funding proposed for new, U of I-led research center
- Travel grants available to support collaboration with international partners
- U of I System will lead a new research institute
- Plans for U of I research center in Chicago move ahead
- University of Illinois’ $250M lab, research facility moves forward in Chicago’s `78’ development
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College Build a More Diverse Computing Pipeline with Support From Google
- DPI’s IWERC Awarded Funding From Three Organizations to Expand Research on Illinois Education Issues
- Somaya named DPI’s first Edwards Scholar, faculty-in-residence
- Another Chicago winter hazard: Frozen sewage hinders COVID monitoring
- DPI Research Scholars: How five undergrad students used AI to help construction managers eliminate building delays
- Scientists Scour Sewage for Coronavirus Clues
- UIUC’s College of Education and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Second-Year Expansion of Computer Science Teaching Endorsement
- The Discovery Partners Institute, Wilbur Wright College and WBC’s ThinkChicago Program Team Up to Build A More Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline
- DPI, UIC, UIUC, Wilbur Wright College and Non-Profit Partners Launch First Computer Science Fair for High School Students and Families
- Chicago Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute Announce Citywide System to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater
- Chicago’s early warning COVID detection program gets extended
- Frozen sewage slows down coronavirus surveillance
- The unique place researchers are looking for Covid? Wastewater
- How Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaks
- Wastewater analysis from UIC helps Chicago track COVID-19 cases, variants
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College to build a more diverse computing pipeline with support from Google
- How wastewater can help cities track COVID community spread
- Discovery Partners Institute and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program
- Chicago, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewage
- The Chicago model: Building a global innovation powerhouse in America’s heartland
- DPI Research Scholars: Designing an autonomous tractor to help feed a hungry world
- For DPI students who designed a delivery drone, the sky’s the limit
- A shortage of computer science teachers is a problem Illinois can fix
- New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced
- Why The University Of Illinois Is A Top College For Entrepreneurs
- University invests $50 million in faculty-hiring initiative
- DIU and Partners Open Defense Innovation Office in Chicago to Tap Into Midwest Technology and Talen
- DPI Partners with OneTen to Advance Black Talent in Illinois
- Innovations: The Tampon Test
- 28 receive U of I System honor for leading COVID-19 response
- Discovery Partners Institute shares in $7.5 million excellence award from the National Science Foundation
- Defense Department opens innovation office in Chicago to tap into burgeoning tech ecosystem for 21st century warfare
- DPI receives $1.5 million grant from National Science Foundation to fund international research partnership on clean transportation
- U of I’s COVID test wins FDA approval
- Illinois Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute Announce Statewide System to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater