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- 2nd Illinois CS Opportunity Fair
- Tech Talent Decoded
- Call for Proposals: Research and Development Science Team Seed Grants 2024 Info Session
- HIGH-TECH CHI
- Addressing Disparities in Dual Credit Participation in Illinois
- A Climate Action and Financing Workshop
- Initiative for Climate Research
- Women’s History Month Panel
- DPI’s Black History Month Panel
- SAVE THE DATE: DESY March 20th
- Supporting Illinois Teacher Preparation Programs (Exploring the Illinois Educator Preparation Profiles)
- Learning From Learning Loss in Illinois
- Amplify: Exploring Academic Entrepreneurship & Amplifying Research Commercialization Impact
- What can Chicago do about climate change? Webinar with DPI’s Don Wuebbles
- R&D Seminar Series: Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Diagnosis, treatment and the Quality of Life
- R&D Seminar Series: MAP-AQ an International System for Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction of Air Quality
- R&D Seminar Series: Sustainability in the food-energy-water-waste nexus
- Virtual Zoom Information Session for Discover Computing
- R&D Seminar Series: Leveraging Open Source Communities to Enable Innovation, Scholarship, and Education
- R&D Seminar Series: Addressing Social Media Misinformation: Is there Any Hope?
- R&D Seminar Series: Certifiably safe and robust design of robotic and learning systems
- R&D Seminar Series: Proactive Solutions to Ensure Sustainability and Resilience of Water Resources in the Face of Climate Change and Release of Anthropogenic Contaminants
- R&D Seminar Series: Urban Science to Solutions
- GenAI for Business Innovation: AI for Managers Workshop
- AI x Healthcare Forum
- Tech Pulse 2030: AI Labs Shaping Tomorrow
- Forge 2025
- MSN Workshop
- Chicago Forum for Responsible AI in FinTech
- Innovation Match
- CRI: From Seed to Social Impact
- High-Tech CHI 2024
- GenAI for Business Innovation Preview
- Cardiff University – U of I System Seed Grant Webinar
- Trauma – Informed Education in Illinois: Research – Based Practices for Educators & Policymakers
- STEMFest at Climate-Tech Week Chicago
- IWERC Research Briefing: Participation, Persistence, and Experiences of CS and Tech College Students in Illinois
- CLEETS at 79th Session of the UN General Assembly Science Summit
- Innovation Policy Summit
- TechChicago Week
- Digital Scholars
- Digital Bridge
- The Future of Water Innovation
- DPI at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness
- Where do Artists Work? Exploring the Careers of Arts Graduates in Illinois and the U.S.
- R&D Seminar Series: Bridging Gaps and Broadening Participation in Today’s and Future Research Computing Ecosystem
- IL CS Opportunity Fair
- R&D Seminar Series: Design, Development and Evaluation of an Intelligent Animal Repelling System for Crop Protection Based on Embedded Edge-AI
- TechReady Info Session #1
- The Future of Alternative Proteins
- R&D Seminar Series: Novel Approaches to Preserving Utility in Privacy Enhancing Technologies
- 2021 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #4 – For Rich Township Teachers
- DPI Speaker Series: The Role of Science in Medical Innovation: Discussion with Robert Langer
- R&D Seminar Series: Situation Knowledge on Demand (SKOD)
- R&D Seminar Series: Machine Learning Empowered Cyber Attack and Defense
- R&D Seminar Series: Understanding, Designing, and Developing Virtual Human Interactions to Promote Healthy Behaviors
- R&D Seminar Series: Path from Research to Technologies and Ventures
- ITRC February Seminar
- ITRC May 2021 Seminar: Resilience and Transportation Planning—Addressing the Complexities
- Towards High Fidelity Digital Twins of Urban Systems
- Speaker Series – Penny Pritzer: How Chicago Will Become the Nation’s Most Inclusive Tech Hub
- 2021 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #3 – For CPS Teachers
- ITRC April 2022 Seminar: Making Micro-mobility Smarter and Safer
- UIC-CHANCE Program Summer 2021 Info Session
- 2021 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #2
- 2021 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #1
- Swift Coding and App Development PD – Info Session #1
- Electric Vehicle Workshop #2: Transportation Electrification Infrastructure – Technology, Installation & Ownership ›
- Discover Computing 2
- R&D Seminar Series: Augmented Listening: Using Large-Scale Sensing and AI to Enhance Human Hearing
- R&D Seminar Series: Using Stacking to Build Metamodels for Faster Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification
- R&D Seminar Series: Bigger Data is Not Always Better: Using I-BRAIN to solve Human Brain Disorders
- R&D Seminar Series: Resilience of Control Systems and Infrastructure: A Step Beyond Ad-Hoc Adaptation
- 2022 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #4
- 2022 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session – Course Preview w/ CSTed Faculty!
