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  OSF HealthCare, UIC award nearly $1M in grants to promote health equity

  Feb 6, 2023 12:30 pm

  The Community Health Advocacy (CHA) program is creating fast solutions to improve access, communication & education. Ten projects will be funded by these grants, and recipients are expected to create solutions that can be deployed within four to six weeks.

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  Google to help DPI & Wilbur Wright College build diverse computing pipeline

  Mar 23, 2022 9:30 am

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and Wilbur Wright College are expanding their partnership to develop promising and diverse tech talent in Illinois, focusing on the student journey into computer and data science fields, with support from Google.

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  DPI's Software Development Program: Confronting challenge, changing lives

  Apr 3, 2023 9:45 am

  Discovery Partners Institute’s Pritzker Tech Talent Labs Software Development Program aims to reskill and upskill adult learners that are rethinking their careers. Meet three of the apprentices in the program: Matthew, Zipporah, and Ainsley.

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  UIC becomes founding member of alliance to boost Hispanic opportunity

  Jun 15, 2022 10:45 am

  The University of Illinois Chicago and 19 of the nation’s top research universities have formed the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities to increase opportunity for those historically underserved by higher education.

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  DPI’s IWERC awarded funding to expand research on education issues

  Jun 27, 2022 3:15 pm

  The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has been awarded a total of $275,000 in funding from three organizations — CME Group Foundation, Joyce Foundation, and Crown Family Philanthropies —  that will expand IWERC’s research on Illinois education issues.

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  UIS report: Most 2020-21 grads employed or continuing education

  Jul 28, 2022 1:45 pm

  A new report finds that 93 percent of 2020-21 University of Illinois Springfield bachelor’s graduates are employed or continuing their education.

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  UIS and LLCC enhance transfer admission agreement

  Aug 4, 2022 12:00 pm

  Leaders from the University of Illinois Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College signed an agreement enhancing their partnership to ensure a smooth transition for LLCC students to complete bachelor’s degrees at UIS. 

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  UIC students recognized with Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation scholarships

  Aug 11, 2022 10:15 am

  Ten UIC students were awarded $5,000 each from the chicago Latino Caucus Foundation, plus an additional $2,500 scholarship from the Latin American and Educational Services Program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Programs.

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  UIUC College of Education students help create 'Accessible CU' website

  Aug 14, 2023 10:00 am

  "Accessible CU" is a new section on Experience Champaign-Urbana's website that helps users find local businesses that meet their accessibility needs, outlining the physical, sensory, cognitive, and accommodation-ready characteristics of those businesses.

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  Scholarship expands access to veterinary profession

  Aug 30, 2021 12:00 pm

  University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine today announced a new $500,000 scholarship to help advance diversity within the veterinary profession. The scholarship will be granted to students from underrepresented populations and those who have shown a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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  UIC undergrad group narrows the digital divide in Pilsen

  Sep 11, 2023 10:00 am

  Like many other areas on the south and west sides of Chicago, this vibrant, majority-Latino community significantly lags behind the rest of the city when it comes to high-speed internet access.

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  UIC awarded grant to support initiatives for Asian American and Pacific Islander students

  Oct 5, 2021 11:30 am

  For the fourth time since 2010, the University of Illinois Chicago has received the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Minority-Serving Institutions program.

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  DPI wins Joyce Foundation grant to examine dual-credit outcomes

  Oct 25, 2022 12:00 pm

  The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) has been awarded $94,191 by the Joyce Foundation to fund a two-year study of Illinois’ dual-credit program, which enables high school students to undertake coursework that counts for high school and college credit.

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  UIS waives application fees for prospective students

  Nov 13, 2019 2:00 pm

  The University of Illinois at Springfield is waiving all application fees for prospective students in an effort to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to pursue a higher education. More...

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  DPI expands efforts to boost diverse tech pipeline with Google support

  Dec 5, 2022 1:30 pm

  To kick off Computer Science Education Week, Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, today announced a $200,000 grant from Google to expand its efforts to develop promising and diverse tech talent in Chicago.

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  $1.2M NIH grant backs UIC, Malcolm X College biomedical research program

  Dec 13, 2021 12:30 pm

  UIC and Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, have teamed up for a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support undergraduate students training in biomedical research during the last two years of their studies.