- 2022 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #2
- R&D Seminar Series: Alexa Stole my Mommy! ~ AI is the next Big Data Universe
- R&D Seminar Series: Using Travel Demand Model to Estimate Traffic Volumes on Low-Volume Roads in Wyoming
- 2022 Teaching Endorsement in CS: Info Session #1 – For CPS Teachers
- DPI – UIC CS Software Analysis Seminar: Trust and Trustworthiness of Voting Systems ›
- Chicago – Food Tank Summit: “Digitization Across the Food Supply Chain”
- R&D Seminar Series: A Software Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver
- Amplifying Black Voices in the Tech World: TechReady Webinar
- R&D Seminar Series: Making Sensors Intelligent: How Edge Computing is Accelerating Science
- DPI Research Scholars Information Session #2
- DPI Research Scholars Information Session #1
- R&D Seminar Series: Interdisciplinary Studies Using Natural Language Data
- Swift Coding and App Development PD – Info Session #2
- Climate, Water and Environment Event
- Breaking into Software Development: Tips for non-STEM or Degreed Candidates
- U of I System will lead a new research institute
- Travel grants available to support collaboration with international partners
- State funding proposed for new, U of I-led research center
- State budget includes $500 million for U of I-led research center
- Progress and new partners for Discovery Partners Institute Announced
- Program connects key Chicago leaders, Israeli entrepreneurs
- DPI-backed teams to compete in startup pitch competition
- Sanders named interim director of DPI
- Business incubator joins UIS, becomes first IIN hub
- Data science center, Research Park expansion among IIN priorities in Urbana
- U of I System sets innovation network priorities at UIC
- OSF kicks off innovation work with DPI
- NIU joins U of I System-led Illinois Innovation Network
- Seidel to be honored by America-Israel Chamber of Commerce
- Illinois Partners with Tel Aviv University in New Chicago Innovation, Entrepreneurship Hub
- DPI-linked center established to accelerate quantum information science and engineering
- Tel Aviv University becomes DPI’s first international partner
- U of I System adds academic, research partners in India
- Innovation hub to be developed in downtown Peoria
- The Hebrew University Joins DPI
- UIC selects 10 projects in its first cycle of DPI seed funding
- DPI Announces First Round of Seed Funding Projects
- UIC and Deerfield Management launch West Loop Innovations
- DPI names inaugural director of academic affairs
- Illinois Innovation Network adds 9 hubs
- Major gains for Chicago in more higher ed spending
- $100M grant aims to make UI leader in quantum engineering
- U of I system and Illinois Tech announce new research partnership
- Illinois Institute of Technology Joins UI-led Discovery Partners Institute
- Jump ARCHES Partnership Expands; Endowment Now Exceeds $100 Million
- UI, OSF research partnership getting $50 million boost
- Board of Trustees backs DPI
- Argonne joins new research center led by U of I System
- Discovery Partners Institute earns state approval — for the next 5 years, at least
- Foxconn subsidiary to launch $100M technology center with the University of Illinois
- FoxConn Interconnect, UI will establish $100 million smart technology center
- C-NICE to be part of DPI connection in Urbana
- University of Illinois, Foxconn to Develop $100M Tech Center
- National Taiwan University Joins DPI
- Keeping watch: It’s full speed ahead as DPI continues to take shape
- City Scholars partners with Polsky Center’s College New Venture Challenge
- U of I hires alum, consulting vet to lead DPI
- Jackson to lead Discovery Partners Institute
- DPI’s new executive director has UI ties
- CURES faculty present at Night of Ideas Chicago 2020
- Discovery Partners Institute gets long-awaited state cash
- Board chair Edwards makes major donation to DPI
- $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
- Gov. Pritzker commits $500 million to IIN and DPI
- The 78 is a project we should all get behind
- Chicago lost Amazon’s HQ2, but not its top-tier high tech future
- DPI is the entire state’s offensive in the global war for talent
- Big U of I research center moves ahead
- DPI lands $3.9 million for research to help students
- DPI launches education and workforce research center
- TechReady Illinois Launches Discounted Online Tech Courses for Illinois Residents
- P33, DPI launch tech education program for Illinoisans
- DPI and P33 Launch TechReady Illinois in response to COVID-19
- Illinois Offers Residents Steeply Discounted Training For High-Demand Tech Jobs
- DPI launches startup mentoring program for local colleges, entrepreneurs
- DPI Partners to Expand I-Corps Programs in Chicago
- Discovery Partners Institute Launches Its First Scientific Startup Incubator
- DPI Awards More Than $1 Million in R&D Grants
- 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
- Why U of I’s COVID test may have legs
- U of I doubles Loop lease for research hub
- U of I trustees approve lease to expand DPI space
- Illini Insider: News and Notes
- City Scholars Program Expands At Discovery Partners Institute
- Don’t dig Chicago’s grave just yet
- Four UIC faculty members earn DPI funding
- Construction to get dedicated AI institute to solve industry problems
- Dedicated AI institute to solve construction problems
- Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Construction Planned
- Illini Insider | An eye on AI
- Research team lands $1.25M grant to monitor Covid-19 outbreaks in Chicago’s sewage
- Walder Foundation Awards Discovery Partners Institute $1.25 Million
- UIC, Discovery Partners Institute win grant money for COVID research
- Academic, industry leaders to create national institute for AI in construction
- Discovery Partners Institute Hires IWERC Director
- U. of I. tech center in Chicago gets state agency’s go-ahead
- South Loop research center finally gets big check from Pritzker
- Chicago to test sewage to forecast future COVID-19 outbreaks
- Belt-tightening state has down payment for tech deal
- Bloom Energy in San Jose builds new lab to expand COVID-19 vaccine testing
- 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
- Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to U. of I. tech center in the South Loop
- Pritzker Foundation Donates $10 Million to DPI to Develop More Inclusive Tech Talent
- U of I’s COVID test wins FDA approval
- University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test gets FDA authorization
- FDA grants the U of I System emergency use authorization for covidSHIELD test process
- University of Illinois receives FDA emergency-use authorization for saliva test
- Argonne scientists track community spread of COVID-19 in wastewater
- NBC 5 Investigates: Searching The Sewers For COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail
- DPI Begins Ramp Up; Hiring Six New Leaders
- DPI and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program
- U of I’s College of Education and DPI Launch Computer Science Teaching Endorsement and Network
- People on the Move: Omowale Casselle and Michael G. Bennett, Discovery Partners Institute
- DPI and Wilbur Wright College Announce Partnership To Build More Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline
- Illinois Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute Announce Statewide System to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater
- 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
- Illinois Coronavirus Updates: United Center Changes, State to Test Wastewater, Chicago Rent Help
- IDPH announces statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater
- 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
- 2 southern Ill. counties to take part in state COVID-19 wastewater monitoring plan
- State Health Officials to Monitor COVID-19 in Wastewater
- Illinois uses wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks
- Illinois to monitor wastewater for future COVID outbreaks • Do PBMs save taxpayers money? • Competition among insurers may lower ACA premiums
- Crain’s Daily Gist podcast: Homes are going for well over the asking price
- DPI Research Scholars: How five undergrad students used AI to help construction managers eliminate building delays
- DPI Research Scholars: Designing an autonomous tractor to help feed a hungry world
- A shortage of computer science teachers is a problem Illinois can fix
- 28 receive U of I System honor for leading COVID-19 response
- For DPI students who designed a delivery drone, the sky’s the limit
- DPI awards more than $1.5 million in second round of R&D seed grants
- Federal funding comes to boost Chicago’s tech economy
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College Build a More Diverse Computing Pipeline with Support From Google
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College to build a more diverse computing pipeline with support from Google
- 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, U of I embark on $2 million program to detect COVID in sewage
- Chicago’s early warning COVID detection program gets extended
- How Chicago’s sewers are helping predict COVID outbreaks
- The Chicago model: Building a global innovation powerhouse in America’s heartland
- Crain’s 2022 Power 25: The people you need to know now to get big things done in Chicago.
- DPI’s Charlie Catlett On Wastewater Initiative With City of Chicago
- Every time you poop, you’re helping Chicago health officials track COVID
- Somaya named DPI’s first Edwards Scholar, faculty-in-residence
- Shield T3 and the Discovery Partners Institute Announce Commercialization of COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring
- How wastewater can help cities track COVID community spread
- DPI’s IWERC AWARDED $1 MILLION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH
- Another Chicago winter hazard: Frozen sewage hinders COVID monitoring
- Is COVID-19 on airplane air filters?