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  Real Impact: AP training equips high school teachers for stronger programs

  Jan 13, 2023 10:00 am

  Students from many Illinois high schools don't have full access to a key opportunity for success: Advanced Placement courses. During summer 2023, the University of Illinois System will offer – for the first time – Advanced Placement Summer Institutes at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois Springfield.

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  Program moves early childhood educators to next level in careers

  Jan 13, 2023 11:15 am

  At University of Illinois Chicago, dozens of early childhood teachers and their families celebrated the UIC Early Childhood Education Alternative Licensure Program. The program focuses on helping early childhood education professionals further their careers with tuition and fees covered by the City of Chicago Early Learning Workforce scholarship. 

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  Preparing CPS educators to teach next generation of biomedical engineers

  Feb 9, 2022 8:45 am

  The UIC College of Engineering and College of Education have received a $538,237 federal grant to continue a summer biomedical engineering program that has trained 27 Chicago Public Schools science teachers over the last five years. 

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  New initiative to increase Mexican enrollment, partnerships

  Feb 18, 2021 8:30 am

  U of I System President Tim Killeen recently launched an initiative to expand connections with Mexico, seeking to increase enrollment of Mexican students as well as academic and research partnerships with universities, government agencies and private industry in Mexico.

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  UIUC partners with Champaign Park District for new STEAM programming

  Mar 13, 2023 2:00 pm

  The park district's new Martens Center will host STEAM-focused learning as part of a two-year partnership with the University. Programming will feature computers, 3-D printers, LEGO projects, and more.

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  DPI and UIC CHANCE Announce Expansion of Digital Scholars Program

  Apr 2, 2021 9:30 am

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC’s) CHANCE program today announced the expansion of its Digital Scholars Program to support and develop promising and diverse tech talent in Illinois.

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  I-Ready online camp offered for high school students with autism

  Apr 25, 2022 8:45 am

  Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors at Illinois high school who are on the autism spectrum are encouraged to apply for I-Ready, a virtual summer camp at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

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  Call Me MISTER graduates hope to inspire, mentor

  May 5, 2022 2:45 pm

  The first three students of UIC's Call Me MISTER initiative will graduate from the UIC College of Education May 6, and be one step closer to becoming Chicago-area teachers and mentors to students who look like them.

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  DPI aims to diversify Chicago's tech sector

  Jun 9, 2022 8:45 am

  The U of I System-led Discovery Partners Institute's Pritzker Tech Talent Labs are a resource to help increase the diverse supply of tech talent for Chicago-area businesses. DPI Director Bill Jackson writes about why it is so important in an OpEd in Crain's Chicago Business.

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  $40M donation to support UIC first-gen and low-income students

  Jun 16, 2021 8:30 am

  The University of Illinois Chicago is the recipient of a $40 million donation from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott. It is the largest gift from an individual in school history. The funds will provide life-changing support for first-generation and low-income students attending UIC.

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  UIS/UIC guaranteed pathway to UIC nursing degree

  Jul 1, 2020 4:00 pm

  UIC and UIS have announced the creation of a joint undergraduate nursing curriculum that will guarantee a spot for incoming freshmen in UIC’s highly ranked nursing program.

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  Real Impact: Research without borders delights Mexican exchange student

  Jul 10, 2023 12:45 pm

  Students from Mexico studying here, as well as Mexican-American students doing research internships in Mexico, receive educational support and mentoring as part of the new Mexican & Mexican-American Students initiative (I-MMÁS).

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  Dual credit class

  Jul 20, 2018 2:45 pm

  UIS is offering its first on-campus dual-credit class for high school students as part of a pilot program. The pilot course, CHE 199A: General, Organic, and Biochemistry, is taught by a faculty member and students earn high school and college credit. More...

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  $5M grant to support national initiative in Latino humanities studies

  Sep 22, 2021 1:45 pm

  The University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a national initiative in Latino humanities studies called “Crossing Latinidades: Emerging Scholars and New Comparative Directions.”

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  UIC partners with Argonne for urban climate change study

  Oct 6, 2022 2:00 pm

  Consortium awarded $25 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to study urban climate change effects at neighborhood, local and regional scales

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  UIUC launches world’s first public quantum network at Urbana Free Library

  Nov 13, 2023 12:45 pm

  The Grainger College of Engineering launched the world’s first public quantum network at the Urbana Free Library. The network’s link will send photons through fiber optic cables from the labs on the UIUC campus to the library. The goal is to make quantum information more accessible to everybody for secure communication with quantum computers.