- The unique place researchers are looking for Covid? Wastewater
- Frozen sewage slows down coronavirus surveillance
- Scientists Scour Sewage for Coronavirus Clues
- Scientists Scour Sewage for Coronavirus Clues
- Wastewater analysis from UIC helps Chicago track COVID-19 cases, variants
- DPI Partners with OneTen to Advance Black Talent in Illinois
- Forget swabs up the nose: Peoria’s sewage might help track down the next COVID outbreak
- DPI, Wilbur Wright College Expand Partnership To Build A More Diverse Computing Pipeline, With Support From Google
- 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
- DIU and Partners Open Defense Innovation Office in Chicago to Tap Into Midwest Technology and Talen
- Defense Department opens innovation office in Chicago to tap into burgeoning tech ecosystem for 21st century warfare
- DPI and Code Nation Partner on New Space and Annual Chicago Hackathon
- DPI Launches First Apprenticeship Program with Cognizant
- Life sciences developments are booming in Chicago, bringing jobs and helping fight ‘brain drain’
- A New Tool is Providing Solid Clues to COVID-19’s Resurgence
- Need tech talent? Call me. Want diverse tech talent? Definitely call me.
- WTTW: Using wastewater to provide clues to COVID-19’s resurgence
- COVID-19 update as of June 2: Evanston in “medium” risk category, but Cook County in “high” risk
- The Illinois Department of Public Health and Discovery Partners Institute Announce Extension of COVID-19 Monitoring in Wastewater
- DPI’s IWERC Awarded Funding From Three Organizations to Expand Research on Illinois Education Issues
- 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
- Discovery Partners Institute and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program
- Tampons present an innovative way for scientists, researchers to test for COVID-19 in sewers
- Chicago awarded $18.5M in federal funds to create new jobs in the region
- Why The University Of Illinois Is A Top College For Entrepreneurs
- Innovations: The Tampon Test
- New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced
- University invests $50 million in faculty-hiring initiative
- Discovery Partners Institute shares in $7.5 million excellence award from the National Science Foundation
- DPI receives $1.5 million grant from National Science Foundation to fund international research partnership on clean transportation
- Shield T3 puts Covid-19 test vending machines on college campuses
- New NSF Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure Announced
- University Of Illinois, Indiana University Announce Plans To Hire Hundreds Of New Faculty
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Launch Professional Master of Computer Science Degree with the Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago
- U of I unveils final plans for its Discovery Partners campus in the South Loop
- DPI, Interapt, CVS Health to launch Chicago/Skills Program to develop diverse tech talent for Illinois Companies
- Chicago’s Discovery Partners Institute partners with CVS Health, Interapt on apprenticeship program
- Pritzker thumps Proft
- Gov. Pritzker, Stakeholders, Unveil Design for Discovery Partners Institute at The 78
- U. of I. issues new design for academic and research hub at The 78
- Discovery Partners Institute Unveils Plans for Headquarters at Related’s The 78 MXU
- The 78, a $7 Billion Megadevelopment in Chicago, Takes Key Step Toward Groundbreaking
- Senate Democrats support new University of Illinois DPI headquarters and apprenticeship partnership
- Pritzker, Lightfoot unveil design plans for new Chicago tech hub
- U of I announce plans for Discovery Partners Institute for South Loop
- Design unveiled for Discovery Partners Institute headquarters in The 78 development
- City and state leaders hope two new projects revitalize downtown
- City, state leaders hope planned innovation center, Accenture Tower will bring workers back
- Design for The 78 University of Illinois new headquarters in Chicago unveiled
- Review/Jeffrey Eric Jenkins | Station launches 50th season with a wonderful ‘BOOM’
- Rush ranks third in nation • Student mental health program launched • DPI plans unveiled
- Does Chicago have the tech workforce to satisfy Google’s massive appetite?
- OMA and Jacobs unveil new DPI headquarters in ‘the 78,’ Chicago
- IDPH and University of Illinois Spinoff Launch Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 at Schools
- Illinois to expand wastewater testing for COVID, other pathogens
- New way to test for COVID-19 in schools
- Discovery Partners Institute Launches Statewide Swift Coding and Mobile App Development Training Program for K-12 Educators with support from Apple
- Testing Wastewater to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
- Discovery Partners Institute wins Joyce Foundation grant to examine dual-credit outcomes
- University of Illinois Spinout Launches COVID + Flu + R.S.V. Test
- U of I saliva test spinout now offers triple virus test
- Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MACHH2) Announces Bid to Create Regional Hydrogen Hub to Combat Climate Change
- Chicago Innovation Awards: a preview
- Discovery Partners Institute announces fellowship role to examine the social and economic impacts of the arts across Illinois
- How Discovery Partners Institute is Driving Tech Talent in Chicago
- Lincoln Park Zoo’s new lion habitat wins Chicago Innovation Award for development and features
- Chicago Innovation Awards winners revealed
- Discovery Partners Institute wins Chicago Innovation Award
- Here’s who won big at the 2022 Chicago Innovation Awards
- Paid internships lead to jobs for many who complete Opportunity Works program
- 3 Misconceptions About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss
- Getting to know the head of U of I’s Discovery Partners Institute
- Discovery Partners Institute expands efforts to build a more diverse tech career pipeline in Chicago, with new funding support from Google
- Discovery Partners Institute, university and non-profit partners hold Computer Science Fair for high school students and families
- The Cannabis Research Institute Is Coming to Chicago
- Research center focused on the impacts of cannabis announced for Chicago
- U of I plans marijuana research center at Discovery Partners Institute
- Cannabis Research Institute Coming to Chicago’s Discovery Partners Institute
- New Cannabis Research Institute will study the effects of marijuana and how best to manage it
- Chicago-based pot studies center aims to lead on research and policy
- The Cannabis Research Institute coming to Chicago
- New website tracks COVID-19 in wastewater across 75 Illinois treatment plants
- The Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Department of Public Health launch an online COVID-19 tracker
- How Much COVID-19 Is in Your Wastewater? New Online Tracker Shares Illinois Data With Public
- Illinois Department of Public Health launches online COVID tracker using wastewater
- IDPH launch online COVID-19 tracker
- COVID-19 tracker launched online in Illinois
- IDPH launches online tool that tracks COVID-19
- New website tracks and shares COVID-19 levels in Illinois wastewater to help residents ‘make informed decisions’
- The Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Department of Public Health launch an Online COVID-19 Tracker
- Discovery Partners Institute Creates Endowment to Support Long-Term Growth
- Discovery Partners Institute launches new program for middle school students
- Our Turn | Teacher shortages: Everything old is new again, or is it?
- Discovery Partners Institute receives $2.36 million disease-control contract from Chicago Department of Public Health
- Meet a DPI Tech Apprentice
- Discovery Partners Institute to partner with Hope Chicago to expand access to tech apprenticeships
- DESY and DPI Announce R&D and Corporate Development Partnership
- Discovery Partners Institute launches equity dashboard
- Putting research into practice PTTL utilizes IWERC research in designing effective programs
- New IWERC report examines college enrollment patterns and trends of Illinois high school graduates
- OpEd – Meg Bates and Mariana Barragan Torres: How to keep students in Illinois for college
- Discovery Partners Institute celebrates new partnership with Chicago Public Schools to engage high school students in tech
- National University of Singapore Launches Innovation Programs and Establishes a Chicago Presence in Partnership with the University of Illinois System
- A record summer for high school and community college tech training programs at the Discovery Partners Institute
- Sandra Gesing | Notable Women in STEM 2023
- Importance of tree canopy cover highlighted during extreme heat
- DPI receives $5M National Science Foundation award to establish Global Center for clean energy and equitable transportation solutions
- New Global Centre in Clean Energy to be led by the University of Birmingham
- New £10m Global Centre in Clean Energy
- U of I System’s Shield T3 unit winds down operations
- Discovery Partners Institute Launches Year-Round Program to Support City College Student Pathways into Computer Science and Tech Fields
- Report on Illinois Dual Credit Participation Illustrates Widening Gaps In Access, Participation
- HIGH-TECH CHI Event Celebrates Close of Computer Science Education Week
- Urban Greening Could Help Achieve Carbon Neutrality Goals
- Dual credit courses growing in Illinois, but students of color less likely to take them, report says
- The importance of local solutions in addressing global climate challenges
- As Dual Credit Participation Grows in Illinois, Study Shows Gaps Widening
- Dual enrollment numbers up for Illinois high school students
- White Sox in ‘serious’ talks to build stadium in South Loop’s ‘The 78’