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  Why this first-generation student chose UIC

  Dec 10, 2020 12:45 pm

  Sarun "Mac" Chanprungf from Buffalo Grove is the first in his family to graduate from college, earning his kinesiology degree close to home at University of Illinois Chicago.

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  UIS partners with school district to support diverse workforce pipeline

  Mar 2, 2022 10:45 am

  The University of Illinois Springfield School of Education has partnered with Springfield School District 186 to support the district’s new Diverse Workforce Pipeline Program to increase the number of diverse teachers in classrooms.

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  Changing police culture with stories of wrongful convictions

  Jun 14, 2023 11:45 am

  The Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield developed the Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance course at the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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  Extension to ACES scholarships

  Jul 19, 2018 2:45 pm

  University of Illinois Extension and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences(ACES) are now offering up to 54 scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. More...

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  Allerton preparing for inaugural year of Illinois' first folk school

  Aug 7, 2023 2:30 pm

  The Farms will offer classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

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  UIUC designated as a First-gen Forward institution

  Sep 1, 2022 10:45 am

  The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been recognized for its commitment to the support and success of first-generation students.

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  UIC to lead $8.8M grant analyzing what 'Blackness' means in STEM

  Oct 25, 2022 10:45 am

  UIC is one of six institutions that will split an $8.8 million National Science Foundation grant to develop theories, research methods and tools to help expand and tailor the field of STEM education to support Black students.

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  Future genetic counselor tells her own Illinois Commitment story

  Oct 28, 2022 11:15 am

  "When I look back at it, that one tiny mutation in (my sister's) DNA had a significant effect on the evolution of our family. For me, it set me on a path that brought me to Illinois."

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  Gies Business partners with Google to prepare adult learners for career success

  Nov 3, 2021 8:30 am

  Gies College of Business at UIUC is partnering with Google to prepare learners in the Google Career Certificate programs with critical business skills like leadership, teamwork, and strategic thinking.

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  UIUC among top producers of Fulbright US Student, US Scholar awards

  Feb 13, 2023 10:45 am

  The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is among 18 institutions recognized as top producers for both Fulbright Students and Fulbright Scholars. With eight faculty members named, this is the second year in a row that Illinois was named a top producer of U.S. Scholars.

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  Real Impact: Hope Chicago delivers wide welcome to students, families

  Jul 17, 2023 11:45 am

  For now, the program is available to about 4,000 students at five Chicago high schools – many from historically underrepresented groups – plus one parent or guardian each. Student support covers tuition and fees, room and board, books and a laptop, plus a yearly stipend.  

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  Illinois Commitment

  Sep 10, 2018 2:45 pm

  A new financial-aid program, Illinois Commitment aims to make attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign more affordable for middle-income families in the state of Illinois. More...

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  Traveling exhibit, website highlight history of Black nurses in Chicago

  Apr 18, 2023 12:15 pm

  The Mapping Care Project explores the history of nursing education for Black nurses and nursing schools in the Chicago area that served many or only Black nursing students. 

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  New program to support UIUC freshmen with autism

  Jul 15, 2022 10:45 am

  Incoming freshmen at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with autism can avail themselves of autism-specific support by participating in the Illinois Neurodiversity Initiative, a pilot program getting underway in the fall semester.

   

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  UIC-led manufacturing consortium earns $5M DOD grant

  Oct 10, 2022 10:00 am

  A consortium led by the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Illinois Chicago received a five-year, $5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program.

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  Environmental Leadership Program prepares students to be sustainability leaders

  Oct 11, 2021 1:00 pm

  The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is a cutting-edge program launched by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The program is designed to prepare Illinois undergraduates for leadership roles in the sustainability field.

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  Gies launches fully online, stackable graduate certificates

  May 5, 2022 2:45 pm

  Furthering its longstanding commitment to break down barriers to business education, Gies College of Business is launching a pair of fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificates, the first ever offered by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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  New AP training equips high school teachers for student success

  Feb 9, 2023 8:15 am

  While many high schools in the state offer some Advanced Placement courses, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) says nearly two-thirds of districts – mostly in rural areas – did not enroll any AP students last year. Turning that around means more Sparking Change-style experiences that lead to successful pathways for college and careers.