- White Sox in ‘serious’ discussions to build new ballpark at prime South Loop location, according to new report
- Gov. Pritzker Announces Eighteen Appointments to Boards and Commissions
- Discovery Partners Institute Joins Innovative Multistate Partnership Launching a Groundbreaking Water Resources Initiative in the Great Lakes Region
- DPI apprenticeship program awarded $500,000 to train diverse tech talent for top Chicago companies
- Inaugural Cardiff-Illinois collaboration fund launched with Cardiff University and Discovery Partners Institute
- Discovery Partners Institute headquarters construction bids underway
- U of I calls for bids to kick off Discovery Partners Institute project
- Illinois climate researchers develop methodology to predict temperatures at street scale
- IWERC releases first of five reports on computer science education in Illinois
- Arts education graduates find roles in other fields, creative workforce report finds
- Discovery Partners Institute, Chicago Public Schools partner to engage high school students in tech field
- IWERC selected as Dual Enrollment Research Fund Recipient
- Discovery Partners Institute launches tech talent advisory council
- NSF awards $1M grant to study science and math teacher retention strategies to address teacher shortages in rural Illinois
- Facing the hard reality of computer science education in Illinois
- A record summer for tech training programs at Discovery Partners Institute
- A new website connects Illinois computer science teachers
- Comprehensive study of Illinois learning renewal finds post-pandemic academic growth, key areas for continued support
- Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss
- Why I joined Discovery Partners Institute
- Thoughts from a TechChicago Week pitch competition judge
- A summer of firsts for Digital Scholars
- A new study provides a more detailed look than ever at Chicago’s landscape
- City College students “blossomed” in the Digital Bridge program
- Teachers head back to the classroom to boost their tech skills
- Making connections with Summer Tech Interns
- IWERC releases second report on state of computer science education in the state focusing on students
- Igniting research with R&D’s first summer interns
- Meet the classroom leaders of Digital Scholars 2024
- Our Chicago: Back-To-School and Learning Loss
- Decarbonization on the agenda at UN Science Summit
- Alvin Chin and Lav Varshney: AI is here. How can we make it less scary and safer?
- Lived experiences drive apprentices learning to code in the Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
- Cannabis Research Institute opens in Chicago, looking to dig deep into marijuana
- International partnership fuels transportation equity, EV buy-in
- How did ESSER funding relate to student achievement? IWERC’s latest research
- Haneen Omar, Anuj Tiwari win DPI’s first staff service excellence awards
- Discovery Partners Institute announces 2024 science team grants
- DPI’s Morgan Diamond, Reggie Gaudino, and Kay Monelle honored by Crain’s
- While computer science enrollment nearly doubles at Illinois colleges in past decade, female, Black and Latino students remain underrepresented
- Minority students underrepresented in computer science programs at Illinois colleges
- Illinois computer science programs are enrolling far more women
- Tech Apprenticeship Program is a Chicago Innovation Award finalist
- For Illinois students, cost is a key factor in college choice
- What to do if you feel you are being scammed
- U of I System’s Discovery Partners Institute expands vision to emphasize global leadership in the computing revolution
- Kindergarten readiness improving in Illinois, but disparities persist
- Kindergarten readiness in Illinois is linked to academic success in third grade, new report says
- Introducing “gatekeepers” to the tech education world
- Cannabis Research Institute livestreams Friday panel discussion
- Gov. Pritzker Joins DPI to Launch Cannabis Research Institute (CRI)
- DPI’s Ruben Abarca honored by Crain’s
- State sets yet another pot industry precedent
- The Cannabis Research Institute: “From Seed to Social Impact”
- Inside DPI’s software development team
- Making art and tracking makeup with DPI’s latest tech workforce trainees
- What’s the best way to “green the gray”? Ask DPI researchers.
- Where are they now? Mena Castillo*
- Hemp Loophole Causing Chaos In City Hall, Springfield — But Smoke Shop Owners ‘Ready To Fight’
- DPI previews K–12 climate education platform at meteorology conference
- Illinois affected by a record number of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2024, mostly severe storms
- DPI hosts its first game design class for young women and gender-expansive youth
- Where are they now? Lateef Idris*
- Know your deltas: The difference between 8, 9, and 10
- Report: Only half of computer science teachers in Illinois meet recommended qualifications
- Mapping Chicago’s tech ecosystem
- 14 insights on responsible AI in industry
- Chicago Forum audio transcript
- Career advice from “Trailblazers in Tech”
- How bold ideas at SRI2025 will inspire lifelong climate changemakers
- Where are they now? Maya Sheriff*
- DPI showcases its pilot cohort of virtual software development trainees
- U of I System’s Discovery Partners Institute receives $750,000 from Google.org
- DPI and Cardiff University announce grants for 2025
- Tech Pulse 2030 makes its DPI debut
- Urban climate science needs to step out
- A record year for Discovery Partners Institute tech training programs
- Where are they now? John Paul Fababaer*
- What’s new, expanded in PTTL’s postsecondary programs this summer